An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge is giving us onshore airflow which keeps pushing the wildfire smoke eastward away from the Willamette Valley. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system pushing through Oregon Friday. The graphics for days 3-7 Friday through Tuesday show no frontal systems pushing through the Pacific Northwest, but one stationary to our east.
ADVISORIES:
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR HOOD RIVER.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR KLAMATH COUNTY.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR LAKE COUNTY.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR CROOK, GRANT, JEFFERSON, UMATILLA, UNION, WALLOWA, WASCO, AND WHEELER COUNTIES.
- AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM WEDNESDAY FOR HARNEY COUNTY.
HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.
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SKI REPORT:
Willamette Pass Ski: IT’S NOT OFFICIAL, BUT DUE TO THE LATENESS OF THE SEASON AND THE MILD WEATHER TREND THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO CHANCE OF GETTING ENOUGH SNOWFALL TO ALLOW OPENING FOR SKIING. CONSIDER IT CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Hoodoo Ski: IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Mt. Ashland Ski: IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Be sure to check their web pages for the latest updates.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
- highs 82-86 lows 50-49 .
- Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy at night.
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
- Then A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Tuesday.
- highs 86-82 lows 52-53. (seasonal averages high 85 low 52)
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EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT:`
GRASS POLLEN: ABSENT (0)
TREE POLLEN: ABSENT (0)
WEEDS: ABSENT (0)
Measured 8.10.26
NOTE: DATA FROM OREGON ALLERGY ASSOCIATES.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- AM clouds and sun, becoming mostly sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds, becoming mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
- highs 82-86 lows 57-54 warming to 55 Thursday night.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and slightly warmer Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
- Then mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
- highs 87-88 cooling to 84 Tuesday lows 56-57. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58).
- AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight,
- AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night.
- highs 62-63 lows 55-57 cooling back to 55 Friday night.
- Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday.
- lows 54-56 highs near 64. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54).
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and a bit cooler today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night.
- free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today and tonight, 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night.
- highs 74-70 warming to 72 Thursday lows 42 -46.
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday. - free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 14,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday.
- highs 74-69 lows 47-46.