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Advisories: A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
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A cold front is pushing through Oregon with the chance for a little rain. Another high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) will bring back the fog with possible freezing fog. Still not enough snow for Willamette Pass or Hoodoo to open for skiing, but Mt. Ashland has opened.
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Here are your detailed forecasts.**
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Areas of patchy dense fog (visibility under 0.25 miles possible) with a (30%) chance of rain this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the evening and areas of fog late tonight and Monday AM, mostly cloudy Monday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night highs 44-39 warming to 44 Tuesday lows 30-36. AM fog and cloudy Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night through Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night, then just mostly cloudy Saturday highs 44-40 lows 28-33. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy this evening, becoming partly cloudy with areas of fog tonight and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear with patchy fog Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 40-47 lows near 33. AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and night with a slight (20%) chance of rain late night and early Friday AM and areas of fog and freezing fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, then mostly cloudy Saturday highs 44-40 warming to near 45 Saturday lows 32-34. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today, AM fog inland, partly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night then fog late highs near 50 lows 33-35. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, then just mostly cloudy Saturday highs near 50 lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy tonight through Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night snow level 6,000 ft. today, 5,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday, then 9,000 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday night highs near 40 lows near 28. Mostly cloudy in the AM and partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday snow level 3,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 4,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Friday, then free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Friday night, then 5,000 ft. Saturday highs 35-38 lows near 24-29.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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