A high pressure ridge still controls our weather and will continue to do so through most of this week. A weak upper air disturbance will give us a slight chance of rain tonight and Wednesday then it’s back to clouds and fog as the ridge strengthens again Thursday.
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Advisories:
- AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
- A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
- A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
- AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 62 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 93 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene/Springfield: (YELLOW) Burning Cautioned Against.
Oakridge: (YELLOW) Burning Cautioned Against.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis
- Cloudy with AM dense fog today and visibility 1/4 mile or less, areas of afternoon fog and if we are lucky the sun may poke through the fog and clouds, cloudy with areas of fog a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, cloudy with areas of fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with lingering fog in the afternoon, cloudy with patchy evening fog, then areas of fog again late at night.
- highs 38-43 lows 33-30.
- Areas of AM and late night fog while cloudy with patchy afternoon and evening fog Friday through Sunday, patchy fog Sunday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 43-46 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly clear with areas of fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
- Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Thursday night.
- highs 48-46 lows 38-35.
- Partly cloudy with areas of AM and late night fog Friday and Friday night,
- Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog late Saturday night,
- Mostly sunny with areas of fog Sunday, mostly clear with areas of fog Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain.
- highs near 40-53 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Sunny today, becoming partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers while a slight (20%) chance of showers inland all day Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear at night.
- highs 56-59 lows 40-36 warming to 40 Thursday night.
- Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday, mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear at night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 56-60 Saturday cooling to 55 Monday lows 39-35 warming to 38 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight,
- A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night,
- Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, snow level 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Thursday, then 9,000 ft. Thursday night.
- highs 46-42 lows 30-26.
- Mostly sunny Friday, then partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with partly cloudy nights,
- Then partly cloudy Monday.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night, 11,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, 10,000 ft. at night, then 9,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 42-46 lows near 30.
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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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