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The Jet Stream airflow (Shaded area with blue arrows) moving from southwest to northeast is called the “Pineapple Express” because it is warm moist air coming from Hawaii. A frontal system has moved through spreading warmer air our way increasing our temperatures and melting away the ice and snow. Another frontal system will move into the Pacific Northwest between Saturday and Sunday.
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Advisories:
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
- A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 10 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 48 in the Good 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: (Green) Burning Allowed.
Oakridge: (Green) Burning Allowed.
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:
- Patchy AM fog with rain at times today, (0.75 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (0.10 in, of rain possible), rain, possibly heavy at times Thursday night (0.80 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, (Valentine’s Day), then showers Friday afternoon (0.70 in. of rain possible) and at night.
- highs 52-48 lows 44-47 cooling to 40 Friday night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, showers likely (70%) Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Rain likely (70%) Monday (Presidents’ Day) and at night,
- Then showers likely (70%) Tuesday.
- highs 53-48 lows 37-43. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Rain (1.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph) today, evening rain, then rain (0.55 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) late tonight and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late),
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night (0.65 in. of rain possible) and Friday (Valentine’s Day) (0.70 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (60%), then showers late Friday night.
- highs 56-54 lows 46-48 cooling to 43 Friday night.
- Rain Saturday and Saturday evening, showers late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), then rain Monday night and Tuesday.
- highs 55-57 cooling to 53 Tuesday lows 38-43. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Rain (0.90 in. of rain possible) today and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph), rain this evening, rain likely (60%) tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain at night (1.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph at the shore and S 10-20 mph inland at night),
- Mostly cloudy with rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) Friday (Valentine’s Day), evening rain likely (60%), then showers late at night.
- highs near 54 lows 48-50 cooling to 46 Friday night.
- Rain Saturday, evening rain likely (60%), showers likely (70%) late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of at night and breezy,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and breezy Monday (Presidents’ Day), then rain and breezy Monday night and Tuesday.
- highs near 54 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Rain at times today (1.50 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph shifting W 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph late),
- AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon, rain and snow in the evening, rain late Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain and snow Friday afternoon (Valentine’s Day) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 35 in AM), then rain and snow showers Friday night.
- snow level 8,000 ft. today, 7,500 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 7,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. Friday afternoon, then 4,500 ft. Friday night.
- highs 38-35 lows 34-36 cooling to 32 Friday night.
- Rain Saturday, rain and snow showers at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) at night,
- Then rain and snow showers Tuesday.
- snow level 6,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. at night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. at night and Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday.
- highs 38-30 warming to 36 Tuesday lows 24-32.
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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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