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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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON 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 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 40 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:
- Mostly cloudy with rain redeveloping 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 late Thursday night (1.00 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Friday AM, (Valentine’s Day), showers in the afternoon (0.70 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting W 10-20 mph in the afternoon), rain Friday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and Saturday, then showers Saturday night.
- lows 45-36 highs near 53.
- Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- Rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) and at night,
- Showers Tuesday, then showers likely (70%) Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 52-44 lows 42-35. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday night (0.65 in. of rain possible),
- Rain (0.90 in. of rain possible) Friday (Valentine’s Day) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), showers Friday night (0.20 in. of rain possible, evening snow level 3,500 ft.),
- Rain Saturday, cloudy with evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late at night and breezy.
- lows 49-39 highs 59-55.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night,
- AM rain, showers Tuesday afternoon, then rain and snow showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 55-45 lows 42-39. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) tonight while rain inland this evening and rain likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 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 (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 10-20 mph increasing S 20-30 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) Friday (Valentine’s Day) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in AM), evening coastal showers likely (60%) and showers late at night while showers inland at night (0.35 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Saturday and windy, evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Saturday night.
- lows 50-43 highs 57-54.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night and breezy,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and windy Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night,
- AM rain, showers and breezy Tuesday, then showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 54-47 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain and snow late tonight (0.70 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow 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, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow in the evening, rain late Thursday night (1.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph shifting SW 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph late at night),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain and snow showers Friday afternoon (Valentine’s Day) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph, decreasing to SW 15-20 mph gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow Friday night and colder,
- AM rain, rain and snow Saturday afternoon, rain and snow showers at night and breezy.
- snow level 7,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. Friday afternoon, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, then 5,500 ft falling to 3,500 ft. at night.
- lows 33-23 highs 42-38.
- Partly cloudy 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 and at night,
- Then snow showers Wednesday.
- snow level 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,000 ft. at night, 3,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 2,500 ft. Tuesday night, then at the surface Wednesday.
- highs 30-35 cooling to 29 Wednesday lows 26-30 cooling to 20 Tuesday night.
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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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