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The Jet Stream airflow (Shaded area with blue arrows) has shifted away from the “Pineapple Express” and is bringing colder air in from the northwest. A frontal system has moved through with another moving in Tuesday bringing more rain and kicking up the winds again. It will be followed by yet another frontal system Thursday.
Advisories:
- A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING.
- A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PUDDING RIVER AT AURORA IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY AND MARION COUNTY.
- A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEHALEM RIVER NEAR FOSS IN CLATSOP COUNTY AND TILLAMOOK COUNTY.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
- A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, EASTERN, AND CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 11 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 15 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:
- Cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Tuesday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), evening rain, showers late Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night.),
- Showers Wednesday (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
- AM rain, showers Thursday afternoon, showers likely (60%) at night.
- lows 43-32 highs 50-45 warming to 48 Thursday.
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance rain Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- highs 49-56 lows 32-38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Cloudy with showers this evening, rain, a slight (20%) of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) late tonight,
- A good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Tuesday afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late AM and afternoon), rain in the evening, showers late Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late at night),
- Rain and snow showers Wednesday (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), evening showers likely (60%), rain and snow showers late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.)
- lows 42-38 highs 54-50.
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday.
- highs 54-58 lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Cloudy with showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) late tonight,
- AM rain likely (60%), rain Tuesday afternoon (0.85 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: SW 20-30 mph at the beaches while S 5-10 mph shifting to SW 15-25 mph inland), evening rain, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) late Tuesday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) through Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible Wednesday and Wednesday night), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night.
- lows 46-42 warming to 44 Wednesday night cooling to near 40 Thursday night highs 54-52.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, just partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night and Monday.
- highs 54-58 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
- Rain or snow (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible) and breezy Tuesday (Wind: SW 15-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain or snow in the evening, showers late at night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with snow showers Wednesday, rain or snow Wednesday night,
- AM rain or snow, then showers in the afternoon and at night.
- snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. at night, at the surface Wednesday and at night, then 2,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
- lows 32-20 highs 35-27 warming to 30 Thursday.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday.
- snow level 3,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. at night, snow level 6,000 ft Sunday, 6,500 ft. at night, then 6,000 ft. Monday.
- highs 37-45 lows 25-32.
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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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