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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is offshore and as it moves closer to the Pacific Northwest it will clear the skies of the rain clouds starting Friday and continuing through the weekend. It looks like the next frontal system will bring us the chance of rain again by next Thursday.
Advisories:
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 17 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:
- Rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain this evening, shower chance decreasing to a (30%) chance late with patchy fog late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, patchy fog late Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night.
- highs near 48 lows 35-28 warming to 32 Saturday night.
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night through Tuesday night,
- Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- highs 48-53 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 3,500 ft.), showers likely (60%) this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with areas of fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night with patchy fog late,
- Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night.
- highs 52-59 cooling to 54 Saturday lows 40-34.
- Partly cloudy with areas of fog Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night through Monday night,
- Just mostly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- highs 62-58 Wednesday lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and inland showers likely (70%) today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening coastal showers likely (70%) while a (40%) chance of evening inland showers, just mostly cloudy tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
- Partly cloudy Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
- highs 53-55 lows 44-39.
- Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 57-62 cooling to 56 Wednesday lows 44-47. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow today (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in of snow possible), cloudy with evening rain and snow, rain and snow showers likely (70%) late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy in the AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.
- snow level 2,500 ft. rising t0 3,500 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, 2,500 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night.
- highs 32-38 lows near 24.
- Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night and Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night through Tuesday night,
- Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
- free air freezing level 6,000 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. Sunday, snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, 6,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 7,000 ft. at night, then 6,500 ft. Wednesday.
- 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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