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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 slowly clear the skies of the rain and at least some of the clouds for the weekend into next week. It looks like a frontal system will bring us the chance of rain again by late next week.
Advisories: None at this time.
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 13 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:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Cloudy with areas AM fog that might linger into the early afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, then rain likely (70%) late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then cloudy with (40%) chance of rain Monday night.
- lows 30-39 highs 45-52.
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night,
- Then rain likely (60%) Friday.
- highs 52-56 lows 37-42 cooling to 38 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
- Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night,
- Partly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday, a (30%) chance of rain at night.
- lows 34-43 highs 54-60 cooling to 56 Monday.
- Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Showers likely (60%) Wednesday, showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
- Then rain likely (60%) Friday.
- highs 62-56 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
- Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal evening rain and rain likely (60%) late while a (40%) of inland rain Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, then a (40%) chance of rain at night.
- lows 38-45 highs near 57.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Then rain likely (60%) Friday.
- highs 60-56 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of snow showers tonight,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of snow late Saturday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (70%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night.
- snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late tonight, 3,500 ft. Saturday, Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, then 7,000 ft. Monday and Monday night.
- lows 22-32 highs 40-42.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
- Then rain and snow likely (60%) Friday.
- snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. at night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 5,000 ft. Friday.
- highs 42-42 lows 32-35 cooling to 33 Thursday 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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