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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is offshore and moving just a bit closer to the coast. A frontal system is hanging across the Pacific Northwest and will push northward, due to the high pressure, to dry us out today. So far it looks like the front remains stalled over us and so do the clouds. It has to move northward for us to see the sun this afternoon and that has happened, just a little later than I expected. It looks like another frontal system will bring us better chances of rain again by Wednesday.
Advisories: None at this time.
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 33 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 18 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 today with a chance of a sun peek, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
- AM fog and cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain at night.
- highs 58-54 lows near 42.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night,
- Rain likely (60%) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday.
- highs 58-52 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain Wednesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.20 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%) Thursday (0.10 in of rain possible), showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night.
- highs 70-56 lows 47-42.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday.
- highs near 58 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain Wednesday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday night (0.35 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), showers Thursday afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers at night.
- highs 60-54 lows 48-46.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night,
- Rain likely (60%) Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday.
- highs near 55 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday afternoon, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow at night.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. this afternoon, 9,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, then 5,000 ft. at night.
- highs 50-40 lows 32-30.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday, good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night and Saturday, rain and snow likely (60%) at night,
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night and Monday.
- snow level 5,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night through Monday.
- highs 42-36 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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