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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is over the Pacific Northwest, but a low (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows) will be moving slowly into California. A frontal system has been hanging across the Pacific Northwest and will push away from us. It looks like another frontal system (shown offshore) 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 27 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 10 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 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 (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.15 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon and at night.
- lows 45-40 highs 50-52 warming to 59 Friday.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night,
- A good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday.
- highs 50-52 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain Wednesday afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers late at night (0.15 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday (0.10 in of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night.
- lows 46-38 highs 63-56 warming to 60 Friday.
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers.
- highs 54-58 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:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
- Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain Wednesday afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Wednesday night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) chance of rain at night.
- lows 48-45 highs 57-54 warming to 57 Friday.
- Rain likely (60%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night,
- Rain likely (60%) Monday and Monday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday.
- highs near 55 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Partly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and snow Thursday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, then 5,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night.
- lows 37-28 highs 46-40 warming to 44 Friday.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night through Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday.
- snow level 3,500 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, 5,000 ft. at night, then 4,500 ft. Tuesday.
- highs 38-36 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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