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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 (shown still offshore) will bring rain through Oregon tonight and Thursday with a short break on Friday. Two low pressure centers will bring rain to Oregon and California over the weekend.
Advisories: None at this time.
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 35 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 47 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 cloudy with rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Rain likely (70%) Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain at night.
- lows 46-40 highs 53-58 cooling to near 50 Saturday.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night,
- Rain likely (70%) Monday through Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
- Then rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs 46-52 lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Cloudy with rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday (0.15 in of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Thursday evening, mostly cloudy at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night.
- lows 45-39 highs 62-58.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a (70%) chance of rain late Tuesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs 55-58 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday (0.20 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night.
- lows 48-45 highs near 55.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night,
- Rain likely (60%) Monday, rain Monday night,
- AM rain likely (60%), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening showers, rain late at night,
- Then rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
- highs 55-57 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with rain at times tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain or snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon snow showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) of rain and snow at night.
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night and Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night.
- snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
- lows 36-25 highs 40-42 cooling to 35 Saturday.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday.
- snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 5,500 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 35-38 cooling to 35 Tuesday 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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