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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 strong frontal system is slamming into California threatening to dump a lot of rain there. It will spread rain our way, but it won’t have the same intensity as it does in California. Another storm will move in Monday followed by others. Look for an extended wet period.
Advisories:
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY NEAR THE GORGE IN THE PORTLAND AREA.
- A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA GORGE, THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA GORGE, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
- A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA GORGE THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA GORGE, AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY .
Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 40 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 9 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:
- Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
- Rain Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Then rain Sunday (0.15 in. of rain possible Sunday and 0.50 in. possible at night) through Monday night.
- lows 46-42 warming to 47 Sunday night and Monday night highs 52-54.
- Rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) at night,
- Rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
- highs 55-52 warming to 55 Friday lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 36).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- AM rain likely (70%), rain Saturday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (30%) chance of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Showers Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.30 in. of rain possible),
- Then rain Monday and Monday night.
- lows near 46 highs 58-55.
- Showers likely (70%) Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Rain likely (70%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
- highs 60-55 warming to 58 Monday lows 46-43. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with coastal showers this evening while inland showers likely (70%) this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday (0.30 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
- Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday (0.30 in. of rain possible), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) Sunday night,
- Then rain Monday and Monday night.
- lows 46-49 highs near 56.
- Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Rain likely (60%) Thursday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
- Then just mostly cloudy Friday.
- highs 58-54 warming to 57 Friday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow at times tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
- Rain and snow Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Monday, rain at night.
- snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, then 6,500 ft. Monday and Monday night.
- lows 33-28 warming to 35 Sunday night and Monday night highs 37-40.
- Rain and snow Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
- Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
- Then a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
- snow level 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday and at night, then 4,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, then 3,500 ft. Friday.
- highs 39-42 cooling to 36 Thursday and Friday lows 32-28.
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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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