Jan
17.
An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) is sitting right over the Pacific Northwest keeping us dry with fog and chilly nights for the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show a weak frontal system that moved through Thursday. The graphics for days 3-7 Monday through Friday show the no frontal activity through the period but a stationary front snakes along the entire West Coast Sunday through Thursday.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 41 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 39 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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ADVISORIES:
- A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
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HEALTH ADVISORIES:
- A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, as long as the clouds clear out, mostly clear with patchy fog late Saturday night,
- Sunny Sunday, mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
- Sunny Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr.Day), partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Monday night.
- lows 30-24 warming to 26 Monday night highs near 42. .
- A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday.
- highs 45-46 lows 29-32 (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)
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HOME WOOD HEATING ADVISORY:
Eugene & Springfield: GREEN – The burning of wood in wood stoves and fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge And Westfir: GREEN – The burning of wood in wood stoves and fireplaces is allowed.
The use of pellet stoves is always allowed.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with freezing fog late tonight,
- Some AM clouds with widespread AM freezing fog, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late Saturday night,
- Patchy AM freezing fog, sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late at night,
- Patchy AM freezing fog, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King, Jr.Day), then partly cloudy Monday night.
- lows 29-27 warming to 30 Monday night highs 40-48.
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Friday.
- highs 49-52 cooling to 49 Friday lows 32-35. (seasonal averages high 50 low 37)
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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly clear with areas of early evening, widespread late evening frost continuing overnight tonight,
- Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, mostly clear with widespread frost Saturday night,
- Widespread AM frost, sunny Sunday afternoon, clear with widespread frost Sunday night with inland patchy freezing fog late at night,
- Widespread AM frost, sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr.Day), then partly cloudy Monday night.
- lows 29-27 warming to 30 Monday night highs 40-48.
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Partly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
- highs 53-58 lows 32-35. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr.Day), mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Monday night.
- free air freezing level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. rising to 6,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then 8,000 ft. Monday night.
- low 16-19 cooling to 14 Sunday night warming to 22 Monday night highs 34-37 cooling back to 34 Monday.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Tuesday night,
- Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Wednesday night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night,
- Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain likely (70%) Friday.
- free air freezing level 8000 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft Tuesday night, 9,000 ft. Wednesday, 10,000 ft. Wednesday night, 11,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 5,500 ft. Thursday night, then 4,000 ft. Friday.
- highs 40-43 cooling to 38 Friday lows 24-27.