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Feb
01.
2.2.24 It’s GROUNDHOG DAY! Slight chance of AM showers, 50% chance this afternoon for your Friday.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) has been helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest, but that’s going to change.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that’s fell apart as it moved through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7   Monday through Friday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 28 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 58 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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 a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
  • highs near 52 lows 37-33 warming to 35 Sunday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, a (40%) chance of showers late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
  • highs 50-48 lows 36-34. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
  • highs 50-52 lows 39-34 warming to 38 Sunday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow, then a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 52-49 lows 39-36. (seasonal averages high 52  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler today, coastal showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight while inland showers likely (70%) tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a (20%) of rain Sunday night.
  • highs 52-55 lows 42-39.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday,  a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, then rain likely (70%) Thursday afternoon.
  • highs near 53 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain showers and snow showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening snow and rain showers,  a slight (20%) chance of snow and rain showers late tonight,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow and rain showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening snow and rain showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday night.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. today, 2,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, 2,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 3,500 ft. Sunday night.
  • highs 34-36 lows 22-20 warming to 27 Sunday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Monday,  a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers  Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with snow and rain showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), then showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday.
  • highs 36-33 lows 25-23.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Feb
01.
2.1.24 Welcome to February. Slight chance of evening showers, 50% chance of showers late tonight.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) has been helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest, but that’s going to change.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that’s falling apart as it’s moving through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 8 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 4 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and cooler Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, just partly cloudy at night,
  • Partly cloudy Sunday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night.
  • lows 42-33 warming to warming to 35 Sunday night highs near 52.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, a (40%) chance of showers late Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
  • highs 50-48 lows 36-34. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, then a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night.
  • lows 42-34 warming to 38 Sunday night highs 50-52.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow, then a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 52-49 lows 39-36. (seasonal averages high 52  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms while inland evening showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening and tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Friday, coastal showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms at night while inland showers likely (70%) Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a (20%) of rain Sunday night.
  • lows 42-39 highs 52-55.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday,  a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, then rain likely (70%) Thursday afternoon.
  • highs near 53 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain showers and snow showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening snow and rain showers,  a slight (20%) chance of snow and rain showers late Friday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow and rain showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening snow and rain showers late at night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday night.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Friday, 2,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 2,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 3,500 ft. Sunday night.
  • lows 27-20 warming back to 27 Sunday night highs 34-36.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Monday,  a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers  Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with snow and rain showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers likely (70%), then showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday.
  • highs 36-33 lows 25-23.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Jan
31.
2.1.24 A slight chance of morning showers today, A mix of clouds and sun with a 50% chance of showers for your Thursday.
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Category: Uncategorized
Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
_______________
An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) has been helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest, but that’s going to change.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that’s moving through. The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 21 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 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, then just partly cloudy Saturday night.
  • highs 55-52 lows 40-32.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
  • highs 49-52 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and cooler today, rain likely (70%) tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late tonight),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain,  then just partly cloudy late Saturday night.
  • highs 55-52 warming to 54 Saturday lows 42-34.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 52-54 cooling back to 52 Wednesday lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 52  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) and coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler this afternoon while a (50%) chance of inland AM rain and inland rain and cooler this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and showers with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms late tonight while inland rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with coastal rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Friday afternoon while inland AM rain likely (70%) with inland rain and a bit cooler with inland afternoon rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night.
  • highs 55-52 warming back to 55 Saturday lows 42-38.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, a (40%) chance of rain  at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs near 55 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),  rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain showers likely (70%) Friday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow and rain showers,  just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with with a slight (20%) chance of snow and rain showers Saturday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday night.
  • snow level 4,500 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Friday, 2,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 3,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • highs 40-34 warming to 36 Saturday lows 27-22.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow and rain showers, snow and rain showers likely (70%) late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain showers likely (70%) Monday, and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, evening snow showers and rain showers likely (70%),  a good (50%) chance of snow showers and rain showers late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain showers likely (70%) Wednesday.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,300 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday.
  • highs 36-38 cooling to 36 Wednesday lows 27-29.

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Jan
31.
1.31.24 A good chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy late tonight.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) has been helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest, but that’s going to change.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that’s moving through. The graphics for days 3-7   Saturday through Wednesday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 5 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY..
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) of showers Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, then just partly cloudy Saturday night.
  • lows 45-32 highs 55-52.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
  • highs 49-52 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and cooler Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain,  then just partly cloudy late Saturday night.
  • lows 45-34 highs 55-52 warming to 54 Saturday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs 52-54 cooling back to 52 Wednesday lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 52  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%) and coastal rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Thursday afternoon while a (50%) chance of inland AM rain and inland rain and cooler Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening coastal rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and showers with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms late Thursday night while inland rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with coastal rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Friday afternoon while inland AM rain likely (70%) with inland rain and a bit cooler with inland afternoon rain (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night.
  • lows 47-38 highs 55-52 warming back to 55 Saturday.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Monday, a (40%) chance of rain  at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
  • highs near 55 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight and windy (Pass Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to S 15-20 mph gusts to  30 mph late tonight),
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),  rain and snow showers Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain showers likely (70%) Friday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow and rain showers,  just partly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with with a slight (20%) chance of snow and rain showers Saturday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday night.
  • snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 2,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 3,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • lows 32-22 highs 40-34 warming to 36 Saturday.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow and rain showers, snow and rain showers likely (70%) late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain showers likely (70%) Monday, and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, evening snow showers and rain showers likely (70%),  a good (50%) chance of snow showers and rain showers late Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain showers likely (70%) Wednesday.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,300 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, then 3,500 ft. Wednesday.
  • highs 36-38 cooling to 36 Wednesday lows 27-29.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Jan
30.
1.31.24 Rain today, Quarter of an inch of rain possible for your Wednesday.
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Category: Uncategorized
Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) is helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that moves in today. The graphics for days 3-7   Saturday through Wednesday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 53 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 35 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 63 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1AM UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM TODAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) of rain Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night.
  • highs 59-52 lows 44-35.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Monday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 50-47 lows 33-35 cooling back to 33 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday night.
  • highs 59-52 lows 45-37.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday.
  • highs 52-50 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 51  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy today (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late tonight) (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with coastal rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler while a (50%) chance of inland AM rain and inland rain and cooler Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (70%) while inland rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) late Friday night.
  • highs 59-53 lows 46-40.
  • Mostly cloudy with a AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs near 53 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler this afternoon and windy (Pass Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain, rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Friday, then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night.
  • snow level 6,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night.
  • highs 43-34 lows 32-22.
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of  rain and snow Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, then snow likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs near 34 lows 22-26 cooling to 24 Monday night.

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Jan
30.
1.30.24 A 40% chance of evening rain, then becoming likely tonight.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) is helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that moves in Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7   Friday through Tuesday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 51 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE TUALATIN RIVER AT FARMINGTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY .
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1AM UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 1 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY
  • A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) of rain Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Friday night.
  • lows 52-35 highs 59-52.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Monday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs 50-47 lows 33-35 cooling back to 33 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), evening showers, evening rain likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday night.
  • lows 54-37 highs 59-52.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday.
  • highs 52-50 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 51  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of early evening coastal rain with coastal rain tonight while a good (50%) chance of inland evening rain and  inland rain tonight, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy Wednesday (Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night) (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with coastal rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler while a (50%) chance of inland AM rain and inland rain and cooler Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal rain likely (70%) while inland rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) late Friday night.
  • lows 52-42 highs 59-53.
  • Mostly cloudy with a AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday.
  • highs near 53 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Pass Wind: SE 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph increasing to 55 mph late),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon and windy (Pass Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain, rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Friday, then partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday night.
  • snow level 8,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night.
  • lows 39-22 highs 43-34.
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of  rain and snow Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, then snow likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon.
  • snow level 2,500 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs near 34 lows 22-26 cooling to 24 Monday night.

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Jan
29.
1.30.24 AM fog (possibly dense), Slight chance of showers today for your Tuesday.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) is helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that hangs up along the coast then  moves in Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7   Friday through Tuesday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 72 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 56 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 76 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE TUALATIN RIVER AT FARMINGTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE PUDDING RIVER AT AURORA AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY AND AND MARION COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TODAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR WALLOWA COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today, rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), patchy fog with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then showers  likely (70%) Thursday night.
  • highs 58-54 lows 52-39.
  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with  slight (20%) chance of AM  snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers  Sunday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM rain showers and snow showers, then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
  • highs 49-47 warming to 49 Monday lows 35-32 warning to 34 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer today, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, showers late tonight (under 0o.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy Wednesday (Wind: S 15-25 mph), evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), showers and a bit cooler Thursday, evening showers, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) and colder Thursday night.
  • highs 64-54 lows 53-42.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday.
  • highs near 49 lows 36-34 warming back to 36 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 51  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain,  showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers (0.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy Wednesday (Wind: S 15-25 mph), evening showers, showers likely (70%) late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Thursday and Thursday night.
  • highs 64-56 lows 52-42.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Friday, showers likely (70%) late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday.
  • highs near 52 lows 38-36 warming back to 38 Monday. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon, rain likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy tonight (Pass Wind: SE 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday and windy (Pass Wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph), evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers Thursday, then rain and snow showers Thursday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. today, 8,000 ft. tonight, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, then 4,000 ft. Thursday night,
  • highs 46-37 lows 40-26.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers and rain showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Friday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a (%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of  snow showers late at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and rain showers, then snow and rain showers Monday afternoon.
  • snow level 3,000 ft. Friday, 2,000 ft. Friday night, 2,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then 2,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
  • highs 32-34 lows 22-19 warming to 24 Sunday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Jan
29.
1.29.24 Slight chance of showers tonight, patchy fog late tonight.
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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) is helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that hangs up along the coast. The graphics for days 3-7   Thursday through Monday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 65 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 99 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE TUALATIN RIVER AT FARMINGTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE PUDDING RIVER AT AURORA AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY AND AND MARION COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY FOR WALLOWA COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight with patchy fog late (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, rain late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (70%), patchy fog with a good (50%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then showers  likely (70%) Thursday night.
  • lows 50-52 cooling to 39 Thursday night highs 58-54.
  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with  slight (20%) chance of AM  snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers  Sunday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM rain showers and snow showers, then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
  • highs 49-47 warming to 49 Monday lows 35-32 warning to 34 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, showers late Tuesday night (under 0o.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy Wednesday (Wind: S 15-25 mph), evening showers, showers likely (70%) late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), showers and a bit cooler Thursday, evening showers, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) and colder Thursday night.
  • lows 53-42 highs 64-54.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, rain and snow likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday.
  • highs near 49 lows 36-34 warming back to 36 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 51  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain,  showers late Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers (0.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy Wednesday (Wind: S 15-25 mph), evening showers, showers likely (70%) late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Thursday and Thursday night.
  • lows 52-42 highs 64-56.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Friday, showers likely (70%) late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday.
  • highs near 52 lows 38-36 warming back to 38 Monday. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy at night (Pass Wind: SE 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday and windy (Pass Wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph), evening rain likely (70%), rain and snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers Thursday, then rain and snow showers Thursday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, then 4,000 ft. Thursday night,
  • lows 38-40 cooling to 26 Thursday night highs 46-37.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers and rain showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers late Friday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a (%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of  snow showers late at night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM snow showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and rain showers, then snow and rain showers Monday afternoon.
  • snow level 3,000 ft. Friday, 2,000 ft. Friday night, 2,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, then 2,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
  • highs 32-34 lows 22-19 warming to 24 Sunday night.

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For all of your Eugene-Springfield and Lane County News, Weather, and Sports go to: EugeneDailyNews.com

Jan
28.
1.29.24 Areas of Dense AM fog, A mix of clouds, just a slight chance of showers this afternoon for your Monday.
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Category: Uncategorized
Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is the “PDSI?”
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) is helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that hangs up along the coast. The graphics for days 3-7   Thursday through Monday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 57 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 99 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE TUALATIN RIVER AT FARMINGTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY, THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING BENTON AND POLK COUNTIES, AND THE PUDDING RIVER AT AURORA AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY AND AND MARION COUNTY.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST ZONE.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST TODAY FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 M TODAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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:
  • Clouds and sun with areas of dense AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a good (50%) of showers Tuesday afternoon, rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night.
  • highs 62-58 lows 49-52 cooling to 44 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night with patchy fog late,
  • Patchy AM fog, then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 52-45 lows 39-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Patchy dense AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain late at night (under 0o.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night.
  • highs 67-60 lows 52-53 cooling to 46 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and breezy Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Friday, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday.
  • highs 53-47 lows 40-34. (seasonal averages high 51  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Patchy dense AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers this afternoon while just mostly cloudy inland today, a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and evening, cloudy with coastal showers late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and windy Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night.
  • highs 67-60 lows 52-46.
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday, rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and in the evening, a (40%) chance of rain and snow late Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
  • highs 54-52 lows 42-36. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler today, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a (40%) of rain Tuesday afternoon, rain at night and windy at night (Pass Wind: SE 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday and in the evening, then rain likely (70%) with snow late Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday night.
  • highs 52-43 lows 38-40 cooling to 33 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain Friday, evening snow and rain likely (70%), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  snow and rain Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Sunday.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday , 2,500 ft. Friday night, 2,000 ft. Saturday, 2,500 ft. Saturday night, then 2,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 37-30 warming to 32 Sunday lows 26-20.

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1.28.24 Mostly cloudy with areas of fog tonight. What about your Monday?
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What is “PDO“? Here is the correct answer. PDO is the Pacific Decadal Oscillation – a recently described pattern of climate variation similar to ENSO though on a timescale of decades and not seasons. It is characterized by SST anomalies of one sign in the north-central Pacific and SST anomalies of another sign to the north and east near the Aleutians and the Gulf of Alaska. It primarily affects weather patterns and sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and northern Pacific Islands. Two main characteristics distinguish PDO from El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO): first, 20th century PDO “events” persisted for 20-to-30 years, while typical ENSO events persisted for 6 to 18 months; second, the climatic fingerprints of the PDO are most visible in the North Pacific/North American sector, while secondary signatures exist in the tropics- the opposite is true for ENSO. Several independent studies found evidence of just two full PDO cycles in the past century: cool” PDO regimes prevailed from 1890-1924 and again from 1947-1976, while “warm” PDO regimes dominated from 1925-1946 and from 1977 through (at least) the mid-1990’s. Causes for the PDO are not currently known. Likewise, the potential predictability for this climate oscillation are not known.
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An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) is helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that hangs up along the coast. The graphics for days 3-7  Wednesday through Sunday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.
Note: Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 48 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 36 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 81 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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ADVISORIES:
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE TUALATIN RIVER AT FARMINGTON AFFECTING WASHINGTON COUNTY, THE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER NEAR SUVER AFFECTING BENTON AND POLK COUNTIES, AND THE PUDDING RIVER AT AURORA AFFECTING CLACKAMAS COUNTY AND AND MARION COUNTY.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST ZONE.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR JACKSON COUNTY, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

HEALTH ADVISORIES:

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR THE AREA FROM THE ROSS ISLAND LAGOON TO RIVERPLACE MARINA IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS. DRINKING WATER FROM THE LAKE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ROSS ISLAND DOWNSTREAM (NORTH) TO THE AREA NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN PORTLAND, IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.DO NOT DRINK THE WATER.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ARRONS LAKE, BUT HAS BEEN LIFTED FOR PETE’S SLOUGH AND STURGEON LAKE ON SAUVIE ISLAND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE AND SLOUGH WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT THE AREA AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AGENCY LAKE AND EXTENDED THE ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE, FROM HOWARD’S BAY SOUTH TO THE LINK RIVER DAM  IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA BLOOM. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE RESERVOIR WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR ROUTE OF EXPOSURE IS INGESTION OF WATER. TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, HOWEVER, THOSE WITH SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO VISIT AND ENJOY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING, CAMPING, HIKING, BILKING, PICNICKING, BIRD WATCHING, CANOEING, AND KAYAKING. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY. SPRAYS COULD LEAD TO THE RISK OF INHALING CYANOTOXINS.
  • 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 this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight,
  • Clouds and sun with patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a good (50%) of showers Tuesday afternoon, rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night.
  • lows 47-52 cooling to 44 Wednesday night highs 62-58.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of of rain Saturday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night with patchy fog late,
  • Patchy AM fog, then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 52-45 lows 39-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene-Springfield: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
Oakridge: GREEN- Burning wood in wood stoves or fireplaces is allowed.
*Pellet stoves can be used anytime since they don’t produce the particulate smoke.
Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
  • Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Patchy dense AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain late at night (under 0o.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SE 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night.
  • lows 49-53 cooling to 46 Wednesday night highs 67-60.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and breezy Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Friday, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday.
  • highs 53-47 lows 40-34. (seasonal averages high 51  low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Patchy dense AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Monday afternoon while just mostly cloudy inland Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon and evening, cloudy with coastal showers late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and windy Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night.
  • lows 52-46 highs 67-60.
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Thursday, rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Friday, rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and in the evening, a (40%) chance of rain and snow late Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
  • highs 54-52 lows 42-36. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

  • Partly cloudy tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a bit cooler with a (40%) of rain Tuesday afternoon, rain at night and windy at night (Pass Wind: SE 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Wednesday and in the evening, then rain likely (70%) with snow late Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. tonight, 11,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday night.
  • lows 37-40 cooling to 33 Wednesday night highs 52-43.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Thursday, rain likely (70%) Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain Friday, evening snow and rain likely (70%), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  snow and rain Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Sunday.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday , 2,500 ft. Friday night, 2,000 ft. Saturday, 2,500 ft. Saturday night, then 2,000 ft. Sunday.
  • highs 37-30 warming to 32 Sunday lows 26-20.

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