State carbon cap bill talk of the Capitol

by Aubrey Wieber and Claire Withycombe Oregon Capital Bureau

February 2, 2019February 4, 2019

SALEM — After nearly a year of work by a legislative committee, a bill released Thursday afternoon outlines how Oregon would drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions and become the second state to implement a cap and trade system.

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Forecast For 04/12/2021

Today's High: 67

Today's Low: 35

Tomorrows High: 65

Clear tonight, sunny and a bit cooler, breezy Tuesday.

ADVISORIES

None at this time.

Weather Pattern

An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge takes over bringing us bright sunshine and clear chilly nights. The graphics for days 1-3 show no frontal systems over Oregon The graphics for days 3-7 Thursday through next Monday show no frontal activity at all over the Pacific Northwest until next Monday when a cold front will be offshore.
Note: Mt. Ashland Ski reports they will be open through April 18th, Willamette Pass was open this weekend (April 10th & 11th) for their end of the season, and Hoodoo was open this weekend.

Eugene Area Forecast

Clear tonight,
Sunny and a bit cooler and breezy (Wind: N 10-15 mph increasing to N 15-25 mph in the afternoon gusts to 35 mph) Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
lows 35-39 highs 65-72.
Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
highs 76-73 lows 42-45. (Seasonal Averages high 60 low 39)

_____ EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT: Grass Pollen – 2 – LOW Tree Pollen – 240 – HIGH Last measured 4/10/21 Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates. EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD POLLEN COUNT: Grass Pollen – 0 – LOW Tree Pollen – 165 – HIGH Last measured 4/8/21 Data Courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

Umpqua Forecast

Clear tonight,
Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
lows 36-42 highs 67-73.
Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
highs 78-80 cooling to 77 Monday lows 45-48. (Seasonal Averages high 61 low 41)

Coos Bay Forecast

Clear tonight,
Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
Sunny Wednesday and Thursday, clear both nights,
lows 40-42 highs near 62.
Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear at night,
Sunny Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday.
highs 67-62 lows near 43. (Seasonal Averages high 55 low 43)

Cascades Forecast

Clear tonight,
Sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday, clear Tuesday night,
Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear both nights,
free air freezing level 7,500 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. late tonight, 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 7,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, then 8,000 ft. late Thursday night.
lows 28-26 warming to 32 Thursday night highs 44-53.
Sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, clear both nights,
Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
AM clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon.
free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Friday, 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. late Friday night, 10,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. late Saturday night, 11,000 ft. Sunday, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late Sunday night, then snow level 7,500 ft. Monday.
highs 58-65 cooling to 62 Monday lows 35-38.

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