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Tim Chuey

Tim Chuey

Tim Chuey is a Member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association and has been Awarded Seals of Approval for television weathercasting from both organizations.

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Weather Status

March 27, 2024

Air Quality Index:

Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 17 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 14 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Eugene-Springfield Pollen Count:

GRASS: ABSENT (0)

TREES: MODERATE  (87)

WEEDS:  ABSENT  (0)

Measured 3.26.24

Data courtesy of Oregon Allergy Associates.

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)

Tim Chuey Weather

March 27, 2024

Note: Weather is a constantly changing phenomenon and weather forecasting is a combination of science, experience, and intuition. The accuracy of any given forecast can chance due to unexpected changes in atmospheric conditions, so there are no guarantees the the actual weather will conform to the projected forecast.

ADVISORIES

  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 11 PM TODAY 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.

THE WEATHER PATTERN:

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) covers just about all of the Western U.S..  The graphics for days 1-3  An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) covers just about all of the Western U.S..  The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system moving through into Pacific Northwest Wednesday. The graphics for days 3-7    Saturday through Wednesday show the complex frontal system headed toward the Pacific Northwest Coast moving through  through Southern California between Saturday and Sunday, and the next frontal system offshore next Tuesday.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers, showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms), showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in storms),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night.
  • highs 56-53 warming to 59 Friday lows 42-38.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, becoming mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
  • highs 63-65 lows 39-42. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today (0.25 in. of rain possible, afternoon snow level 3,500 ft.), evening showers likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers and snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (snow possibly heavy at times), showers and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers at night (snow level 3,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance  of showers and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
  • highs 56-53 warming to 62 Friday lows 42-40.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and Monday, mostly clear both nights,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Tuesday.
  • highs 63-68 cooling to 65 Tuesday lows 40-38 warming to 42 Monday. (seasonal average high 60 low 41)

Forecast for the Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms while inland AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit warmer this afternoon and breezy (Coastal Wind: S 15-25 mph shifting to SW 10-15 mph this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph) with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible), coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms while inland evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland showers likely (70%) late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting S 10-15 mph late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of showers and a bit warmer Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
  • highs 56-52 warming to 59 Friday lows near 42.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday and Monday, mostly clear both nights,
  • Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon.
  • highs 60-62 cooling to 60 Tuesday lows near 43. (seasonal average high 55 low 42)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow showers today (1.00 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy this afternoon), snow and rain showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow and rain showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and blustery (Pass Wind: S 20-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), evening rain and snow showers,  a good (50%) chance of snow showers and slight (20%) chance of rain showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain showers likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night.
  • snow level today, 3,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, then 4,500 ft. Friday night.
  • highs 39-35 warming to 42 Friday lows 25-28.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of rain showers a bit warmer Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow showers Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly clear with a (40%) chance of snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
  • snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, then snow level 6,000 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs 46-55 lows 27-33.