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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Jul 16, 2023 | Weather

July 16, 2023

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 RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY FOR WIND  AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON.
  • A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND. AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST.
  • A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE GRAND RONDE VALLEY, THE OCHOCO, THE JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES,  AND CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, THE JOHN DAY BASIN, AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR HARNEY COUNTY,  MALHEUR COUNTY, BAKER COUNTY AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

HEALTH ADVISORIES

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR GALESVILLE RESERVOIR IN DOUGLAS 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 THE GALESVILLE RESERVOIR 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.

THE WEATHER PATTERN

  • An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape offshore) will be moving through the Pacific Northwest. High pressure will follow continuing the onshore flow and just a bit of warming. The graphics for days 1-3  show no frontal systems approaching the coast. The graphics for days 3-7   Wednesday through Sunday show a cold front pushing through Oregon between Friday and next Saturday.
  • Note: Eugene’s high temperature of 100 degrees Saturday was 2 degrees short of a record while Roseburg’s high temperature of 101 degrees Saturday was one degree short of the record high of 102 degrees.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and cooler Monday afternoon, clear Monday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
  • lows 55-52  warming back to 55 Wednesday night highs 82-92.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit cooler Sunday.
  • highs 90-87 lows near 54.  (seasonal averages high 85 low 52)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Clear tonight,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon, clear Monday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, then clear Wednesday night.
  • lows 59-57 warming back to 59 Tuesday night highs 87-92 cooling ti 89 Wednesday.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, clear Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Then sunny Sunday.
  • highs 92-90 warming back to 92 Saturday and Sunday lows near 58 (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Mostly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
  • Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Wednesday night.
  • lows 57-54 warming back to 57 Wednesday night highs 73-69.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday and Friday, partly cloudy both nights,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night,
  • Then sunny Sunday.
  •  highs 70-74 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 66 low 54)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, clear Monday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level above 16,000 ft. falling to 16,000 ft. late tonight, 15,000 ft. rising to 16,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then 15,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night.
  • lows 45-42 warming to 50 Tuesday night and Wednesday night highs 72-83.
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Then sunny Sunday.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Thursday, then 16,000 ft. Thursday night though Sunday.
  • highs 80-82 cooling to 78 Saturday and Sunday lows 49-46.