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August 8, 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

  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR KLAMATH COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY.

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 PETSAn Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) offshore keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system falling apart just to our north. The graphics for days 3-7   Tuesday through Saturday show a frontal system moving through Tuesday and Wednesday with another approaching the coast next Thursday and Friday.  Haze and smoke have finally reached Eugene and Springfield. 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) keeps our weather pattern stable with a bit above normal temperatures. The graphics for days 1-3  show a cold front moving into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, but it won’t be a rain producer. The graphics for days 3-7   Friday through Tuesday show a frontal system to our north next Monday.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • AM clouds and sun, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then clear Friday night.
  • lows 56-60 cooling to 56 Thursday night warming to 58 Friday night highs 86-90.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer, Hot, Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and Hot Tuesday.
  • highs 92-100 lows near 62.  (seasonal averages high 85 low 52)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, then clear Friday night.
  • lows 60-63 cooling to 58 Thursday night warming to 62 Friday night highs 92-90 warming to 93 Friday.
  • Sunny Saturday, clear Saturday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday.
  • highs 93-101 cooling to 98 Tuesday lows 63-66. (seasonal averages high 87 low 58)

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

  • Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy coastal fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with patchy evening coastal  fog tonight while patchy inland fog late Wednesday night,
  • AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
  • Patchy AM fog, sunny and a bit cooler Friday, then mostly clear Friday night.
  • lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Friday night highs near 72.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, mostly clear each night.
  •  highs near 80 lows near 60. (seasonal averages high 67 low 54)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Areas of evening smoke, mostly clear late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with evening haze, just partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. late Wednesday night, then 15,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night.
  • lows 48-46 warming back to 48 Friday night highs 72-76.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Then mostly sunny Tuesday.
  • free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Saturday through Tuesday.
  • highs 78-86 lows 52-57.