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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Oct 2, 2023 | Weather

October 3, 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

  • NONE AT THIS TIME.

HEALTH ADVISORIES

  • A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE  EWAUNA 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 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 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 ICONTINUES 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.

THE WEATHER PATTERN

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough Brings clouds with drizzle and showers. The graphics for days 1-3  show the cold front that moved through the Pacific Northwest overnight. The graphics for days 3-7  Thursday through Monday show a frontal system that will try to move toward the Pacific Northwest from the northwest next Sunday and Monday.

Note: LRAPA has delayed the Fall Outdoor Burning Season until October 15th.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Clouds and sun with patchy AM fog and a good (50%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
  • highs 77-76 lows 47-49.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, then rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day).
  • highs 80-82 cooling to 69 Monday lows  52-50 warming back to 52 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 71 low 44)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • AM clouds, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
  • highs 70-83 lows near 52.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
  •  Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (70%) and cooler Monday (Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day).
  • highs 87-69 lows 55-53 warming back to 55 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 73 low 48)

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

  • Mostly cloudy and warmer with a (40%) chance of rain today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon, then clear Thursday night.
  • highs 79-70 lows 52-55.
  • Sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, then showers likely (70%) Monday afternoon (Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day).
  • highs 79-70 lows 55-53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 49)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and rain likely (70%), partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
  • snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tonight, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 15,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night.
  • highs 54-67 lows 37-43.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, mostly clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny start, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM rain, then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler with rain likely (70%) Monday afternoon (Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day).
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday,  14,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday.
  • highs 70-72 cooling to 59 Monday lows near 45.