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by | Nov 17, 2023 | Weather

November 17, 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 STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • A  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 PM SUNDAY ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.

HEALTH ADVISORIES

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT BEVERLY BEACH IN LINCOLN COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN.
  • 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 CONTINUES 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

  • High Pressure takes over again for two days. The graphics for days 1-3  show the frontal system that pushed through Pacific Northwest Wednesday and the next coming Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7   Monday through Friday show the front that will have moved through Saturday night and Sunday. A cold front slides in Wednesday into Thursday.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Patchy AM and late night fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, as long as the fog clears, partly cloudy this evening rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Clouds and sun with AM showers likely (70%), a mix of clouds and sun a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just partly cloudy late Sunday night.
  • highs 56-58 cooling to 53 Sunday lows 42-35.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  AM rain, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day).
  • highs 50-57 cooling to 53 Wednesday lows 35-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Patchy AM and late night fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) of evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a (0%) chance of rain, rain and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, showers late at night (0.50 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers a bit cooler Sunday afternoon , then just partly cloudy Sunday night.
  • highs 62-58 lows 48-37.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday.
  • highs 54-60 cooling to 55 Wednesday lows 40-47. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

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

  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain this afternoon while sunny inland and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (30%) rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and patchy inland fog, coastal showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon while inland rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), evening showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers likely (70%) and colder at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, then just partly cloudy  Sunday night.
  • highs 68-59 lows 48-42.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day).
  • highs 64-60 lows 45-47 cooling back to 45 Wednesday night . (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Saturday, rain and snow showers at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain showers and a bit cooler Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, just partly cloudy late Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, snow level 7,500 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
  • highs 52-32 lows 35-22.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (0%) chance of AM rain, rain land snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday.
  • free air freezing level 12,000 ft  Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night, snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,000 ft. Thursday (Thanksgiving Day).
  •  highs 43-52 cooling to 38 Thursday lows 30-33 cooling back to 30 Wednesday night.