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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Nov 19, 2023 | Weather

November 19, 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 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

  • A cold front is changing our weather for the colder. The graphics for days 1-3  show the frontal system pushing through Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7   Wednesday through Sunday show a cold front slides in Wednesday and then another front tries to come in through the back door (moving NE to SW) next Saturday.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Partly cloudy and colder with patchy frost late tonight,
  • Patchy AM frost, a mix of clouds and sun and much cooler Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a mix of clouds and sun and a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night.
  • lows 30-40 highs 42-49.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Mostly sunny start, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon.
  • highs 50-47 lows 34-29. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, then a (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • lows 37-44 highs 55-62 cooling 52 Wednesday.
  • Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just partly cloudy and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), just partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Then mostly sunny Sunday.
  • highs 49-52 cooling to 50 Saturday and Sunday lows 38-32. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)

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

  • Partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly clear late tonight,
  • Sunny start, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers Tuesday while mostly cloudy start inland and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers Tuesday afternoon, evening coastal showers likely (70%) while and coastal rain likely (70%) Tuesday night while a good (50%) chance of evening inland rain and a good (50%) chance of inland rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night.
  • lows 39-47 cooling to 43 Wednesday night highs 63-59.
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), just partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then mostly sunny Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, mostly clear each night.
  • highs near 59 lows 39-37. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Partly cloudy tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of drizzle and rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and cooler Wednesday, rain likely (70%) with evening snow, a good (50%) chance rain and snow late Wednesday night.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. rising t0 7,500 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft  Monday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Monday night, snow level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday night.
  • lows 22-32 cooling to 28 Wednesday night highs 44-52 cooling to 42 Wednesday.
  • Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, drizzle, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (Thanksgiving Day), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance snow showers Thursday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday.
  •  snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, then 7,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday.
  •  highs 39-42 lows near 22.