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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Jan 10, 2024 | Weather

January 10, 2024

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 WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WALLOWA COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS, AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON,  THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN, AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.

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

An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (“Arch” shape) has moved along the coast sending northerly airflow into the Pacific Northwest.  The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system moving through the Pacific Northwest from the north, a backdoor front. The graphics for days 3-7  Saturday through Wednesday show a the parade of frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) Thursday night, snow showers likely (70%) late (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow with Friday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.), rain and snow late at night (1.00 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and snow Saturday (snow level 1,000 ft.), evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Saturday night (snow level 1,500 ft.).
  • lows 35-40 cooling to 27 Saturday night highs 45-39.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers (snow level 1,000 ft.), just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, just partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers at night, snow showers likely (70%) late,at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, evening rain showers and a (30%) chance of show showers, snow showers likely (70%) late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon.
  • highs 36-48 lows 22-34. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain showers and snow snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain and snow showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), rain and snow Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM snow (snow possibly heavy at times), rain and a bit warmer Friday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), rain at night (0.75 in. of rain possible, evening snow level 3,500 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, evening rain likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Saturday night.
  • lows 34-42 cooling to 35 Saturday night highs 43-48.
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
  • highs 45-52 lows 32-42. (seasonal averages high 50  low 37).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with coastal evening showers and a (40%) chance of thunderstorms with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of  thunderstorms tonight while mostly cloudy with inland showers snow showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight (0.25 in of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. late tonight, no show accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) and rain and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon while inland AM rain and snow likely (70%) with inland rain and snow and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. no accumulation expected), rain Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Friday (1.00 in. of rain possible), rain (1.10 in. of rain possible, rain possibly heavy at times) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain (possibly heavy at times AM), rain and a bit warmer Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a  rain likely (70%) Saturday night.
  • lows 36-43 cooling back to 36 Saturday night highs 52-56.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Wednesday.
  • highs 52-57 lows 32-44. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers tonight (3-6 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times late),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow showers Thursday (6-10 in. of snow possible, snow possibly heavy at times) and windy (Pass Wind: W 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph), snow showers (possibly heavy at times ) Thursday night (6-12 in. of snow possible) and windy (Pass Wind: W 20-30 mph Gusts to 45 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain and a bit warmer Friday (snow possibly heavy at times) and windy (Pass Wind: SW 20-30 Morning Gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow at night (snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday (snow possibly heavy at times), evening snow and rain, then a (%) chance of rain and snow  Saturday night.
  • snow level at the surface tonight through Thursday, 2,000 ft, Thursday night and Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, then 3,000 ft. Saturday night.
  • lows 19-29 cooling to 23 Saturday night highs 25-32.
  • Clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, a slight (20%) of rain and snow showers Sunday afternoon, just partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, evening snow showers likely (70%) with a good (50%) chance of rain showers, showers likely (70%) Tuesday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow showers likely (70%) and rain showers likely (70%) Wednesday.
  • snow level  3,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Monday, snow level 3,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday.
  • highs 30-36 cooling to 34 Tuesday lows 15-26.