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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Jan 11, 2024 | Weather

January 11, 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 4AM SUNDAY  FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY  FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST TODAY UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR BAKER COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN, THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR HARNEY COUNTY, MALHEUR COUNTY, AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TODAY 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 TODAY 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 TODAY UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON,  THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN, AND NORTH CENTRAL 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

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  Sunday through Thursday show a the parade of frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.

Note: Due to the heavy snowfall in the area Willamette Pass, Hoodoo, and Mt Ashland are all open for skiing. Check their web pages for details.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) today (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) tonight, 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.).
  • highs 45-36 lows 39-25.
  • 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 AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow and a bit warmer this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. this afternoon), rain and snow tonight (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.
  • highs 43-48 lows 40-42 cooling to 35 Saturday night.
  • 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 AM coastal showers likely (70%) and rain and a bit warmer this afternoon while inland AM rain and snow likely (70%) with inland rain and snow and a bit warmer this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. no accumulation expected), rain tonight (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.
  • highs 52-56 lows 43 cooling to 36 Saturday night.
  • 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 today (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 ) tonight (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 and a bit warmer with rain and snow Saturday (snow possibly heavy at times), evening snow and rain, then a good (50%) 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.
  • highs 25-32 lows 24-22.
  • 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 32-35 lows 15-26.