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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Jan 13, 2024 | Weather

January 13, 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 BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • **AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.**
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY  FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE JOHN DAY BASIN.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR BAKER COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE OCHOCO AND THE JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS.
  • A  WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR HARNEY COUNTY AND MALHEUR COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND CHILL ADVISORY  IS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY  FOR  THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR WALLOWA COUNTY.
  • A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM SUNDAY FOR THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DEER CREEK IN ROSEBURG IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM SUNDAY FOR CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY.
  • A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE ROGUE RIVER AT EAGLE POINT AFFECTING JACKSON COUNTY.

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, bringing colder air. The graphics for days 3-7  Tuesday through Saturday 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, if you can get there through the snow. Check their web pages for details.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Cloudy with evening rain likely (70%) and a good (50%)  chance of freezing rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain and freezing rain late tonight (0.25  in. of rain possible, up to 0.25 in. of ice accumulation possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of freezing rain late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of freezing rain, rain with freezing rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then rain Tuesday night.
  • lows 19-25 cooling to 22 Monday night warming to 35 Tuesday night highs 26-43.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Friday, rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday.
  • highs 49-52 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with evening showers with freezing rain likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of rain and periods of light freezing rain and a good (50%) chance of snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, no snow accumulation expected),
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Tuesday afternoon, then rain Tuesday night,
  • lows 42-35 warming to 45 Tuesday night highs 49-48.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday.
  • highs 52-57 lows 43-47. (seasonal averages high 50  low 37).

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

  • Cloudy with early evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a slight (20 %) chance of coastal rain tonight while inland early evening rain and a slight (20%) chance of inland rain with a slight (20%) chance of inland freezing rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy with a (0%) chance of rain Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Tuesday, then rain and breezy Tuesday night.
  • lows 40-37 warming to 46 Tuesday night highs 50-56.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer and breezy Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance  of rain Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, rain Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday.
  • highs 56-62 cooling to 60 Saturday lows 43-47. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Cloudy with evening rain snow and sleet with patchy blowing snow, rain and snow likely (70%) late tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible, visibility 0.25 mi. or less),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain snow and freezing rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, a trace of ice accumulation possible, just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny Monday afternoon (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Monday night,
  • Clouds and sun with with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with rain with snow likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon, then rain and snow Tuesday night.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. late Sunday night, 4,500 ft. 3,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft.  Monday afternoon, 2,500 ft. Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday, then 6,000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • lows 32-18 warming to 32 Tuesday night highs 32-36.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Friday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday.
  • snow level 4,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, then 6,500 ft. Thursday night through Saturday.
  • highs 34-37  lows 26-32.