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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Jan 14, 2024 | Weather

January 15, 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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON.
  • AN ICE  STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM TUESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, AND THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND AND THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA.
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY AND THE SOUTH FORK OF THE COQUILLE RIVER AFFECTING COOS 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  Thursday through Monday 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 detail

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon  (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of freezing rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM freezing rain, rain and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain at night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy and a bit warmer Wednesday, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night.
  • highs 32-50 lows 20-42.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Friday afternoon and rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday.
  • highs 49-54 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with some AM clouds and patchy dense fog, partly cloudy and a bit cooler this afternoon (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late tonight,
  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain Tuesday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy at night (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy and a bit warmer Wednesday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • highs 49-48 lows 34-46 cooling back to 43 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday, rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday, rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday.
  • highs 52-57 lows 43-47. (seasonal averages high 50  low 37).

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

  • Sunny and a bit cooler today (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy at night Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer and windy Wednesday afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • highs 47-53 lows 37-47.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, rain and breezy at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Saturday and Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Sunday.
  • highs 53-57 cooling t0 cooling to 55 Sunday lows 46-49. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late tonight,
  • Mostly cloudy with with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a bit warmer with rain with snow Tuesday afternoon, rain at night with snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit cooler Wednesday, evening rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night,
  • free air freezing level 4,500 ft. today, snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late Tuesday night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
  • highs 33-37 cooling to 34 Wednesday lows 19-32 cooling to 28 Wednesday night.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Friday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, rain Saturday night with snow late at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday.
  • snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday.
  • highs near 38 lows 32-34.