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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Jan 16, 2024 | Weather

January 17, 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 ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA, AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
  • AN ICE STORM WARNING  IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, AND THE CENTRAL COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT ABOVE 4,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  •  WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR NORTH CENTRAL OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE JOHN DAY BASIN.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM TODAY FOR HARNEY COUNTY AND BAKER COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY FOR BAKER COUNTY.
  • A WINTER STORM WARNING  IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TODAY FOR MALHEUR COUNTY AND THE OREGON LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM TODAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
  • A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY UNTIL  THURSDAY EVENING.

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 closer to us which means the freezing precipitation will be gone. Melting the ice may take a while. The graphics for days 1-3  show the front currently pushing into Oregon and the next frontal system moving toward the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 3-7   Saturday through Wednesday 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:

  • Mostly cloudy with rain and much warmer today (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a bit cooler with rain Friday afternoon, the rain Friday night.
  • highs 50-44 lows 43-39.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Saturday through Sunday, rain both nights,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday and Monday, rain both nights,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday
  • highs 52-53 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with rain and much warmer today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, then rain likely (70%) Friday night.
  • highs 53-56 lows 47-45.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), rain Saturday afternoon, rain Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Sunday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Monday, rain Monday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday.
  • highs near 56 lows near 47. (seasonal averages high 50  low 37).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with rain and warmer today (2.00 in. of rain possible, rain possibly heavy at times), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain with coastal rain likely (70%) Thursday afternoon and a bit warmer while inland AM rain likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of inland rain and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain Friday afternoon, then rain Friday night.
  • highs 55-59 lows near 48.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and breezy Saturday, rain and breezy Saturday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Sunday, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, rain Monday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Tuesday.
  • highs 58-60 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow and a bit warmer today (up to 2.00 in+ of rain possible, 6-12 in of snow possible) and windy (Pass Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), evening sleet, rain and snow, rain and snow tonight (1 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible) and windy (Pass Wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing and shifting to SW 15-20 mph gusts to 30 mph late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Thursday, evening rain likely (70%), then a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer Friday, rain Friday night.
  • snow level 5,000 ft. tonight through Wednesday night, 6,500 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 7,500 ft. Thursday night, 7,000 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night.
  • highs 33-39 lows 32-34 cooling to 32 Friday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Saturday and Sunday, rain both nights,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Monday, rain Monday night with snow likely (70%) late,
  • Then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Tuesday.
  • snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday.
  • highs 36-38 lows near 32.