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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Feb 2, 2024 | Weather

February 2, 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 WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE 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 been helping to pump unseasonably warm air over the Pacific Northwest, but that’s going to change.  The graphics for days 1-3  show the complex frontal system that’s fell apart as it moved through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7   Monday through Friday show a the parade of complex frontal systems approaching the Pacific Northwest.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night,
  • Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain at night with patchy fog late,
  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then a (40%) chance of evening rain with patchy fog late Monday night (under on10 in. of rain possible).
  • lows 37-32 warming to 39 Sunday night, cooling to 37 Monday night highs 52-49.
  • Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain with patchy fog late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
  • highs 49-47 warming to 48 Thursday and Friday lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of early evening rain, a (30%) chance of rain with a slight (20%) chance of snow tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.),
  • Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Monday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night.
  • lows 39-34 warming to 38 Sunday night highs 53-49 warming to 50 Monday.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit cooler Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday through Friday.
  • highs 49-52 lows 38-40. (seasonal averages high 52  low 37).

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

  • Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight while mostly cloudy with inland early evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear late Saturday night,
  • Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) of coastal showers at night while a good (50%) chance of inland evening showers with inland showers likely (70%) late at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Then mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night.
  • lows 42-38 warming back to 42 Sunday night cooling to 40 Monday night highs 55-53.
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 53-55 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Partly cloudy tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow and a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon and breezy (Pass Wind: E 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain likely (70%) Monday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. falling to the surface late tonight, at the surface rising to 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 4,500 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. late Saturday night, 2,500 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, then 3,500 ft. Sunday night through Monday night.
  • lows 22-28 cooling to 24 Monday night highs near 35.
  • A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain and a bit cooler Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain and a bit warmer Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Then snow and rain likely (70%) Friday.
  • snow level 3,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 2,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday.
  • highs 34-32 warming to 33 Thursday and Friday lows 23-25.