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September 3, 2022

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 RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL  8 PM SUNDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN AND THE FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST, THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON DESERT INCLUDING THE BLM LAND IN EASTERN LAKE AND WESTERN HARNEY COUNTIES.
  • A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE BURNS BLM AND THE VALE BLM.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM TUESDAY FOR DESCHUTES  AND WALLOWA COUNTIES.
  • AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR CURRY COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, KLAMATH COUNTY, AND LAKE COUNTY  DUE TO SMOKE FROM THE RUM CREEK WILDFIRE.

HEALTH ADVISORIES

  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY INCLUDING SHOALWATER BAY DUE THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS ABOVE RECREATIONAL USE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR RISK OF EXPOSURE IS FROM INGESTING WATER. THESE TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES  YOU MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. IT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SPECIAL CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER ONES, WHEN THEY ARE NEAR THE WATER.
  • NOTE: A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE RIVER NEAR CATHEDRAL PARK IN NORTH PORTLAND  DUE THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS ABOVE RECREATIONAL USE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. IT HAS BEEN EXPANDED UPSTREAM (SOUTH) TO THE WILLAMETTE COVE AREA NEAR THE SP&S RAILROAD BRIDGE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE, AS THE MAJOR RISK OF EXPOSURE IS FROM INGESTING WATER. THESE TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES  YOU MAY GET A PUFFY RED RASH. IT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SPECIAL CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER ONES, WHEN THEY ARE NEAR THE WATER. BLOOMS CAN DEVELOP AND DISAPPEAR ON ANY BODY OF WATER AT ANY TIME, EVEN IN THE FALL AND WINTER IF CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE. ONLY A FRACTION OF WATER BODIES IN OREGON ARE MONITORED FOR CYANOBACTERIA, BLOOMS AND TOXINS DURING THE RECREATION SEASON, AND NO MONITORING OR SAMPLING IS PERFORMED ONCE RECREATION SEASON HAS ENDED. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH SIGNS OF BLOOM, EXPOSURES, AND SYMPTOMS BY VISITING OHA’S CYANOBACTERIA HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOM WEBSITE AT:  http://www.healthoregon.org/hab.
  • A PERMANENT RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER AND MAINSTEM UMPQUA RIVER. THE ADVISORY COVERS THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER FROM CANYONVILLE DOWNSTREAM TO THE CONFLUENCE OF THE MAINSTEM UMPQUA RIVER, AND THE MAINSTEM UMPQUA RIVER DOWNSTREAM PAST ELKTON TO LAWSON BAR. PEOPLE IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED AT SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.

THE WEATHER PATTERN

  • An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (“U” shape) moves closer to the coast for some short lived cooling. The graphics for days 1-3 show a weak cold front moving through Oregon. The graphics for days 3-7 Tuesday through Saturday show more active weather patterns over the Pacific Northwest with frontal activity Wednesday. Another cold front will be approaching from the northwest next Saturday.

Forecast for the South Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Labor Day), clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • lows 52-57 cooling back to 52 Monday night warming to 55 Tuesday night highs 86-84 warming to 92 Tuesday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs 89-85 warming to 89 Saturday  lows near 53. (Seasonal Averages high 81 low 50)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear and hazy late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Labor Day), clear at night,
  • Sunny and warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • lows 56-59 cooling to 57 Monday night warming to 60 Tuesday night highs 87-85 warming to 95 Tuesday.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
  • highs 92-88 warming back to 92 Friday and Saturday lows 58-56 warming back to 58 Friday night. (Seasonal Averages high 84 low 55).

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

  • Becoming mostly cloudy tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny Monday afternoon (Labor Day), mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night,
  • lows 56-59 cooling to 55 Tuesday night highs near 77.
  • AM sun, partly cloudy and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night.
  • Sunny Thursday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late at night,
  • Then sunny Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy Friday night.
  • highs near 75 lows near 56. (Seasonal Averages high 67 low 53)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly clear and hazy with areas of smoke late tonight,
  • Areas of AM smoke, sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Labor Day), clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, then mostly clear Tuesday night.
  • free air freezing level above 16,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, 16,000 ft. Monday, above 16,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 16,000 ft. Tuesday night.
  • lows 46-56 highs 76-86.
  • Mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, mostly clear Friday night.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 14,000 ft. Thursday, then 15,000 ft. Thursday night, 16,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 15,000 ft. Saturday.
  • highs near 82-73 warming to 78 Saturday lows 48-46 warming to 49 Friday night.
  • 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 actual weather will conform to the projected forecast.

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8/ 22 Plenty of sunshine, but cooler to start your workweek today.

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Mostly clear again tonight, then sunshine and slightly cooler for your Friday.

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

  • Becoming mostly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy and slightly cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night.
  • lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Sunday night highs 70-69.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
  • Partly cloudy and slightly cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
  • Then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday.
  • highs 73-72 lows 54-56 cooling back to 54 Wednesday night. (Seasonal Averages high 66 low 54)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, then clear Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 15,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday, then 16,000 ft. Sunday night.
  • lows 49-47 highs 74-72 warming back to 74 Sunday.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear Monday night,
  • Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Monday through Thursday.
  • highs 80-75 lows 53-50.