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February 4, 2023

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 4 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 4 PM MONDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
  • A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 4 AM MONDAY ABOVE 3,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.

HEALTH ADVISORIES

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 High Pressure Ridge  (“Arch” shape) is slowly warming up the Pacific Northwest. Frontal activity has returned, but not of the bitter cold airflow nature. The graphics for days 1-3 show our the frontal system moving in. The graphics for days 3-7 show more frontal activity moving our way Tuesday through Saturday.

Forecast for the South Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and slightly warmer this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and cooler Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and in the evening, then a (40%) chance of rain late Monday night.
  • highs 56-48 lows 42-35.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
  • highs 52-47 lows 37-30. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with showers and a bit cooler Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), evening rain and snow showers likely (70%), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night.
  • highs 55-49 warming to 52 Monday night lows 42-36.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers late Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a (40%) showers and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, just mostly cloudy late Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night,
  • Then just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday.
  • highs 55-49 warming to 53 Friday lows 39-34. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)

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

  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit warmer this  afternoon and evening, showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of coastal showers at night while evening inland showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance  of inland showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, just mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, then a slight (20%) of rain late Monday night.
  • highs 60-52 warming to 54 Monday lows 42-38.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers,  just mostly cloudy late at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday and Thursday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy Friday.
  • highs 55-52 warming to 54 Friday lows 38-34 warming to 36 Thursday  night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, slightly warmer with rain and snow this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers and snow showers Sunday (snow may be heavy at times in the afternoon with blowing snow), evening snow and rain showers (snow possibly heavy at times, patchy blowing snow), a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow showers, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow and rain Monday night.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. this afternoon, 4,500 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 2,500 ft. Sunday night,  3,000 ft. Monday, then 3,500 ft. Monday night.
  • highs 39-32 warming to 34 Monday lows 28-23.
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and rain, a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Wednesday night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Thursday and again late Thursday night,
  • Then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of snow and rain showers Friday.
  • snow level 4,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, then 3,500 ft. Friday.
  • highs 42-34 warming to 37 Friday lows 26-19.

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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.