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July 14, 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

  • NONE AT THIS TIME.

HEALTH ADVISORIES

  • A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR UNSAFE LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA IN OCEAN WATERS AT D RIVER 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,ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO ILLNESSES FROM WATERBORNE BACTERIA.VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POOLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF RUNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA TEND TO BE HIGHER IN THESE TYPES OF WATER SOURCES.
  • A RECREATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS AROUND EAGLE RIDGE  COUNTY PARK IN UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY 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
  • 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) increased the onshore airflow and pushed a cold front through the Pacific Northwest. The graphics for days 1-3 show the cold frontal system that moved past us to begin the cooling. The graphics for days 3-7   Sunday through Thursday show the frontal activity for the Pacific Northwest through the period with a cold front sliding through Sunday. A cold front will be approaching from the northwest next Thursday.

Forecast for the South Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear at night,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs 88-83 lows 52-55.
  • Partly cloudy and a bit cooler Sunday, clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday and Tuesday, clear both nights,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday.
  • highs 79-88 cooling to 85 Wednesday lows 52-56. (Seasonal Averages high 84 low 52)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny Friday, clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs 86-83 lows 58-54 warming to 59 Saturday night.
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, clear Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday.
  • highs 83-85 lows 59-55. (Seasonal Averages high 86 low 57).

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

  • Partly cloudy with patchy inland AM fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy inland fog late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy start, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • highs 72-69 lows near 56.
  • Mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and slightly cooler Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Wednesday.
  • highs 69-73 cooling to 72 Tuesday and Wednesday lows near 54. (Seasonal Averages high 66 low 54)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Sunny and a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear at night,
  • Sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 14,000 ft. rising to 15,000 ft. Friday afternoon, then 15,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night.
  • highs 75-72 warming to 74 Saturday lows near 48.
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
  • Sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
  • Then sunny Wednesday.
  • free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday.
  • highs 72-82 cooling to 77 Wednesday lows 49-53.