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February 12, 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

  • NONE AT THIS TIME

HEALTH ADVISORIES

  • 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 will help clear out the rain for a short while. The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system moving through Oregon Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7   Thursday through Monday show active weather with complex frontal systems  approaching the Pacific Northwest.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler today, partly cloudy tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and a slight (20%) chance of freezing rain late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday (Valentine’s Day), then mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night.
  • highs 53-49 lows 33-38.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday, rain and snow likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%), a good (50%) of rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday.
  • highs 48-53 lows 33-36 (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit cooler today and this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday (Valentine’s Day), then rain likely (70%) Wednesday night,
  • highs 53-55 cooling back to 53 Wednesday lows near 37-43.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Thursday, a (20%) chance of rain Thursday night.
  • Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Friday afternoon and at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Saturday and in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday.
  • highs 54-59 lows 43-45 (seasonal averages high 53 low 37).

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

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer today, mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Wednesday afternoon (Valentine’s Day), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night.
  • highs near 56 lows 38-44.
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a bit warmer with rain likely (70%) Friday afternoon, rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday.
  • highs near 56-59 warming to 60 Sunday lows 44-46 cooling back to 44 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday (Valentine’s Day), then mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely (70%) Wednesday night.
  • free air freezing level  3,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. today, 5,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, snow level 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night.
  • highs 39-42 cooling to 38 Wednesday lows 23-27.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Thursday, mostly cloudy with snow likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with snow and rain likely (70%) Friday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) at night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with with rain and snow Saturday, rain likely (70%) with a good (50%) chance of snow Saturday night,
  • Then mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday through Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday.
  • highs 35-42 lows near 27.