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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Mar 7, 2024 | Weather

March 7, 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 FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 8 AM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY UNTIL 3 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY UNTIL 3 PM SATURDAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.

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 (“Arch” shape) is keeping the Pacific Northwest dry.  The graphics for days 1-3  show a frontal system aspproaching the coast Saturday. The graphics for days 3-7    Sunday through Thursday show increasing frontal activity through the period.

NOTE: Daylight Saving Time officially begins at 2 AM this Sunday March 10th. Don’t forget to “SPRING AHEAD” at bedtime Saturday night by setting your clocks ahead by one hour. The authorities recommend that everyone check home Smoke Detectors, CO Detectors, and RADON Detectors to make sure they are in working order. Depending on the type you have and how old they are you can replace bad batteries or replace the whole Detector.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • Mostly clear with widespread frost tonight,
  • AM widespread frost, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, a good (50%) of evening rain, mostly cloudy with showers late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with showers Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (Wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) at night (0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday, then showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday night.
  • lows 29-42 highs 58-50.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit warmer Monday and Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers Tuesday, showers likely (70%) at night,
  •  mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, just partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday afternoon.
  • highs 52-60 lows 44-37. (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly clear with patchy evening fog, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
  • Some AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), rain late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow possibly heavy at times),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy and a bit cooler Sunday, evening rain and snow, then rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday night.
  • lows 30-42 highs 59-52.
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Monday, rain Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Tuesday, evening rain likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow late at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, just partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then sunny and warmer Thursday.
  • highs 52-64 lows 44-38. (seasonal average high 58 low 39)

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

  • Mostly clear with patchy evening fog, partly cloudy with areas of frost tonight,
  • Partly cloudy with areas of AM frost, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain Friday afternoon while just partly cloudy inland Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal rain and coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms while evening inland rain likely (70%) while a good (50%) chance of evening inland rain with inland rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Friday night  (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Coastal Wind: S 15-25 mph while Inland Wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-20 mph late at night),
  • Mostly cloudy with AM coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and coastal rain and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon while inland AM rain with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and inland rain Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Saturday night (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind S 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph),
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and windy Sunday, evening rain, then rain likely (70%) late Sunday night.
  • lows 34-44 cooling to 42 Sunday night highs 59-53.
  • Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, rain and breezy Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain at night,
  • Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit warmer Thursday.
  • highs 53-63 lows 45-40. (seasonal average high 55 low 42)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly clear tonight,
  • Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of snow late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible),
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain showers Saturday, snow and rain at night and windy (Pass Wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph increasing to gusts to 50 mph)
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain and windy Sunday, snow and rain showers Sunday night.
  • free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. Friday afternoon, snow level 5,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late Friday night, 3,500 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, then 3,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night.
  • lows 18-27 highs 43-34.
  • Mostly cloudy with snow and rain Monday, rain and snow Monday night,
  • Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers (snow possibly heavy at times) Tuesday, snow and rain showers likely (70%) at night,
  • A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of snow and rain showers Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night,
  • Then mostly sunny Thursday.
  • snow level 3,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, then rising to 11,000 ft. Thursday.
  • highs 35-47 lows 32-25.