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Tim Chuey Weather

by | Mar 7, 2024 | Weather

March 8, 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 TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TODAY UNTIL 3 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
  • A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TODAY 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    Monday through Friday 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:

  • AM widespread frost, partly cloudy and a bit warmer this afternoon, a good (50%) of evening rain, mostly cloudy with showers late tonight (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.
  • highs 58-50 lows 40-42.
  • 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:

  • Some AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), rain late tonight (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.
  • highs 59-52 lows near 42.
  • 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:

  • Partly cloudy with areas of AM frost, partly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain this afternoon while just partly cloudy inland today, 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 tonight  (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 tonight),
  • 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.
  • highs 59-53 lows 44-42 Sunday night.
  • 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:

  • Some AM clouds with patchy fog, sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (70%), rain late tonight (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.
  • highs 59-52 lows near 42.
  • 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)