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Tim Chuey Weather

by | May 6, 2024 | Weather

May 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

  • Eugene/Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 34 in the Good category measuring Ozone.
  • Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 6 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.
  • Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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 ) will be taking over drying us out and giving us serious warming. The graphics for days 1-3  show the frontal system that slid through Pacific Northwest Monday. The graphics for days 3-7    Friday through Tuesday show the frontal activity moving across the Pacific Northwest Sunday and another approaching next Tuesday.

Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:

  • AM clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under o.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear with patchy frost late tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
  • highs 59-79 lows 36-49.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
  • Sunny Saturday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day), mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday.
  • highs 84-73 lows 53-47 (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)

Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain today (under 0.10 in,. of rain possible), partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear with patchy frost late tonight,
  • Patchy AM frost, sunny and warmer Wednesday afternoon, clear at night,
  • Sunny and warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
  • highs 59-79 lows 39-54.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day), mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Some AM clouds, then sunny Monday afternoon.
  • highs 87-74 lows 57-49. (seasonal average high 69 low 46)

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

  • Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer today, becoming mostly clear tonight,
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
  • highs 57-72 lows 39-53.
  • Sunny and as bit warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
  • Mostly sunny and cooler Saturday, mostly clear at night,
  • Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), partly cloudy Sunday night,
  • Then partly cloudy Monday.
  • highs 77-62 lows 50-48 warming back to 50 Sunday night. (seasonal average high 59 low 47)

Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:

  • Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM snow and rain showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers and a bit warmer this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible, visibility 0.25 miles or less), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%)  chance of evening rain and now showers, just partly cloudy late tonight,
  • Sunny and  warmer Wednesday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night.
  • snow level 3,000 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday, then 13,000 ft. Thursday night.
  • highs 38-62 lows 23-40.
  • Sunny and a bit warmer Friday clear Friday night,
  • Sunny and slightly warmer Saturday, clear at night,
  • Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day), mostly clear Sunday night,
  • Then sunny and a bit cooler Monday.
  • free air freezing level  13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, then 12,000 ft. Saturday through Monday.
  • highs 68-70 cooling to 64 Monday lows 42-44 cooling back to 42 Sunday night.