May 10, 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 (“Arch” shape ) is taking over giving us serious warming. The graphics for days 1-3 show a frontal system moving into Oregon Sunday. The graphics for days 3-7 Monday through Friday show a frontal system moving across the Pacific Northwest Monday and a front sliding through Oregon between Thursday and next Friday.
Forecast For The South Willamette Valley Including Eugene-Springfield:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day), mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and cooler Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
- lows 56-46 highs 85-72.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
- Then sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday through Friday, mostly clear each night.
- highs 72-78 lows 48-52 (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day), clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, then mostly clear Monday night.
- lows 52-49 highs 88-75.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night,
- Then mostly sunny and a bit warmer Friday.
- highs 76-82 lows 50-52. (seasonal average high 70 low 47)
Forecast for the Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and cooler Saturday, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night,
- AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
- Some AM clouds, sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night.
- lows 50-45 highs 69-63.
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
- Then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night.
- highs 63-67 cooling to 65 Friday lows near 47. (seasonal average high 60 low 47)
Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including Willamette Pass:
- Clear tonight,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, clear Saturday night,
- Sunny and a bit cooler Sunday (Mother’s Day), mostly clear at night,
- Mostly sunny and a bit cooler Monday, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Monday night.
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, and Saturday, 13,000 ft., Saturday night, 12,000 ft. Sunday, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. Sunday night, 11,000 ft. Monday, then 12,000 ft. Monday night.
- lows 46-38 highs 70-62.
- Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear both nights,
- Mostly sunny and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly clear with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night,
- Then sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday.
- free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday.
- highs 64-70 lows 42-45.