METEOROLOGIST MARISA WOLOSZYN’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: Plenty of sunshine and blue sky kicked off the holiday weekend. High temperatures climbed near 60 along the coast and near 70 inland Saturday afternoon. Clouds began to filter in during the late afternoon, ahead of the showers set to move through Saturday night. The showers will be heaviest overnight, … Continue reading »
Dry For Some (But Not All) Memorial Day
Friday’s Weather Discussion from Chief Meteorologist Justin Stapleton Not a bad Friday overall with just a few showers and a lot more sun breaks and frankly, a darn nice looking sunset tonight! Overnight, the valley will see some low clouds fill in, with an occasional straggling shower or two but overall, very quiet going into Saturday … Continue reading »
Searching For Dry Weather
Thursday’s Weather Discussion from Chief Meteorologist Justin Stapleton Showers are back tonight as the next wave of rain is wrapping around the storm which has been on the move today, and will bring some steady rain overnight into Friday morning. Lows should hold a bit warmer, in the mid to upper 40s. Friday starts wet but … Continue reading »
Early Start to Summer Wildfire Season
EUGENE, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry battled 584 wildfires started by people in Oregon last year; millions of dollars spent, lost structures, forests, and lives, all that could have been prevented. Matt Mackey is the Wildland Fire Supervisor for ODF’s Western Lane District. He’s been fighting fires for eight years and although he … Continue reading »
Slowly Warming Back Up
Wednesday’s Weather Discussion from Chief Meteorologist Justin Stapleton Showers again slowly taperin goff by late evening with a few stragglers left into the overnight hours, most of the region will cloud up again with the ground moisture and lows will make things feel chilly and damp, into the low 40s. Tomorrow more wet weather is expected … Continue reading »
Low Water Levels May Lead To Restriction
EUGENE, Ore. – Since January 1, 7.51 inches of rain has fallen in Eugene, which is 15.06 inches below normal. The low levels could lead to possible restrictions on water use this summer. The heavy downpours on Tuesday and Wednesday may be good for the grass, but it hasn’t made much of an impact on … Continue reading »
Late-Season Snow Hits McKenzie Bridge
MCKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. — It’s hard to believe temperatures in the 80s forced a lot of residents to turn on our air-conditioning just last week. Now, the snow is back. McKenzie Bridge got a dusting of snow by around noon Wednesday. “I’m never surprised when it snows here. Yeah, this is late,” said Florence resident … Continue reading »
Wet Looking Wednesday
Tuesday’s Weather Discussion from Chief Meteorologist Justin Stapleton With today’s rain total of .49″ by late afternoon, we saw almost twice as much rain as we’ve seen all month to this date! Showers will still move in on and off throughout the rest of the night but they’ll be more isolated before the next wave on … Continue reading »
The Rain is Back!
Tuesday’s Weather Discussion from Meteorologist Melissa Frey: What a spring! We had 23 days with no rain, day after day of above average temperatures and just .28″ of rainfall for the month of May. This week is going to look quite a bit different! An area of low pressure is moving in Tuesday, and will stay … Continue reading »
Rain & Mountain Snow Are Back!
Monday’s Weather Discussion from Chief Meteorologist Justin Stapleton A great start to the work week with sunshine, mid 70s and dry weather. Hope you got a chance to get outside in it today because it all changes starting tomorrow! We’ll see a major shift back to a cooler, wetter forecast for the remainder of the week. … Continue reading »
