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Cottage Grove Weather Blog

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One more day of fog, rain early Saturday. Snow next week?

Friday will be the last day of fog then a storm system will bring about 1/2" of rain late Friday night or early Saturday morning through Sunday morning (most of the rain occurs 10am-10pm Saturday. Very light showers on Sunday may linger through the afternoon. Light winds. Snow levels Saturday morning will be high at […]

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December 1, 2024
Snow Here? Maybe...

Dec 1: Today begins the Meteorological Winter, which is tied to temperatures and not to be confused with the Winter Solstice on Dec 21 (astronomical event). Weather-wise, same song and dance of strong high pressure through Wednesday with lows 28-32, stagnant air, and night/morning fog. Rain chances exist Friday-Saturday (1/4" or less), then we switch […]

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November 24, 2024
Dry Wednesday through possibly Dec 7...

Less than 1/3" of additional rain through Monday night and maybe a few wind gusts to 20 mph (no big deal). Snow levels 3500-4000' but nothing crippling over the passes. Then no snow over the Western Oregon + OR/CA border passes Tuesday night through the entire holiday weekend. In fact, an extended dry period is […]

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November 21, 2024
More rain on the way but dry for all of Thanksgiving...

Through Monday, two more storms will bring a total of 1-2" of more rain then it's looking like a long dry/cold stretch Tuesday through probably the entire Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend. Tomorrow (Friday) 6am-3pm, could see some gusts to around 30 mph. Remember that 30 or 35 mph winds are not considered strong, but since the […]

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November 19, 2024
Tuesday 3:45pm Storm Update

Tuesday 3:45pm: BREATHE! No big changes to yesterdays post, but just wanted to give a quick update. Watch the satellite GIF below and you can see how quickly the storm tightens up (rapid intensification or the "bomb" cyclone that the media loves to say). Second GIF below is one of the many computer models showing […]

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November 18, 2024
Very Strong Storm: But let me explain...

Monday 3:15pm: Let's clear up misunderstandings here (second paragraph is the forecast). We all know that every year the Pacific Northwest gets several strong winter storms. "Bomb cyclone" first used in some research paper in 1980 to describe low pressure systems that undergo specific rapid strengthening within 24 hours. It's a ridiculous term, media now […]

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November 16, 2024
Lots of Rain coming in!

Storm system with a good amount of moisture will bring 1.50-2.50" of total rainfall between this afternoon (Saturday) and Monday. No wind concerns (20 mph or less), a chance of a thunderstorm Sun/Mon. Snow levels above 4000-5000' through Sunday morning then will lower Sunday afternoon and bottom out at 2000-3000' Sunday night through Monday. Next […]

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November 11, 2024
Strongest storm of the season (so far) Tuesday evening through Wednesday...

Strong storm will affect the region Tuesday afternoon or evening through Thursday. This will be the strongest storm of the season so far and is more typical of the strong storms that we see for this time of year. Here, expect some wind gusts of 25-35 mph at times, especially between 8pm Tuesday and about […]

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November 8, 2024
Three Strong Storms Sunday through Next Week?

Happy Friday! Three strong storms will affect the region later Sunday through the end of next week. Expect 1.50-2.50" of total rain (Sunday afternoon thru Friday), wind gusts of 20-30 mph at times, and maybe a rumble or two of thunder. Snow levels mostly above 5000-6000', but will lower to near 4000' at times (esp […]

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October 31, 2024
It's Halloween / Heavy Rain Friday / Clocks 1hr Back Sat Night

TODAY is Halloween; Trick-or-Treat time will have light rain/showers and breezes of 5-10 mph ("may" be a break at some point this evening). Good slug of moisture arrives after 3:00am, rain could become heavy tomorrow morning & afternoon + some wind gusts up to 25 mph. Scattered to numerous showers Friday night and Saturday (some […]

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