Wednesday April 20: Scattered to numerous showers today and Thursday with isolated thunderstorms. As a reminder, any thunderstorm is capable of brief heavy downpours, hail, and strong gusty winds. It may become breezy with wind gusts to 25 or 30 mph at times to about 4pm. Some comments on a post in the Facebook Weather Group […]
Happy Easter! Dry today. Tired of cold temps? Warmer this week than last week. Rain will develop on Monday morning, but may be delayed until sometime during the afternoon if the system stalls a bit as latest data suggests (snow levels near 5000'). Showers Monday night and Tuesday (snow levels near 3500'). Expect 1/2-1" of […]
Thursday April 14: Easter Sunday: dry and warmer. Until then, expect isolated to scattered showers (can't rule out a rumble of thunder). Total rainfall through Saturday less than 1/2". Snow levels 1500' today, 2000' Fri-Sat. Breezes: 15 mph or less, a few gusts to 20 mph (especially Saturday). Some good news - see Fast Facts […]
Tuesday Snow Update: Snow down to 500-700' remains possible at times. Best chances exist tonight through Wednesday morning, when 0-2" wouldn't be out of the question. Winds will mostly stay below 15 mph, but can't rule out a few gusts to 25 mph. At this time, snow levels Wednesday afternoon through Thursday are expected to stay […]
Monday April 11: A series of 3 low pressure systems will affect the region through Saturday. Snow levels rest of today/Tuesday above 1200'. Snow is again possible here in Cottage Grove between 8pm Tuesday evening and 10am Wednesday morning (0-2"). Wednesday afternoon onward, snow levels will vary 1500'-2500'. No wind concerns - mostly below 20 […]
Sunday April 10: *Strong Winds Possible* Snow below 1000' now UNLIKELY here (best chances below 1000' north of Salem). Wind gusts up to 25-30 mph 10pm Sunday to 6pm Monday, except gusts to 30-40 mph possible midnight to 6:00am Monday. Since leaves are now on trees, if strong winds materialize as predicted, a few downed trees […]
Saturday April 9: Snow levels 1500-2000' through Sunday. Late Sunday night through Monday morning gets interesting as a very cold low pressure system with sufficient moisture may pass directly overhead and cause snow levels to drop below 1000'. Most likely time for snow here looks to be Monday 5:00am-11:00am. Total snow could be zero to […]
Friday April 8: Will it snow? I bet your weather apps are going crazy! By the way, we officially hit 80 yesterday afternoon (Thursday), today we'll be 20 degrees cooler - near 60. Sat-Mon, highs will be 49-54, lows low-mid 30's. Normal high and low is 60 & 37, respectively. A few cold low pressure systems […]
Wed April 6: Here's some fast facts (snow levels will be low Sun/Mon but lowland snow looks unlikely at this time). Mild/warm today-Thurs, then brrr Fri-Mon!
Sunday April 3: Winds later today and Monday can gust up to around 25-30 mph at times. It will become breezy later this morning or afternoon with wind gusts up to 15-20 mph at times. Winds may further increase this evening through Monday afternoon with gusts up to 30 mph possible. Strongest winds will blow […]
