Wednesday Dec 1, 2021 Update: I'm sure you've been enjoying our "balmy" weather, but that will soon change. Except for an isolated shower or sprinkles Saturday afternoon, no rain is expected through Sunday. High temperatures Thursday through Sunday will drop into the low-mid 50's with lows near 34-39. Light, mainly northerly, winds through Friday. Saturday […]
Where we stand with precipitation: November's going to close out with below average rainfall. Normal for the month is 6.92" and we've recorded 5.25" here in Cottage Grove. However, we had 4.55" of rainfall in October (start of the water year) when the normal is 3.67". Therefore for the Year-To-Date, we're really only behind 0.79" […]
Mountain Passes - Snow Potential Wishing you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving! No hazards, high wind, or major snow impacts expected at this time. Tonight (Tuesday) through Sunday, snow is not expected over the passes at this time. Check road conditions at tripcheck.com CASCADE PASSES: an insignificant amount, a dusting to 2" is possible to midnight […]
Mountain Passes - Snow No high wind concerns at this time. Monday and Tuesday morning, some snow is expected down to between 3500-4000'. Tuesday afternoon through Sunday Nov 28, snow is not expected over the passes at this time. Check road conditions at tripcheck.com CASCADE PASSES: an insignificant amount, 1-3" is expected 8pm Monday evening […]
If you're traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday period next week, no major weather impacts are expected through Saturday morning Nov 27. See below for later Sat Nov 27 and Sun Nov 28. This afternoon through Friday: A low pressure system will bring periods of mainly light rain and showers to the area through Friday afternoon […]
What: A storm system will bring rain and breezy to possibly windy conditions Monday morning and afternoon. Cooler/drier air mass moves in on Monday. Snow levels will be 3000-4000' Monday night and Friday night. Just a dusting to an inch below 4000' during this time period. Timing: Rain develops around 10am-2pm on Monday. Winds start to pick […]
Thursday Nov 11 Update: To those of you who are Veterans, thank you! As of 9:00am, we've had 1.40" of rain here in Cottage Grove (since 4:00pm yesterday). Most of that occurred 4pm - 9pm. Small chance of light rain today through tomorrow morning (Friday), then rain Friday afternoon-night. Heaviest rain stays to our north […]
Over the past day or so you've probably come across headlines of "heavy rain expected" and/or "hydrologic outlook." This is because a storm system will direct a narrow plume of moisture into the Pacific Northwest for an extended period of time, resulting in areas of heavy rain, potential for flooding, and mudflow possibilities around some […]
What: Breezy tonight, with some wind gusts to somewhere between 20-30 mph. Light rain will develop later this evening with showers on tap for Tuesday. Total rainfall will be around 1/5-1/3" (0.20-0.33"). Snow levels above 6000' tonight, lowering to near 4000' Tuesday. Another couple of storm systems will bring periods of rain and showers through Friday, […]
More or less, typical Oregon weather of periods of rain/showers through Wednesday (nothing to write home about). Total rainfall through Wednesday looks to be around 1/2"-3/4". Nothing concerning with southerly winds, which can gust up to 15 or 20 mph at times. Thursday through early next weekend, a couple storm systems could bring an additional […]
