Happy Monday, it's Labor Day! Hot & Dry this week, much cooler and fall-like next week! Rain may come into the picture late next week (starting around Sept 12). AT THIS TIME, it's looking more a more typical fall pattern with temps much closer to normal and frequent rainfall may kick in beginning sometime between […]
Friday Aug 30: Can you tell that tree colors are starting to change and air is a little more crisp? Dry over the Labor Day Holiday Weekend, the but first half will be hot then a nice cool down the second half. See temperature chart. All of next week is looking dry but expect it […]
It's Tuesday! Warm/hot later this week / weekend (see temperature chart below). Might get a little interesting Saturday night through Monday morning with possibly scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms, and increased humidity for that "muggy" feel (this is also is the Labor Day holiday weekend). This is not 100% and there's lots of uncertainties with the […]
YOU ALL HAVE A PURPOSE! It sure feels like Wednesday! A complex storm system will bring periods of showers Thursday and Friday, totaling up to around 1/4"-1/2" (best chances 2pm Thur-11pm Fri). As of the time of this writing, most of the rainfall looks to occur between noon Thursday afternoon and Friday night, BUT there […]
Yup, it's Monday! Due to the rainfall, the FIRE DANGER has been reduced to moderate. This didn't put out any large fires, but definitely gave firefighters the upper hand. A taste of fall will be in the air Wed-Sat: High temps will be around what we typically see in late September AND we'll have light […]
Friday: Warm/Humid/Muggy. Rain, showers, and scattered thunderstorms on Saturday. Lingering showers Sunday morning. Thunderstorms will be "wet" (moist atmosphere), so very little concern about new fires from lightning. Thunderstorms could cause strong winds of 40 mph+. This storm will significantly help firefighters but won't put out the large fires currently burning. Enough rain is expected […]
It's Thursday and there's GOOD NEWS: A low pressure system will bring up to 1/3" of total rainfall from light rain showers and isolated thunderstorms Friday night through Saturday night! The last time we had a few light showers was back on July 16 (0.05"), but we have to go all the way back to […]
Happy Friday! Cooler temperatures are just around the corner! And yes, you're not wrong if you think it's been an exceptionally hot summer. Meteorologists are all about data and analyzing; we're constantly measuring, comparing trends, etc. The closest "Climate Station" to Cottage Grove is Eugene, where reliable weather records date back to 1893. July of […]
It's Tuesday and a reminder that each of you are AWESOME! Thursday will be the last day of hot high temperatures, then (finally!) we'll start to cool to within 0-4° of our normal high of 84°. How long will the relatively cooler temps last? From what I see right now, another heatwave is less likely […]
It's Sunday and smoky! I don't see any signs of a major pattern change over the next 10-14 days (accuracy decreases after 5-7 days out). So continued dry and warm/hot. High temperatures will continue to be above normal and vary from the upper 80's to the low 90's (normal is 84). SMOKE: IF winds cooperate […]
