Willamette River at Eugene
5.0 mi- Level
- 9.8 ft
- Flow
- 2,410 cfs
Forecast peak 9.9 ft Mon 11 PM
Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 8 h 19 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Portland OR
What
Sub-freezing temperatures expected.
Impacts
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Precautionary actions
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Take steps now to protect tender outdoor plants from the cold. Consider temporarily moving outdoor potted plants indoors if they are sensitive to cold temperatures.
Areas: North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands; North Oregon Coast Range; West Central Willamette Valley; East Central Willamette Valley; Benton County Lowlands; Linn County Lowlands; Lane County Lowlands; Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn Counties; Lane County Cascade Foothills
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 1:15 AM PDT at KEUG
Freeze Warning. 36°2° and clear now.
Today: low 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°), high 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°).
Now 36°2°
Clear
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1a | Mostly clear | 39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 91% | 23% | 0 |
| Sat 2a | Partly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 38°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 92% | 56% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Mostly clear | 37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 37°3° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 92% | 57% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 34°1° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 94% | 77% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Fog | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 34°1° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 95% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 34°1° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 92% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 33°1° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 94% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 33°1° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 93% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 36°2° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h | 94% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 88% | 90% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 76% | 66% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 66% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 60% | 67% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 54% | 65% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 50% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 48% | 80% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 51% | 81% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 58% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 65% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 70% | 74% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 75% | 76% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 78% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 82% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 82% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 84% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 84% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 84% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 85% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 34°1° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 84% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 81% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 80% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 34°1° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 79% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 38°3° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 80% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 46°8° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 75% | 73% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 5%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 65% | 74% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 10%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 62% | 97% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Rain | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 30%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 62% | 99% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 61°16° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 66% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Rain | 62°17° (likely 54°12° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 60% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Rain | 61°16° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 65% | 60% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 59°15° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 71% | 60% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 76% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Rain | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 83% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 90% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 48°9° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 93% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 94% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 94% | 78% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Rain | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 80%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 94% | 70% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread frost before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
Tonight: Widespread frost between 3am and 5am, then areas of frost and patchy fog. Partly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 60°16°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 0.84 in21 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.52 in13 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain between 11am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 60°, low 32°.
75% chance of rain, high 63°, low 42°, warming up.
82% chance of rain, high 58°, low 40°, cooling off.
Highs 52–60°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PQR) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 9.9 ft Mon 11 PM
Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 1.2 ft Tue 5 AM
Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 1.9 ft Tue 11 AM
Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 2.4 ft Mon 11 PM
Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 67% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
Santa Clara weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:13 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 65% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing