Sunny and warm weather is forecast in the Willamette Valley for the coming week, but increasingly dry conditions are also becoming a moderate concern over summer water supply and wildfire conditions.
With the exception of a few weak systems unlikely to bring much rainfall to Western Oregon, the forecast is primarily sunny with temperatures rising into the 70s next week.
That's good news for cooped-up Oregonians itching to get outdoors, but a bit worrisome for reservoir levels, river flows and wildfire conditions.
"At this point, I would say it's a 'cautious concern,' " said Andy Bryant, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Portland. "The issue is that April is looking pretty dry and we're running out of time for when we normally get the significant precipitation that would benefit the state.