A high pressure ridge (the shaded area off shore) will strengthen over the Pacific Northwest bringing back the summer heat.

High Pressure Ridge building offshore

After some AM clouds, today will be mostly sunny and warmer with Willamette Valley highs at 85. It will be warmer yet Friday and Saturday with highs of 90 and 92 respectively. Warmer in the Umpqua Basin. An upper level trough of low pressure will send a cold front through the state late Saturday night and Sunday cooling us down to highs of 82 on Sunday and 76 by Monday.

Front moves in to cool us off

That will bring at least a slight chance of showers Monday night through Wednesday with temperatures cooling of to the mid 70s.

Don’t forget this week’s weather quiz. How have athletic shoes been used in charting ocean currents? Please place your answer as a response. The first person to correctly answer the question will win on one week of free weather forecasts. You can win only one time per year. Good luck.

We’re going to see a serious warm-up and more sun coming our way we just have to wait a day. Today a weak upper level low combined with a weak cold front will keep some clouds around particularly to our North. The warm front ahead of the cold front is pushing through the state. This morning after some low clouds and maybe a little sprinkle out of them early then a mix of clouds and sun with the afternoon high in the upper 70s. High pressure will take over on Thursday and that’s when the warmer temperatures will arrive.  Thursday will see a high of 84. Friday look for about 90 for the high temperature. The weekend will start of with 91 for Saturday, a bit cooler Sunday, then a lot cooler Monday as a new weather system moves in.

Don’t forget this week’s weather quiz. How have athletic shoes been used in charting ocean currents? Please place your answer as a response. The first person to correctly answer the question will win on one week of free weather forecasts. You can win only one time per year. Good luck.

Now that the Holiday weekend is really over we can get back to warmer late summer weather. Today will start off with some fog or low clouds and  then sunshine and highs near 80. As high pressure builds look for even warmer temperatures late in the week. Look for highs near 90 Friday and Saturday cooling to near 80 by Sunday. Next weekend is really looking good.

Don’t forget this week’s weather quiz. How have athletic shoes been used in charting ocean currents? Please place your answer as a response. The first person to correctly answer the question will win on one week of free weather forecasts. You can win only one time per year. Good luck.

And so is the chilly, rainy, and windy weather. Your Labor Day Holiday will start off with morning clouds and then see a mix of clouds and sun with temperatures rising into the low 70s at best.  A low pressure area will slowly move through the Pacific Northwest north of us taking the rain with it. By late in the week high pressure will take over bringing sunshine and pleasant temperatures for next weekend. Too bad so much of the holiday weekend was whet and windy, but we do need the rain.

Here is my weather quiz question for this week. It’s time to put on your thinking cap for this one. How have athletic shoes been used in charting ocean currents? Please place your answer as a response. The first person to correctly answer the question will win on one week of free weather forecasts. You can win only one time per year. Good luck.

After a wet two thirds of the three-day holiday weekend Labor Day itself is looking pretty good. There will be a mix of clouds and sun with temperatures rising to the low 70s. Tuesday will see more clouds and sun, but will warm up to near 80. Just be careful out there and don’t try too hard to catch up on the things you didn’t get a chance to do because of the wet weather. Don’t forget to fly the American flag in honor of our great country.

Saturday saw a record rainfall for Eugene with .74″ and I had .63″ in my rain gauge. The last day of the Eugene Celebration will see showers off and on all day with the high temperature around 70. Not the best of weather, but you’ll be fine if you take an umbrella. The Eugene Downtown Lions Club is having the drawing for their 2009 PT Cruiser at 4PM in the West Park Block at Oak Street. I’ll be the one calling the winner to let them know. We’ll be selling tickets right up until the drawing at 4:00PM. Monday’s weather will improve warming to the lower 70s for your Labor Day and by Tuesday, when everyone is back to work, we’ll get back to more normal temperatures.

Sorry but nobody won this weeks quiz. The question was: What was the loudest noise in recorded history? The answer is the eruption of  the volcano Krakatau in 1883. The earliest mention of the island in the Western world was on a map by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, who labelled the island “Pulo Carcata.” (“Pulo” is a form of pulau, the Indonesian word for “island”.) There are two generally accepted spellings, Krakatoa and Krakatau. While Krakatoa is more common in the English-speaking world, Krakatau (or Krakatao in an older Portuguese based spelling) tends to be favored by Indonesians. The origin of the spelling Krakatoa is unclear, but may have been the result of a typographical error made in a British source reporting on the massive eruption of 1883.

When the volcano exploded it was heard 3000 miles away and is supposed to be the loudest sound ever heard by human ears. It obliterated the volcano, destroyed the island, and launched tusnamis over 100 feet high. Over 36,000 people died as a result of the explosion.

Next week the quiz question will given on Tuesday.

Today’s weather is what we’d like to see for the Labor Day Holiday weekend, but nooooooo not this time. An upper level low will keep pumping moisture into Oregon for the whole weekend. That means lots of clouds, much cooler temperatures and wet weather too. Saturday will be the wettest with rain likely, same at night. Highs will be struggling to get into the mid and upper 60s on Sunday. Labor Day will be a little better and the chance of showers will drop to just slight at 20%. The much cooler weather will be brought in Sunday by a strong cold front.

Today is your last chance to win my weekly weather quiz. We’ve all heard of noise pollution and we usually blame large cities for causing it. What was the loudest noise in recorded history? You have the rest of the week to come up with the answer. Please leave your answer as a comment. The first person to correctly answer the question will receive one week of free personalized weather forecasts suited to your needs. Also, you can only win once per year. Good luck.

Wednesday was a great day!  An upper level low will slide into us from the Northwest and help sweep a couple of cold fronts our way through the weekend. As you can see, on after the other they will bring clouds and precipitation. Saturday looks to be the wettest.

See one front through and another wave on the way

Look for temperatures today near 80 in the Willamette Valley and the low 80s for the Umpqua Basin. Rain will be likely for Saturday with showers Saturday evening. There will still be a chance of showers on Sunday and for LAbor Day itself. Temperatures will cool to the upper 60s Sunday, then very slowly start to warm up. Guess what? By next Wednesday when everyone is back to work skies will be mostly sunny with highs near 80.

You still have two days to answer my weekly quiz. We’ve all heard of noise pollution and we usually blame large cities for causing it. What was the loudest noise in recorded history? You have the rest of the week to come up with the answer. Please leave your answer as a comment. The first person to correctly answer the question will receive one week of free personalized weather forecasts suited to your needs. Also, you can only win once per year. Good luck.

Tuesday didn’t quite live up to its expectations. A weak disturbance made it so Eugene barely got to 76 and Roseburg hit 80. Things will warm up just a bit for your Wednesday, after AM fog or low clouds,  just in time to start cooling off and clouding up as we approach the holiday weekend. Not much  change in my forecast for the Labor Day Holiday Weekend, still lots of clouds and at least a slight chance of showers. Saturday has the best chance of rain according to the computer models. That’s due to a low pressure area offshore. A series of weak disturbances will move through Oregon bringing the less-than-perfect holiday weather.

Don’t forget my quiz for this week. We’ve all heard of noise pollution and we usually blame large cities for causing it. What was the loudest noise in recorded history? You have the rest of the week to come up with the answer. Please leave your answer as a comment. The first person to correctly answer the question will receive one week of free personalized weather forecasts suited to your needs. Also, you can only win once per year. Good luck.