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Here is my weather quiz question for this week. In the Willamette Valley what does it mean when you see large numbers of sea gulls gathering at school and supermarket parking lots? Please post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized  weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.

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Here are your detailed forecasts. **

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), AM rain Wednesday, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening with small hail possible (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), showers likely (60%) Wednesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible),  mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday night lows 36-46 highs 50-56. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance  of showers Sunday through Monday night, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs near 58 lows 37-42. (seasonal  averages high  60 low 39)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening  showers, rain likely (60%) late tonight (snow level 2,500 ft.), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft., 1 in. of snow possible, small hail possible too), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, cloudy with rain  and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday AM,  showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft.), rain likely (60%) Thursday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), rain Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night lows 37-47 highs 50-62. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, (40%) Sunday night through Monday night, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 63-56 and back to 63 Tuesday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 64 low 40)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening  coastal rain and rain late tonight, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain inland and rain likely (60%) late tonight, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon (AM snow level 2,000 ft., small hail possible),   coastal showers likely (60%) in the evening and showers late at night, showers likely (60%) inland Wednesday night (snow level 2,000 ft.), showers likely (60%) Thursday, coastal rain Thursday night, evening rain likely (60%) then rain Thursday night inland, rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night lows 38-48 highs near 50-54. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday night, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday highs from 52-55 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 57 low 43).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow and rain late tonight, snow Wednesday AM, snow showers Wednesday afternoon (1-4 in. of snow possible) and Wednesday night (3-6 in. of snow possible), snow likely (60%) Thursday (1-3 in. of snow possible), snow and rain likely (60%) Thursday night (1-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 3,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Friday, then 5,500 ft. Friday night lows 23-34 highs 34-44. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday snow level 6,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, then 4,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 45-40 lows 23-30.

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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.