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We have a winner! Friday the 13h was lucky for at least one person.
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Congratulations to Richard Smith for being the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here’s the question again. What is a micropluviometer? Her is Richard’s answer. “A rain gauge capable of measuring very small amounts of precipitation, amounts that are less than could be measured by an ordinary rain gauge.” One other person had the correct answer (JYHASH), but Richard posted his first. Please post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments/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.
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A strong upper level area of low pressure (oval shape offshore) is sending moisture to the Pacific Northwest by. It will be moving South spreading moisture over us for the rest of the weekend, then a series of frontal systems (positions shown for Tuesday) march through. Another storm system will be upon us by Friday. All of that means the wet weather will continue.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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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 showers likely (60%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Sunday evening, showers late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night lows 45-39 highs 55-60. Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, a mix of sun and clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday highs 63-69 cooling to near 64 Saturday lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 66 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Sunday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, showers likely (60%) Sunday night, a (30%) chance of AM showers Monday (snow level 3,500 ft. in the AM), then a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night (snow level 3,500 ft. late), then showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 45-40 warming to 44 Tuesday night highs 53-62. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday highs 63-73 cooling to 65 Friday lows 45-49. (seasonal averages high 70 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (60%) and showers inland tonight, showers Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night, a (40%) chance of coastal showers Monday, a (40%) chance of AM showers inland and a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 46-42 highs 52-56. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Saturday highs 56-60 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, showers late tonight (0.25-1.50 in. of rain possible, the heaviest in thunderstorms), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday afternoon (2-5 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Sunday night (1-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday (1 in. of snow possible), then a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night through Tuesday night snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late tonight, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. Sunday, falling to 3,000 ft. late Sunday night, 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. Monday afternoon, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. late Monday night, 4,000 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 32-24 warming to near 30 Tuesday night highs 38-44. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday snow level 4 ,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. in the afternoon Tuesday, 5,000 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, then 6,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 48-60 cooling to 55 Saturday lows 27-35.
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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.
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