________________
Here is my weekly weather quiz question. Today is your last chance to win this week. This is an easy “Fall” question. What makes the leaves lose their green color and fall off of the trees? Please remember to 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. Good luck.
________________
Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
________________
Your Saturday College Football Forecast: The Beavers vs Arizona at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 12:30 PM Partly cloudy 60 warming to near 68 by the end of the game.
________________
An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the orange jet stream line) is slowly moving to the east, but so is a weak frontal system so there is still a chance for some rain today. High pressure (“arch” shape) will help dry us out for a bit on Saturday, but a frontal system will move in over the weekend along with another low pressure trough setting up along the coast bringing back more clouds and precipitation.
________________
Here are your detailed forecasts.**
________________
Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, rain continuing through this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy Saturday with patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) late Saturday night, cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 60-69 cooling to 63 Sunday lows 45-50. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Columbus Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night through Tuesday night, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday highs 63-67 lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 69 low 43)
_______________
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a (30%) of rain late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 66-73 cooling to near 60 Sunday lows 46-52. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Columbus Day), a (30%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then just mostly cloudy Thursday highs near 68 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)
________________
Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today after patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of rain through this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers, patchy fog late tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM with patchy fog, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening showers, rain likely (60%) late Saturday night, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night highs near 60 lows 46-53. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Columbus Day), a (40%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then just mostly cloudy Thursday highs 63-66 cooling to 59 Thursday lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47).
_________________
Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain this AM, a (40%) chance of rain this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, then a (40%) chance showers Sunday night snow level above 8000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday, then snow level at or above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night highs 52-57 cooling to 53 Sunday lows 35-39. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Columbus Day), a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Thursday highs 52-56 lows 40-36.
________________
**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.
________________
Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com.
________________