Here again is this week’s weather quiz question. What is water’s “triple point”? Please be specific. Place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your own needs. Good luck.
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The jet stream has set up a high pressure ridge over us that will depress the chance of rain for a day or two. Here is the last frontal system that continues to move to the south away from us. You can see the break in storms through Thursday that will end as the next storm system will be offshore and move in by Friday. Another storm will hit us next week as you can see it offshore on the forecast map.
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Advisories: None at this time
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Forecast for the Central and Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy tonight with patchy fog in the evening then fog late low near freezing (possible freezing fog in in outlying areas). AM patchy fog then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday high 44. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night low near 35. Rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night high 50 low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night high 50 low 38. AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday morning then mostly cloudy high 45 and a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night low cooling to the mid 30s. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday through Wednesday highs near 50 lows near 40.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening then mostly cloudy tonight with more patchy fog late low 38. AM fog then mostly cloudy Thursday with a (30%) chance of rain at night high 54 low 42. Rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night high 53 low 40. A (30%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night high 54 low 34 . AM fog and mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 53. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night low 42. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday highs 53 lows. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday low 42 high 54.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight patchy fog late low 40. AM fog then mostly cloudy Thursday high 55. Mostly cloudy with a (30%-40%) chance of rain Thursday night low 46. Rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night high 53 low 43 . Mostly cloudy showers likely (60%) Saturday and a (30%) chance Saturday night high 52 low 42. AM fog Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers high 55. A slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night low 42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night and a (40%) chance Tuesday through Wednesday highs near 55 low low to mid 40s.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight free air freezing level 7,000′ rising to 7,500′ late low 30. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday free air freezing level 9,000′ high 40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night snow level 6,500′ low 33. A (60%) chance of rain Friday snow level 5,500′ high 38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night snow level 4,500′ low 27. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday snow level 4,000′ high 35. A chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night snow level 3,500′ low 28. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday snow level 3,500′ high 37. Partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night snow level 4,000’low 28. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday through Tuesday snow level 4,000′ to 4,500′ highs 35 lows 29.
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