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 has depressed the chance of rain for a while. You can see the break in storms through Friday that will end as the next storm system will be offshore and move in by late Friday. Another storm system seen offshore on the forecast map will head our way next week.
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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 with a slight (20%) chance of rain overnight tonight low near 37. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and rain likely (60%) Friday night high near 50 low 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and a (30%) Saturday night high 50 low 37. AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night high 46 low cooling to the mid 30s. Mostly cloudy with a (40%-50%) chance of rain Monday through Thursday highs near 50 lows near 40.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight low 4o. Rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night high 53 low 40. A good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and a slight (20%) chance Saturday night high 53 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 40. AM patchy fog then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday high 53. Mostly cloudy with a (40%-50%) chance of rain Monday night through Thursday lows near 40 highs in the mid 50s.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain tonight low 46. Rain along the coast Friday with south winds 10-20 mph then decreasing and likely (60%) inland high 53. Rain likely (60%) Friday night 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 through Thursday highs near 55 low in the mid 40s.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight snow level 7,000′ low 33. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of morning rain Friday then likely (60%) in the afternoon snow level 5,500′ 1-2 ” of snow high 38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night snow level 4,500′ 2-4″ of snow low 27. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday snow level 4,500′ high 35. A chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night and Sunday snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ low 28 high 35. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night snow level 3,500’low 27. Partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night snow level 3,500’low 28. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday through Thursday snow level holding steady at 4,500′ highs in the mid 30s lows near 30.
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