Sorry, no winner for this week’s Weather Quiz Question. Who invented “weather radar?” The answer is quite simple. No one actually invented radar for the purpose of tracking weather. It’s not really a trick question. Radar, which stands for radio detection and ranging, was developed during World War II as a means of tracking airplanes and warships. During early experiments in the U.S. and Britain, strange radar echoes were noted that turned out to be unwanted reflections from rain storms. While this posed a problem for the military, it was the basis of modern radar meteorology. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you an Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your specific needs. Good luck!
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A high pressure ridge , called an “Omega Block” because it is shaped like the Greek letter omega, will get stronger and move North a bit, but still plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures through the weekend into early next week. A storm will brush the extreme southern part of Oregon, mainly along the coast, which could produce a bit of rain on Sunday. A weak storm system will move toward the West Coast between Tuesday night and Wednesday and that will be our next chance for rain in Western Oregon.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly clear and cold again tonight with some patchy fog and scattered frost low 30. Mostly sunny, but cooler Saturday then mostly clear Saturday night high 53 low 30. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday high 54. Partly cloudy Sunday night low near 33. A mix of clouds and sun Monday high 55. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night through Tuesday night low 37-39 highs 55 . Showers likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night high 55 low 40. Rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday highs 53-55 low 40.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog tonight low 38. Patchy AM fog Saturday and sunny then partly cloudy in the afternoon high 56. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night low 36. Partly cloudy Sunday morning then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon (snow level 2,500′ rising to 3,500′ in the afternoon) high 55. A slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night (snow level 3,500′) low 38. Mostly cloudy Monday then mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain at night high 59 low 40. Rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night high 56 low 44. Showers likely (60%) Wednesday and a chance of showers Wednesday night high 58 low 45. Rain likely Thursday through Friday highs near 58 low 45.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy tonight low 37. Sunny Saturday morning then partly cloudy in the afternoon high 56. Becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers along the coast Saturday night and partly cloudy inland with a slight (20%) chance of showers low 42. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday and at night high 55 low 42. A slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and rain likely (60%) Monday night high 57 low 43. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night high 53 low in the low 40s. Showers likely (60%) and breezy Wednesday and showers likely (60%) Wednesday night high 56 low 44. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday and breezy Thursday night highs 55 low 45.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight free air freezing level 5,500′ low 26. Mostly sunny Saturday free air freezing level falling to 5,000′ high near 38. Mostly clear Saturday night free air freezing level 5,000′ low 24. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday and Sunday night snow level falling to 2,500′ rising to 3,000′ high 36 low 25. A mix of clouds and sun Monday free air freezing level 5,000′ high 40. Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night and partly cloudy Tuesday with rain and snow likely (60%), snow level 4,000′ low 30 high 40. Rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday night with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ low 32 high 42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night snow level 3,500′ low 32. Rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday through Friday snow level 4,500′ falling to 4,000′ highs 40 low near 30.
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