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Sorry, no winner this week.
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Here is the my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. What was the longest drought period ever for the Eugene-Springfield area? Here is the answer. For Eugene 79 days are the length of the longest drought in the Eugene-Springfield area. It lasted from June 23, 1967 until September 9, 1967. I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A weak high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will be moving away from the Pacific Northwest with a low pressure trough (“U” shape on the yellow line) pushing in behind it. That means we will keep warming up for the rest of the weekend, and then it’s back to a wet weather pattern. A frontal system (shown offshore) will move in Monday bringing more clouds and rain to the area.
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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 clear with patchy fog early this AM, mostly sunny as the fog clears this afternoon (Earth Day), mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, a (40%) chance of rain or drizzle late Monday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance rain or drizzle Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler in the afternoon, then partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night highs 80-65 lows 52-48. Mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday highs 68-56 warming to near 60 Saturday lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon (Earth Day) and evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Monday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, then a (40%) chance of showers late Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night highs 82-72 lows 53-50. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday (cooler), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers and colder Thursday night, a (30%) chance of showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday highs 69-58 warming to 62 Saturday lows 50-44. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog early this AM (Earth Day), partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon coastal showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of inland showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a (30%) chance of showers late Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday through Tuesday evening, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night highs 62-58 lows 49-52. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, showers Wednesday night, rain Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday highs 60-53 warming to 58 Friday lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny this AM (Earth Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a slight (20%) of AM showers , showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms) and evening, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Monday night , a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Tuesday night highs 70-60 lows 47-40. A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night through Saturday snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday highs 56-42 warming to 47Wednesday lows 36-30.
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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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