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Just in case you missed the announcement Monday, we did have someone post the correct answer to my weekly weather quiz question. Here it is again. What does it mean when flocks of seagulls are seen hanging around the parking lots of schools and grocery stores in the Willamette Valley. Rosemary’s answer: ” When the weather is stormy and the surf is rough, the seagulls come inland to get food.” My detailed answer: The seagulls move inland on the higher winds ahead of a storm moving onshore. With rough seas and strong winds it is easier for the seagulls to fly eastward and stop off at grocery store parking lots and school parking lots where they can find discarded food scraps. I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers late this afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy, some sun breaks, with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) and Monday evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night highs 65-6o warming to 66 Tuesday lows 47-42. Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, becoming mostly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday highs 73-68 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, then partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night highs 69-64 warming to 73 Tuesday lows 48-45. Partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon through Friday highs 78-80 cooling to 72 Saturday lows 52-50. (seasonal averages high 72 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this AM, a (30%) chance of scattered showers this afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of rain late tonight, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday night lows 48-45 highs near 59. Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon through Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday highs 62-64 cooling to 56 Saturday lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 60 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle this AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Sunday night, (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) and Monday evening, just partly cloudy late Monday night through Tuesday night snow level 6,500 ft. today through Monday night, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Tuesday, then 9,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 54-59 lows 35-33 warming to 37 Tuesday. Partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 13,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday highs 64-70 cooling to 62 Saturday lows 42-38.
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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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