Here is this week’s weather quiz question. What is the “snow eater”? Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free forecasts tailored to your personal needs. Good luck.

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The jet stream is bringing the air to us from the Northwest (Gulf of Alaska) as you can see with the shaded area and the blue arrows. That will change us from the warmer than normal Spring-like weather back to a more late winter pattern with falling snow levels. We’ve already seen a few snow flakes mixed in with the raindrops this afternoon in the Eugene -Springfield area. A cold front has already pushed through Oregon. Behind it is much colder aloft that will also sweep in along the surface. This will be good for skiers and won’t last too long to hamper gardeners for too long. Other storms will head toward us, but late in the week a strong storm will push in bringing more precipitation.

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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2,000′ FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY (INCLUDING ROSEBIURG), THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY,  JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:  Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening low near 28 (protect any tender vegetation you may have planted outside).  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain(snow level 500′ but no snow accumulation is expected) then a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon high 44. Mostly cloudy with evening rain then showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night low 33. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night high 47 low 34 . Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night high 52 low 42. Mostly cloudy with rain Friday and showers Friday night high 54 low 36. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and partly cloudy at night with slight (20%) chance of rain high 53 low 35. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and dry high 56. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday low 42 high 58.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  A (30%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening snow level 2,000′ low 30. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday snow level 1,500′ high 48. Rain and snow Tuesday night snow level 2,000′ 2-4″ of snow possible low 33. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) rain and snow showers Wednesday snow level 2,000′ rising to 2,500′ high 49.  Just a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night low 36. Mostly cloudy with  a (40%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night high 56 low 42. Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday high 56. Rain and snow likely (60%) Friday evening then rain and snow showers and colder late Friday night low 36. a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, and a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night high 55 low 36 . Mostly cloudy and dry Sunday high 57. A slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and a (30%) chance of rain Monday low 40 high near 60.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy tonight and breezy (winds North 15-25 mph shifting to East 5-10 mph then shifting from the Southeast overnight low 33. Mostly cloudy and breezy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday morning then rain in the afternoon at the coast (wind South 20-30 mph in the afternoon) and a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow inland in the morning then afternoon rain snow likely (60%) snow level 1,500′ in the afternoon (wind South 10-20 mph late morning and afternoon) high 48. Mostly cloudy rain and breezy Tuesday night (winds Southwest 20-30 mph decreasing to Northwest 15-20 mph late at the coast and West 10-20 mph inland) snow level 2,000′ low 38. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) of showers Wednesday snow level 2,000′ in the morning high 50. A slight (20%) chance of rain at the coast Wednesday night low 36 . Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday and likely (60%) Thursday night high 55 low 45. Cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night high 52 low 39.  Mostly cloudy with a good (40%) chance of showers Saturday then a slight (20%) chance of rain overnight high 55 low 39. Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night high 56 low 44. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday high 56.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Partly cloudy with a (20%) chance of snow showers this evening then a slight (20%) chance tonight snow level at the surface low in the upper teens. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Tuesday morning and a (40%) chance in the afternoon, snow Tuesday evening then snow showers late 7-10″ of snow possible snow level still at the surface high 32 low 22. Snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday night snow level 2,500′ at night high 33 low 24. A (40%) chance of rain and snow Thursday snow level 3,500′ rising to 4,500′  high 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night snow level 5,500′ low 30.  Mostly cloudy Friday with rain and snow likely (60%) and breezy then rain and snow showers at night snow level 4,500′ falling to 3,000′ at night high 42 low 25. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers at night snow level 3,000′ high 36 low 25. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday free air freezing level rising to a height of 6,000′ high 43. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday snow level 5,500′ rising to 6,000′ low 28 high 45.

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