After a weekend that was cooler than normal we are starting the week off with morning clouds and then mostly sunny skies and warmer. High today will be in the low to mid 80s in the Willamette Valley and the mid 80s in the Umpqua Basin. That trough of Low Pressure that was  over us will continue to move eastward across the state being replaced by high pressure. A weak cold front will brush through to our North, it should remain dry despite our need for rain currently increasing. There will be at least a slight chance of sprinkles along the North Coast for Tuesday. Don’t  forget my weekly weather quiz. Here’s this week’s question.

In the 1996 movie “Twister” a device called “Dorothy” was used to study how tornadoes function. There was a real device used in early tornado research. What was it called? Please put your answer in the comments section. You have until the end of the week to respond. The winner will receive a week of free personalized forecasts. Good luck.