________________
Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. Why are clouds white? Here is the correct answer. Clouds are white because they reflect the light of the sun. Light is made up of the colors of the rainbows and when you add them all together you get white. The sun appears a yellow color because it sends out more yellow light than any other color. Clouds reflect all of the colors the exact same amount so they look white. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting 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.
________________
Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
________________
We’ll warm up a bit again through the rest of the weekend as a high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows builds in. Another upper level low (“U” shape in blue arrows shaded in grey) will slide in behind the ridge early next week. A frontal system will approach the Oregon coast Sunday bringing more clouds and cooler temperatures again. So far, and I emphasize so far, it looks like the Labor Day weekend will nice and dry, but it is too early to be certain.
_______________
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight, patchy fog Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Tuesday night lows 52-50 highs near 82. Partly cloudy Wednesday through Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday highs 78-85 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)
_________________
Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this evening and late tonight, cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showersTuesday night lows 51-54 highs 60-62. Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Saturday highs 60-66 lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).
________________
Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear with patchy smoke tonight, mostly sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight through Monday, 12,000 ft. Monday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 46-42 highs 73-65. Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Saturday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, then 13,000 ft. Saturday highs 65-74 lows near near 43.
________________
**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.
________________
Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com
________________