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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. Here is my question for this week. There has been heated discussion and much research into “Global Warming.” We’ve heard of the disadvantages of the phenomenon, but what would be the “advantages” of “Global Warming?” 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. Good luck.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows in the Gulf of Alaska) will make sure we will be covered with sunshine and continued mild temperatures for a while yet. A low pressure area off the California coast will slowly move toward the Oregon coast increasing the onshore flow which will give us some more clouds and cooler temperatures. We will start to cool down a bit, but temperatures will remain just a bit above normal. There will be a change in the weather pattern as we get into the end of the weekend and next week.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, clear Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night lows 52-48 highs 84-79. Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of of showers Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 77-80 lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 78 low 51)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy at the shore while mostly clear inland this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and early Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night lows 49-46 highs near 62. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night through Sunday evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday highs 65-60 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Wednesday, clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday and Friday with mostly clear skies Thursday night and partly cloudy skies Friday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Friday night lows 46-44 highs 74-68. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and cooler Sunday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 12,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday highs 68-65 warming to near 70 Tuesday lows near 42.
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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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