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Here is my weather quiz 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 and Western Canada) is far enough North to allow a low pressure area off the California coast to stay offshore or a while and then slowly slide under the ridge and move toward the Oregon coast increasing the onshore flow which will give us some more clouds and cooling temperatures. There will be a change in the weather pattern as we get into the end of the weekend and next week which will give us a chance of showers and a cold front moves in on Monday.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Friday AM, sunny and a bit cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 50-47 highs 77-72 warming 76 . Mostly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 80-73 warming to near 80 Thursday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 78 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy at night with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 52-50 highs 65-59. Mostly cloudy Monday through Thursday highs 64-62 warming to 67 Thursday lows 49-46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of thunderstorms late Friday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms and just partly cloudy late Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 12,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday night lows 45-42 highs 70-65 warming to near 70 again Sunday. A mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then partly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 12,000 ft. Thursday highs near 64 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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