It’s time again for my weekly weather quiz question. This week’s question shouldn’t be too hard. What name is given precipitation that falls from a cloud, but evaporates before it reaches the ground? It is seen as dark streaks coming out of the cloud. Please post your answer as a comment after these forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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An upper level low is moving slowly to the East (see the blue arrows moving in a counterclockwise direction). It’s now South of us. A frontal system has moved through Oregon and there have been some showers on the backside of the front. There is another storm developing offshore, but high pressure will return to dry us a bit, as we will be between storm systems but it won’t last long as the next frontal system will move through the Pacific Northwest between Friday night and Saturday.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer today and mostly clear tonight high 63 lows 35. A mix of clouds and sun Friday then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night high 67 low 42. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and partly cloudy Saturday night high 60 low 38. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and partly cloudy Sunday night high 70 low 39. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs 67-58 lows near 43.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy today, tonight, and Friday highs 64-70 low 38. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Friday evening then a (40%) chance of rain Friday night and showers Saturday AM low 42 high 65. Just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday low 40 high 68. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night high 69 low 40. Showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and showers likely (60%) Wednesday highs 68-59 low near 40.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy today, tonight (breezy- winds North 15-25 mph shifting Northeast 10-15 mph late), and Friday highs 57-59 low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain then a (40%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday low 42 high 55. Partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday low 37 high 55. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night and showers likely (60%) Tuesday highs 57-52 low 43. A good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and showers likely (60%) Wednesday low 42 high 56.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers then a mix of clouds and sun today, warmer, and partly cloudy tonight snow level 6,500 ft. today, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. tonight high 53 low 26. A mix of clouds and sun Friday and more clouds with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Friday, snow level 6,000 ft. at night high 60 low 32. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers and colder Saturday snow level 3,500 ft. high 49. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night snow level 4,500 ft. low 26. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday then partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 6,500 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. at night high 60 low 33. Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and a (50%) chance of showers Monday night snow level 8,000 ft. high 62 low 27. A (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and likely (60%) Tuesday night snow level 4,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. high 47 low 30. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday snow level rising to 5,000 ft. high 58.
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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.