_______________
Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not column “Where Ever You Go, There You Are”
________________
Preliminary forecast for the Ducks Football “Spring Game” Saturday April 27th at 11:00 AM: So far it looks like we’ll see partly cloudy skies and the slight chance of showers should hold off until nighttime. It will be a bit cool with temperatures in the 50s slowly warming up to a high of 65 in the afternoon.
Forecast for the Eugene Marathon Sunday April 28th: Some early AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun with just a slight chance of showers, temperatures near 45 at the start warming into the 50s with an afternoon high of 63.
________________
Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is “radiational cooling?” 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.
________________
Upper level high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape) will bring plenty of sunshine back, at least for your most of your workweek, but low pressure (shaded “U” shape) will be dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska. Add that to a cold front that will sweep more to our north Saturday and we’ll see the slight chance of showers back by Saturday night and Sunday.
________________
Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
________________
Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Patchy AM frost, sunny and warmer today, clear tonight, sunny Wednesday, clear at night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night highs 72-77 cooling to 72 Thursday lows 34-44. Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Monday, while partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 72-62 warming to 67 Monday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
________________
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today, Wednesday, and Thursday while clear tonight and Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday night highs 72-78 cooling to 73 Thursday lows 39-45. Partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday highs 77-66 warming to 72 Monday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)
_________________
Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today, Wednesday, and Thursday while clear tonight and Wednesday night then partly cloudy Thursday night highs 60-62 cooling to 57 Thursday lows 45-40 warming to 47 Wednesday night and cooling to near 42 Thursday night. Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday highs 59-55 warming to 58 Monday lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)
________________
Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today and Wednesday, clear tonight and Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, 7,500 ft. tonight, then 10,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night highs 56-62 cooling to 57 Thursday lows 32-36. Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Monday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 9,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. at night, 6,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, then 7,000 ft. Monday highs 60-50 warming to 54 Monday lows 34-32 warming to 37 Sunday night.
________________
**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.
_______________