Sorry but no winner for my weekly weather quiz question. Here it is again. Who discovered Halley’s comet? I’m sure many of you think the answer is Sir Edmond Halley, but he did not actually discover it. Chinese records dating as far back as 1059 B.C. describe the comet. Pope Calixtus III called it “an agent of the Devil” in 1456. Sir Edmond Halley discovered the repetitious nature of the big comet’s appearances in the sky and correctly predicted that the comet of 1682 would return in 1758. It did show up that year and even though Halley had died the comet was named after him posthumously. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz beginning next Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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Another  upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” area with blue arrows will move down from off the coast of British Columbia keeping us under a wet and colder than normal weather pattern. There will be a short break from Sunday into early next week, but don’t be surprised is some sprinkles sneak their way into that “dry period”, it’s happened many times before. Another storm system will approach the Oregon coast early next week.

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Advisories:   NONE AT THIS TIME.

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The Updated Pollen Count Forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area : Trees and Grass MODERATE, weeds Absent.

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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: Mostly cloudy with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and small hail this evening then showers late tonight low 39. Mostly cloudy Saturday with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of  afternoon thunderstorms and a  good (50%) chance of showers Saturday evening, a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms then a (40%) chance showers at night high 56 low 40. Mostly cloudy Sunday morning then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers high 63. Partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday and  partly cloudy Monday night lows 45-47 high 66. Partly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers then partly cloudy in the evening and becoming mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of showers at night high 62 low 42. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 63-66 low 44. Mostly cloudy Thursday evening then partly cloudy at night with a (30%) chance of showers low 46. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday high 66 .

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with  rain and snow showers (1-2 in. of snow possible) tonight and likely (60%) Saturday morning then add in the chance of  isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night snow level 2 ,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. in the evening falling to 3,000 ft. late at night lows 40-38 high 54 . Mostly cloudy with  a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday evening then mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night with a (30%) chance of rain late highs 62-67 lows 43-47. Mostly cloudy with a  good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday morning, then showers likely (60%)  Tuesday afternoon through through Wednesday highs 67-65 low 43. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Friday lows 46-44 highs 64-60 .

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Saturday morning, then showers likely (60%) with isolated afternoon and   evening thunderstorms and a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night lows 43-45 high 56 . Mostly cloudy Sunday, Sunday night, and Monday then a (40%) chance of rain late Monday night highs 56-59 lows 44-48. Mostly cloudy Tuesday morning with a (40%) chance of showers then showers likely (60%) in the afternoon through Wednesday highs near 52 lows 48-44 . Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday night lows 45-43 high 57 . Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday high 58 .

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Snow showers tonight (1-4 in. of snow possible) and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday (1 in. of snow possible) with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late tonight and Saturday, rising to 3,500 ft. Saturday night  lows 25-28 high near 40. Cloudy Sunday morning, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers, then partly cloudy Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon and 4,000 ft. at night high 45 low 29. A mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday morning then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon snow level 5,000 ft. free air freezing level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. Monday,  6,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 52-54  low 33. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and showers likely a (60%) chance Wednesday snow level 5,500 ft. low 33 high 53. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Friday snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday lows near 35 highs 52-49 .

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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.