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Check out my latest Eugene Daily News Weather Or Not Column Who Came Up With That “Cool Idea?”

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And don’t forget my latest feature story in the continuing series on service club organizations called Who Are The Soroptimists And What Are They Doing?

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. What is a “parhelion?”  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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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows) brought us a chance of showers by sending a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest. The sun will return and temperatures will warm up now as a high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows in first graphic) takes over.

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Advisories: None at this time.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 19 in the Good category measuring Ozone at Delight Valley School, Saginaw. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, mostly cloudy and warmer with sun breaks late this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, sunny and warmer Friday afternoon, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night.
• highs 78-88 lows 49-58.
• Mostly sunny Sunday through Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs 93-87 lows 60-56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, clear tonight,
• Sunny Friday and Saturday, then clear at night.
• highs 78-90 lows 54-60.
• Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night,
• Then sunny Wednesday.
• highs 93-95 cooling to near 92 Wednesday lows near 62. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal drizzle this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night,
• Sunny Saturday, then mostly clear at night.
• highs near 65 lows 55-52 warming back to 55 Saturday night.
• Mostly sunny Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, mostly clear each night.
• highs near 64 lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly clear tonight,
• Sunny and warmer Friday, clear Friday night,
• Sunny Saturday, clear at night.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. this AM, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, then 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night.
• highs 62-78 lows 42-52.
• Sunny Sunday AM,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with mostly clear nights.
• snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, then 15,000 ft. Monday night through Wednesday.
• highs 83-78 lows near 53.

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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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