We have a WInner!
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Congratulations to Michael Paulk for being the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here again is the question. A total of 3,696 people died in the United States from 1959 to 2003 due to this weather phenomenon. What is it? Michael’s answer “lightning” is the the right answer. Lightning kills a lot more people than you might think. Make sure you take shelter inside during thunderstorms. Michael wins a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to his needs. I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question starting next Monday.
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An upper level low over the state of Washington (see “U” shape formed by the blue arrows) is increasing the onshore air flow. That means more clouds and even a chance of some light rain along the North Oregon coast. A weak cold front (seen here past us Monday morning) will slide down from the Northwest over the weekend. There is still smoke high in the atmosphere over us from Canadian fires. So far that smoke has not come down to the surface. Smoke is still collecting over the Deschutes National Forest near Sisters and could slowly move toward us if and when the offshore airflow returns pushing the smoke from East to West.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The summer Pollen Count Forecast season for the Eugene-Springfield area is over. From Allergy and Asthma Research Group.
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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 clear this evening, becoming mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Sunday afternoon lows 54-50 highs near 80. Becoming mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon, and partly cloudy Monday night lows near 50 high 82. A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Tuesday through Friday, and partly cloudy each night highs 82-88 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Clear this evening, then partly cloudy tonight through Saturday evening, becoming cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Sunday evening, then mostly cloudy at night lows near 58-55 highs 83-80. Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night highs 82-87 lows near 56. AM clouds then sunny and warmer Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night and Thursday night, and mostly sunny and a bit cooler Thursday and Friday highs 88-92 lows holding at 55-58. (seasonal averages high 87 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy at the shore tonight, becoming cloudy with patchy fog and drizzle late tonight inland and early Saturday AM both areas, and partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, cloudy with areas of drizzle late Saturday night, AM clouds and drizzle then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon inland and just cloudy at the shore, then mostly cloudy Sunday night with patchy fog and drizzle late lows 54-50 highs 63-65. AM fog clouds and drizzle Monday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday night and Tuesday, and mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 60-65 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night through Friday lows near 50-54 highs 60-62. (seasonal averages high 67 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers Saturday night and Sunday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon and partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, and a free air freezing level back to 14,000 ft. Sunday night lows 48- 45 highs 73- 70. Mostly sunny with slow warming Monday through Friday, mostly clear at night free air freezing level alternating between 13,000 ft. to 14,000 ft. highs 73-80 lows 43-50.
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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.