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Here is my weather quiz question for the week. What is the warmest temperature ever recorded in the world and name the location. Please  place your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer wins a week of free personalized forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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A trough of low pressure is moving through Oregon (See “U” shape ) and a cold front is sliding southward through the area providing much needed rain. Weak high pressure will slowly start to warm us back up again by mid next week and then a cold front will move in between Friday night and Saturday.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME. Please note the following:

At the request of the U.S. Forest Service, ODOT has closed OR 242, the historic McKenzie Highway to the public. The highway is being used heavily by firefighters and equipment
associated with the Scott Mountain Fire, approximately six miles north
of OR 242. Eastbound motorists will be turned around at the White Branch Youth Compound. … Westbound motorists will be stopped at the Dee Wright Observatory.

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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 cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and a (30%) chance of afternoon rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of  AM showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night lows 45-52 high 72-75. Mostly sunny and  warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night, and partly cloudy Friday night highs 87-84 lows 48-52. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday through Monday (Labor Day),  and partly cloudy at night highs 80-75 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with  isolated showers this evening, patchy fog late tonight and early Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Tuesday night, AM clouds then partly cloudy Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday evening, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, and mostly clear Thursday night lows 53-56 highs  76-89.  Mostly sunny Friday and Saturday, mostly clear nights, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, then just mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day) highs 89-73  lows 56-50. (seasonal averages high 85 low 53)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog very late tonight and Tuesday AM, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy at night with patchy coastal fog lows 49-52 highs 63-65. AM clouds and fog Thursday, then sunny and warmer,  mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, and partly cloudy Friday night highs 65-62 lows near 50. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM,  highs 65-62 low 50. Mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day) with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon low 47 high 60 .  (seasonal averages high 68 low 52).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday evening with a slight (20%) chance of rain, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers through Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, snow level above  8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday through Wednesday, and a free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday night lows 35-43 highs 56-63. Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday and Friday, mostly clear Thursday night, and partly cloudy Friday night free air freezing level 16,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 15,000 ft. Friday, and 14,000 ft. Friday night highs 75- lows. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon through Monday AM (Labor Day), then a mix of clouds and sun Monday afternoon free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, a snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday highs 68-58 lows 44-40.

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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.