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Here again 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 another 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 late in the 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: ODOT has reopened OR 242, the historic McKenzie Highway to the public. The highway was closed as it was being used heavily by firefighters and equipment associated with the Scott Mountain Fire, approximately six miles north of OR 242.

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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 a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight, a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, and mostly clear Thursday night lows 53-49 highs 72-86. AM sun then a mix of clouds and sun Friday and partly cloudy Friday night high 89 low near 50. A mix of clouds and sun  and cooler Saturday through Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday,  and partly cloudy each night highs holding near 75 lows 53-45. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, sunny and warmer Friday, and partly cloudy Friday night lows 54-58 highs 78-89. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday evening, mostly cloudy and cooler Saturday night through Monday night (Labor Day), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 80-73 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 85 low 53)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday,  mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Wednesday night, AM clouds and fog then sunny Thursday, mostly clear inland Thursday night, and mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy at night at the shore lows 49-52 highs 63-65. AM clouds then sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night high 62 lows near 52. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM and late night fog Saturday through and Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday (Labor Day) with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night and again on Tuesday highs 65-60 lows 47-50. (seasonal averages high 68 low 52).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight,  a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy Wednesday evening, then partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, then sunny and warmer in the afternoon,  and clear Thursday night snow level above  8,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday,  a free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Wednesday night, 16,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night lows 45-48 highs 60-75. AM sun, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun again and cooler Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, and 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night highs 78-69 lows 46-42.  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 and Tuesday (cooler), and partly cloudy Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Labor Day, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday night, and back to a snow level of 8,000 ft. Tuesday highs 62-56 lows 37-40.

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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.