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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 eastward away from Oregon (See “U” shape ) and a cold front is sliding southward through the area providing much needed rain. The rain will dry up and weak high pressure (See “Arch” shape) will start to warm us back up again quickly today and tomorrow maybe be our last very warm days of the season and then another cold front will move in Saturday to cool us down again.
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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: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly sunny and warmer this afternoon and Friday, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Friday evening, and mostly cloudy Friday night highs 88-90 low 52. AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Saturday through Monday (Labor Day), with partly cloudy nights highs 80-74 lows 50-45. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon and night, then mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, and a mix of clouds and sun and cooler in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 73-70 low 46. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, then sunny and warmer today and Friday, mostly clear tonight, mostly clear Friday evening, and mostly cloudy Friday night highs 93-90 lows 57-52. Mostly cloudy and not as warm Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Wednesday highs 78-72 lows 49-53. (seasonal averages high 85 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: AM clouds and coastal fog then sunny today and cooler Friday, clear this evening then partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog tonight, and mostly cloudy Friday night with patchy fog late at night highs 68-62 lows 54-50 . Mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night with patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night with a (30%) chance of showers, and a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 65-59 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 68 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun to start, then sunny today, mostly clear at night, sunny Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Friday afternoon, and partly cloudy and cooler Friday night free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today and tonight, 15,000 ft. Friday and 14,000 ft. Friday night highs 75-77 lows 44-48. A mix of clouds and sun again and cooler Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and Sunday night highs 68-60 lows 43-37. Mostly cloudy in the AM, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday (Labor Day) with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon and night, then AM clouds and a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers snow level above 8,000 ft. highs 58-52 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.