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Here are your local Saturday College Football Forecasts: Perfect football weather

The Beavers vs. Arizona in Corvallis: Kickoff at 3:30 PM- Mostly sunny 68 Winds: N 5 mph

The Ducks vs. Stanford in Eugene: Kickoff 5:00 PM- Mostly sunny 70 Winds: Calm

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Nobody posted the correct answer. Here is my weekly weather quiz question one more time. I’ll give you a definition and you tell me what I am defining. It is a warmer than normal period after the first frost in the Fall. What have I defined? I have defined “Indian Summer.” I’ll have another weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday.  The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs.

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A  high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape over the Northwest) brought sunshine to the Pacific Northwest and  kept us warmer than normal. That is changing, slowly. A trough of low pressure (the shaded “U” shape to the West) will be moving in behind the ridge. A frontal system (shown offshore) will push through by early Sunday as the upper level low pressure trough migrates Eastward across Oregon. The chance of rain will also increase.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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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 patchy fog late tonight and early Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, and mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, cooler with a (40%) chance of afternoon and evening rain, and rain likely (60%) late Sunday night lows 52-45 highs 73-65. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers and warmer Monday afternoon, and a slight (20%) chance of evening showers high 63 low 48. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday through Friday, and partly cloudy each night highs 67-74 lows near 50 . (seasonal averages highs 71 low 43)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM with patchy fog, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy at night, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 52-47 highs 76-69. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening high 64 low 47. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday night,  and partly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain highs 66-76 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 76 low 47)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy at the shore tonight,  mostly cloudy in the evening inland then partly cloudy late at night and Saturday AM, patchy late night and early AM fog, cloudy at the shore while partly cloudy inland in the AM, then mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late Saturday night, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night with a good (50%) chance of evening showers then showers likely (60%) late Sunday night at the shore, a (40%) chance of showers inland  lows near 50 highs 64-60. Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday night, and partly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon highs 62-67 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 66 lows 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight,  mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM, mostly cloudy and colder with a (40%) chance of afternoon and evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Sunday night and Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of afternoon and evening showers, and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, falling to 5,500 ft. Monday and back up to 6,000 ft. Monday night lows 45 tonight and Saturday night, 33 Sunday night, and 37 Monday night  highs 70-43. A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday through Friday,  and partly cloudy each night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night, falling to 10,000 ft. Thursday and up to 11,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs hovering near 60 lows 40-44.

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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.