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Here are your forecasts for the Saturday local College Football Games:
Ducks at Washington State in Pullman, Washington: Kickoff 2 PM Mostly cloudy 60 degrees
Beavers at Arizona in Tucson: Kickoff 4 PM Sunny 89 degrees
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Here is your last chance to answer this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Major flooding occurred along the Northeast Coast of the U.S. in the summer of 1972 causing a 500-year flood in Elmira, New Your and other locations. What was the main cause of this flooding? You’ll get extra praise if you can explain a secondary cause for all of the rain that fell. Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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A high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape over the Pacific and the Northwest) is moving away from us. Low pressure is falling in behind the ridge bringing back cooler rainy weather. A cold front is bringing the chance of rain back by late today. Look for another stronger cold front to roll across Oregon on Sunday bringing an even better chance of precipitation back after Columbus Day.
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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 sun breaks today, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain overnight and Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon and night highs 73-68 lows 50-54. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday AM, showers likely in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day) through Wednesday, partly cloudy at night, and partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs hovering from 60 to 65 lows 44-47. (seasonal averages highs 68 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) tonight, mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday evening, and a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night highs 74-66 lows 5-56. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday evening, partly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day), just mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday highs 65-68 lows 45-50 . (seasonal averages high 73 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of rain, cloudy with rain in the evening and late tonight and Saturday, showers likely (60%) inland, with showers at the beaches Saturday night highs near 65 lows 54-58. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday evening and cooler, mostly cloudy Monday (Columbus Day) and partly cloudy Monday night, sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday highs 62-65 lows 48-46. (seasonal averages high 65 lows 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of rain early, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight through Saturday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Saturday night highs 61-52 lows 40-44. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday AM, showers Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Columbus Day), partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy at night, and partly cloudy with a (30%) of showers Thursday snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,000 ft. Sunday night, above 8,000 ft. Monday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, and a snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday highs 52-64 Tuesday, cooling to 54 Thursday low 32-38.
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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.