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It’s time for my weekly weather quiz question. The United States launched its first weather satellite on April 1, 1960. Now we have many of them. One group of weather satellites is designated as G.O.E.S. What do the letters stand for? Please post 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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An upper level upper level High Pressure ridge (“Arch” shaped area) will strengthen and keep us dry for a little while longer. An upper level trough of low pressure (the “U” shaped area over the Gulf of Alaska) will start changing our weather and help send a cold front our way Thursday. That’s when the slight chance of rain will return just in time for the Ducks game..
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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 clear with patchy lingering fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog again late tonight and early Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, and partly cloudy Tuesday night with areas of fog late highs 60-63 lows 34-36. AM fog and low clouds lingering Wednesday, then mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy Thursday night with a (30%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, and mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, and rain likely (60%) and cooler Saturday through Sunday highs 62-59 lows 38-48.(seasonal averages highs 64 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Sunny with slow warming today through Wednesday, mostly clear tonight and Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday night highs 64-70 lows 39-42 . Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and cooler Thursday, a (30%) chance of Thursday night, a good (50%) chance Friday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday night through Saturday night, then rain Sunday highs 65-59 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 69 low 44)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this AM with patchy early AM fog, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, clearing tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, and mostly clear Tuesday night highs 62-66 lows 42-45. Sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday, rain likely (60%) chance Friday night through Saturday night, and rain and breezy Sunday highs 63-57 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 63 lows 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today through Wednesday, mostly clear tonight and Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 12,000 ft. tonight, and 13,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night highs 58-67 lows 35-40 cooling back down to 34 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday and Saturday night, then rain or snow likely (60%) Sunday snow level above 8,000 ft Thursday and Thursday night, and 8,000 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, falling to 5,000 ft. Sunday highs 56-45 lows 35-39.
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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.