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Football Forecast for Thursday:
Ducks vs UCLA at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 6PM Partly cloudy 60 Wind: light
Should be dry for the game with slowly increasing clouds and the chance of showers beginning late at night. Make sure you dress in layers because the temperature will be dropping as the game progresses. You might want to make sure you are prepared for a sprinkle just in case the storm decides to move in a little sooner. It’s Oregon after all.
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It’s time for my weekly weather quiz question. The United States launched its first weather (TIROS) 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 moisture ahead of a series of disturbances that will be approaching the coast overnight Thursday through early next week.
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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 tonight with patchy fog late tonight and early Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then becoming mostly cloudy Thursday night with a good (50%) chance of showers late lows 35-43 highs 60-63. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday, rain Saturday night, and rain likely (60%) Sunday through Tuesday highs 60-63 cooling to 58-55 Sunday and Monday and back to near 60 Tuesday lows 45-50 cooling to near 40 Monday night. (seasonal averages highs 63 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Clear tonight and Wednesday night, sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy Thursday, and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 41-45 highs 70-65. Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday night through Saturday night, rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and (40%) Tuesday highs near 60 except for 54 Saturday lows 48-53 cooling to the low 40s Sunday night and Monday night. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear tonight with areas of patchy dense coastal fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of rain developing along the beaches, and cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 44-47 highs 60-62. Cloudy and breezy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, rain and windy Saturday through Sunday, rain and colder Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday and Monday night, and cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday highs in the upper 50s except for 54 on Saturday lows 53-43. (seasonal averages high 62 lows 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight and Wednesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, and becoming mostly cloudy Thursday night with a (30%) chance of showers free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight through Wednesday night, 12,000 ft. Thursday, and a snow level above 8,000 ft Thursday night lows 37-33 highs 64-58. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday night, rain Sunday, rain likely Sunday night and Monday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday snow level 6,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, falling to 8,000 ft. Saturday night, dropping steadily from 6,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, and 5,000 ft. Monday, and 4,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 45-50 on Friday cooling to near 40 Sunday and Monday and warming to near 50 Monday lows 35-30.
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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.