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The fresh snowfall has closed the schools in the Eugene/Springfield area to the North. The authorities say not to travel the streets if you don’t have to. Slippery roads will be an issue for a day or so as temperatures stay cold enough to keep the roads icy.
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Attention skiers: Hoodoo plans to open the ski season Friday just in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and Mt. Bachelor opens Wednesday, and Mt. Hood Meadows is open.
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Here is this week’s weather quiz question. Let’s make this one local that relates to our current weather pattern. What is the greatest snow depth ever officially reported for Eugene? A pat on the back if you know the year in which it occurred. Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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The upper airflow is bringing much colder air toward us both aloft and at the surface. An arctic air mass is being pushed South by a strong jet stream (see airflow graphic above) and will move down behind a frontal system to our North. The area hills will be white and there will be a chance of snow in the valleys, but I don’t think it will be more than a light dusting in the Eugene-Springfield area, if that much because the ground is still too warm and wet for any snow to pile up here.. Another frontal system will push through from the West by Saturday bringing more rain with it.
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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE KLAMATH BASIN. WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT 10 AM TODAY ABOVE 2,000 AND BELOW FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ABOVE 500 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TODAY UNTIIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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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 a slight (20%) chance of AM snow showers then mostly sunny and colder today, partly cloudy to mostly clear and colder tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy at night with a slight (20%) chance of rain highs 33-45 lows 17-36. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then rain likely (60%) Saturday and Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night and likely (60%) Monday highs 44-47 lows 38-35. (seasonal averages highs 50 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM with a slight (20%) chance of snow (1 in. of snow possible), sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy tonight through Wednesday night, patchy AM fog and freezing fog Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) then mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night highs 33-42 lows 22-30-35. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday AM, a (40%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night and likely (60%) Monday highs 48-45 lows 36-30. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this AM (snow level 500 ft), mostly sunny in the afternoon, and partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM patchy AM fog and freezing fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with fog late Wednesday night highs 40-43 lows 27-32. Patchy AM fog Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), then mostly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain, cloudy with a (60%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, and mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday night and showers Monday highs from 47-50 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 55 lows 42).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with scattered AM snow showers today (2 in. of snow possible), a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night free air freezing level at the surface through Wednesday night, rising from 2,500 ft. to 4,000 ft. Thursday afternoon rising to 4,500 ft. Thursday night holding highs 14-33 lows 16-22. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday, snow and rain likely (60%) Friday night, snow likely (60%) Saturday and Saturday night, snow showers likely (60%) Sunday, snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday snow level 3,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 2,500 ft. Saturday, at the surface Saturday night and Sunday, and 2,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday highs 34-27-30-33 lows 22-25.
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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.