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Attention skiers: Hoodoo and Willamette Pass plan to open the ski season Friday at 9 AM just in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Hood Meadows are open.
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A peek at the College Football Forecasts:
The Ducks vs Arizona at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 4 PM Friday rain 46 and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) cooling as the game progresses. You will need the rain gear and warm clothing.
The Beavers at Stanford Saturday: Kickoff 4:30 PM Rain 56 (a benefit for the Beavers?)
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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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A trough of low pressure is moving in behind the weak high pressure ridge that held off the rain for Thanksgiving. A cold front will bring the chance of precipitation back Friday with the chance of some freezing rain as it moves in. Another frontal system will push through from the Northwest between Monday and Tuesday bringing more rain with it.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY, A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
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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 (30%) chance of rain late tonight, rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-20 in the afternoon) Friday (0.25 in of rain possible), rain Friday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 39-34 highs near 45-47. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, then showers likely (60%) Tuesday night through Thursday highs 45-48 then back down to 44 Thursday lows 34-39. (seasonal averages highs 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain Friday (snow level 3,000 ft. in the AM), rain in the afternoon and evening, rain and snow late Friday night (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late 1-2 in. of snow possible), AM rain and snow showers Saturday (snow level 2,000 ft.), rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday afternoon and Saturday night (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, and just mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 33-40 cooling back to 32 highs near 45. Patchy AM fog Monday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, and rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday highs 44-50 cooling back to 44 Thursday lows 37-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of rain, rain and breezy (wind: S 20-30 mph at the beaches S 15-25 mph inland, gusts to 40 mph late morning and afternoon) Friday and Friday night (wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SW 10-15 mph late at night), showers likely (60%) Saturday and at the beaches Saturday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night inland, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, and just mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 40-35 highs 50-46. AM fog, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with evening showers, then rain Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday highs from 47-53-49-45 lows 38-44. (seasonal averages high 55 lows 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance light freezing rain and snow this evening, a (30%) chance light freezing rain and snow late tonight, light freezing rain Friday AM, snow and afternoon rain Friday (3-6 in. of snow possible), snow and rain Friday night (4-8 in. of snow possible), snow showers Saturday (2-5 in. of snow possible), snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night (1-3 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Sunday, and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 2,500 ft. Saturday, and at the surface Saturday night through Sunday night lows 26-20 highs 33-28. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday, then snow likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday snow level 3,000 ft. Monday, rising to 3,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, falling to 2,500 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night, and 4,000 ft. Thursday highs 36-29 lows 23-26.
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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.