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Attention skiers: Hoodoo, Willamette Pass, Mt. Bachelor, and Mt. Hood Meadows are all open.
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A peek at the College Football Forecasts:
The Ducks vs Arizona at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 4 PM today rain 45 and wind: S 10-15 mph decreasing to 10-15 mph) cooling as the game progresses. You will need the rain gear and warm clothing.
The Beavers at Stanford Saturday: Kickoff 4:30 PM Showers 53 wind: WSW 10 mph
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Give it a shot. This is your last chance to win this week. 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 today. 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 UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY ABIOVE 2,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY, ABOVE 2,500 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TODAY UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND UNTIL 1 PM SATURDAY FOR THE KLAM,ATH BASIN.
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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 rain today (0.25 in of rain possible), showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), 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 highs near 45-47 lows 39-34. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and rain likely (60%) Tuesday, then showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, and rain likely (60%) Wednesday 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: Cloudy rain today (snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. this afternoon), rain and snow tonight (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late 3-5 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. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft.), and just mostly cloudy Sunday night highs near 45 lows 37-32. Mostly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, evening rain, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, and rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, and showers likely (60%) 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 rain and windy today (wind: S 20-30 mph at the beaches, S 15-20 mph inland), rain and breezy tonight (wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing S 10-15 mph late at night), showers likely (60%) Saturday (snow level 2,000 ft. in the AM) 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 highs 50-46 lows 40-35. Mostly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers late Monday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, rain in the evening, and showers late Tuesday night, then showers 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 snow this afternoon (1-3 in. of snow possible), snow and rain tonight (5-9 in. of snow possible), snow showers Saturday (1-4 in. of snow possible), snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night (2 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 3,500 ft. today and tonight, 2,500 ft. Saturday, and at the surface Saturday night through Sunday night highs 33-28 lows 26-20. 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.