Here is this week’s weather quiz question. In the U.S. how many states are members of the “60 Below Club”? That means they recorded all-time low temperatures at -60 degrees F. or less. You’re really good if you can name all of those states too. Please put your answer as a comment after this post. The first person to correctly answer the question will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to their needs.

Now for our weather.A weak high pressure ridge will dry things out for a while as a surface warm front raises the temperatures a  bit. The next cold front will hold off moving in until late Thanksgiving Day.

For the Willamette Valley: Today will be mostly cloudy after patchy morning fog and just a touch warmer for a high of 52 and mostly cloudy tonight the low near 40. Tuesday will start off with some clouds and then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain high 53. Mostly cloudy at night low 39. Again, mostly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night with a slight chance of rain at night low 42. Thanksgiving Day will be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, then rain will be likely (60% chance) at night as that cold front approaches high 54 low 43. Mostly cloudy with a (30-40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night high 52 low 40. Look for a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and (30%) Saturday night and a little better (40%) chance of rain Sunday.  For the Umpqua Basin high temperatures will be a few degrees warmer with low’s still near 40. Along the coast temperatures will be more in the mid and near upper 50’s. A bit warmer than inland which is usual for this time of the year.

For the Cascades: The freezing level will be up at 5,500′ today, rising to 7,000′ tonight and even higher to 8,000′ Tuesday. So much for giving more snow to the ski slopes  for the holiday weekend. The snow level will fall to 6,500′ Tuesday night and back to a freezing level of 8,000′ Wednesday.  The snow level will fall to 7,000′ Wednesday night through Thanksgiving day. Thursday night the snow level falls to 5,000′ and continues to fall below pass levels through Sunday. Until the end of the week only the tops of the mountains will be seeing additional snow accumulations. Thursday night through the weekend the lower levels will get their chance for more snow cover. Keep your fingers crossed skiers. Keep checking the ski area websites to see who will be open for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.