Here is your last chance to answer 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.

For the Willamette Valley : Showers will be likely (60% chance) this morning then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon high 50 partly cloudy this evening, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog and colder tonight  low near freezing. Saturday with start off with clouds and fog  then a mix of clouds and sun high 45, partly cloudy patchy fog at night low 36 . Patchy AM fog then clouds and sun again high 47 , partly cloudy at night  low 34 . Some AM sun Monday after patchy AM fog  then mostly cloudy high 50, then a (20%) chance of rain low 36. A  mix of clouds and sun Tuesday high 45 partly cloudy at night low 35. There will be a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday and Thursday  high 45 low 37. For the Umpqua Basin conditions will be about the same and along the coast it will be just a bit warmer the Willamette Valley.

For the Cascades: The snow level falls below pass levels through Saturday with 1-4″ of snow possible today. Sunday and Sunday night the freezing level rises from 7,000′ to 8,000′. Monday a snow level of 7,000′ then 5,000′ Monday night and Tuesday. Tuesday night  it’s back to a free air freezing level of  5,500′ rising to 7,500′ Wednesday and 7,000′ Wednesday night and 6,500′ Thursday . Locally both Hoodoo and Willamette Pass ski resorts will open for the season today.