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Sorry but no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time.  Here are some hurricane names: Audrey, Agnes, Anita, Allen, Alicia, Andrew, Allison, Betsy, Beulah, and Bob. What do these hurricane names have in common? The answer is simple they are all hurricane names that have been retired, never to be used again. The WMO (World Meteorological Organization) who names the storms retires the names of storms that have done serious damage and/or killed or injured people I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting next Monday.  As usual the first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs.

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The upper air flow trough of low pressure (“U” shape shaded area over the Pacific Northwest)  is setting up over us with a lot of Pacific moisture with it.  A cold front is moving through the region and is bringing more rain and possible freezing rain back to the area through the weekend. Monday should dry out and turn colder as a cold front drops down from the north, but that won’t last as more disturbances will start moving in. With the colder air already here that could mean a winter mix o rain and snow even down to the valleys next week.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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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 (20%) chance of showers this AM, rain or snow showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (snow level 1,200 ft. falling to 500 ft. to 1,000 ft. this afternoon), a (30%) chance of rain or snow showers tonight (snow level 500 ft. to  1,000 ft.) , a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (snow level 500 ft.), and a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night (snow level 1,000 ft.) highs 42-39 lows 32-25. AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and light freezing rain Tuesday, then rain and  light freezing rain likely rain and light freezing rain likely (60%) Tuesday night,  rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, then rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday highs 38-46 lows 22-35. (seasonal averages highs 46 low 33)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today (snow level 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (snow level 1,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon),  a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night (snow level 2,000 ft. in the evening), and mostly cloudy Monday AM and partly cloudy Monday afternoon and Monday night highs 44-40 lows 34-27. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday AM and a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with  rain likely (50%) Thursday through Friday highs 42-52 and back to 42 Friday lows 33-42. (seasonal averages high 49 low 34)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today, a (30%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft late), a (40%) chance of  coastal showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers inland (AM snow level 500 ft.), then a (40%) chance of afternoon showers, a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Sunday night and a slight (20%) chance of evening showers inland (snow level 2,000 ft.), then just mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and Monday night highs 44-47 lows 36-30. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, with rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday and Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday highs 44-50 lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 52 lows 39).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers today, a (40%) chance tonight,  a good (50%) chance of snow showers Sunday AM, then afternoon snow showers likely (60%) (2-5 in. of snow possible), a (30%) chance of snow showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night snow level at the surface today through Sunday night, free air freezing level at the surface Monday and Monday night highs 28-20 lows 17-10. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Tuesday, snow likely (60%) Tuesday night, then snow with  rain and light freezing rain likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain or snow likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, with snow likely (60%) Friday  snow level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night,  4,500 ft. Wednesday (1,000 ft. near the Columbia Gorge), 5,000 ft. Wednesday night (1,500 ft. near the Columbia Gorge), 4,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, and at the surface Friday highs 32-37 lows 27-32-25.

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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.