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Eugene’s low Saturday of 19 was just 1 degree below the record low for the date of 18 set in 1962.

Roseburg’s low of 19 was just 3 degrees below the record low for the date of 16 set also in 1962.

North Bend’s low of 25 was just 4 degrees below the record low for the date of 21 also set in 1962.

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The jet stream shows a cold trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) pushed down and brought winter weather  with it. A burst of cold Arctic air has dropped in behind another cold front that slid down from the North into California and that air mass will move to the Northeast away from us for a little warming. Weak high pressure has cleared us out for part of the weekend at least.  Low pressure will move back in sending more frontal systems our way (interior on Wednesday and coastal one Thursday) and bring precipitation with back for next week. Be careful driving on roadways that still have the remnants of snow or ice on them because they will be slippery until we stay above freezing.

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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTHERN COAST RANGE OF OREGON AND FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGR OF OREGON. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY  FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES (NOT INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OR CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY).  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THROUGH 10 AM TODAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM TODAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM TODAY  FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN , CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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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 snow and rain likely (60%) early this AM changing to rain likely (60%) this afternoon and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph in the afternoon), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 15-20 mph increasing to S 25-30 mph late),  rain Monday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph shifting SW 15 mph in the afternoon), then showers likely (60%) Monday night (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night highs 44-47 lows 34-37. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday through Saturday highs 46-50 lows 34-37. (seasonal  averages high 53 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow today (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain and snow tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late, 1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow Monday (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), rain and snow Monday night (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night highs 45-49 lows 35-38. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, showers Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday highs 46-50 lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 57 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal rain today, rain and snow likely (60%) inland today (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain tonight (snow level 2,000 ft.) and windy (winds: S 20-30 mph at the beaches and S 15-25 mph inland), rain Monday (AM snow level 1,500 ft.), and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph in the afternoon), rain Monday night (snow level 1,500 ft.), rain likely (60%) Tuesday, and rain Tuesday night highs 47-50 lows 38-42. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, showers Wednesday night,  showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, and rain likely (60%) Saturday highs near 48 lows near 38.(seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow today and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph),  snow tonight (1-4 in. of snow possible) and windy (winds: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph increasing to 25-35 mph gusts to 60 mph late tonight),  snow Monday (6-10 in. of snow possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), snow showers Monday night (5-10 in. of snow possible), AM snow likely (60%), with snow and rain likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon, then rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday night snow level at the surface today through Monday, 2,500 ft. late Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon, and 4,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 29-34 lows 21-26. Mostly cloudy with rain  and snow showers Tuesday, snow and rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain and snow Wednesday, then snow likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday,  3,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, falling to the surface Wednesday night through Friday highs 32-38 lows 22-27.

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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.