Unusual for Eugene
Posted by Ryan
Eugene, no matter the time of year, is apt to have some sort of moist flow slamming into the Cascades, bringing low clouds and some rain to the city. It means pretty stable temperatures, though with dreary conditions. This was not the case the past couple of days as light flow and dry air led to fluctuating temperatures and sunny skies. Victoria Weather most ably provided the good news to Eugene.
Actuals: Saturday, High 79, Low 38
Sunday, High 83, Low 41
Grade: B
Eugene, Oregon to Atlanta, Georgia
Posted by Ryan
We are off on a lengthy road trip today, covering 5 days and parts of 11 states. It's 2615 miles between the two cities, and we will cover 64.5 miles an hour. We will pace ourselves by only covering 516.2 miles a day. Let's hit the road, shall we?
DAY ONE
Sunday is going to be a scenic drive through the back country of Oregon and then parts of Idaho. The part of Idaho with people. The drive will be pretty pleasant, as the Pacific Northwest is under high pressure. We will make it all the way to King Hill, Idaho, which is about 20 minutes past Mountain Home.
DAY TWO
There is a little disturbed area over the Front Range of Colorado, but it will sink south and away from our route. Expect awesome driving conditions through Idaho, northern Utah and the west half of Wyoming. We will end the day in Fort Steele, Wyoming, which is just a tremendous name for a place. I feel very safe there.
DAY THREE
The biggest change on the drive Tuesday is that things are really going to flatten out. Yep, we're in Nebraska now! The drive will be much easier as the flat land of Nebraska is conducive to straight roads, and probably speeds that are well above the average for this particular journey. We will get to Bradshaw, Nebraska, just outside of York, well ahead of time with no significant weather (except for some toasty temperatures) to deal with.
DAY FOUR
A weak little trough moving through Canada will send a surface boundary through Iowa and Illinois may affect the drive late in the day on Wednesday. Our day will end in Lebanon, Illinois, which is on the other side of the Mississippi from St. Louis. Our horizon may darken as we arrive in the St. Louis metro, but the chances are good that we arrive in Lebanon before the rain.
DAY FIVE
It's a way out right now, but Thursday looks like it will be fairly quiet over the southeast. That narrow band of showers and storms will be triggered by solar radiation, and will exist over Kentucky and northern Tennessee. Translated: we will be south of the showers and storms by the time they ignites. Enjoy Atlanta, which will be rather toasty here in mid-May.
Eugene, Oregon
Posted by Ryan
I haven't advertised it as well as I should have, but today is a Blog Round-up game. Check out the bottom of the post for some Eugene-specific weather blogs!
At 854AM, PT, Eugene was reporting clear skies and a temperature of 48 degrees. An unusual but certainly welcome ridge of high pressure found itself parked over the Pacific Northwest, allowing the cool but dry conditions to overtake western Oregon. The most pleasant surprise that there was no moisture pinned to the Cascades, and the sun was shining in Eugene.
The ridge out west is setting up as a blocking ridge, something that usually occurs in the center of the country when it happens. It will shunt any inclement weather away from the city over the next couple of days, and Eugene might look forward to some sunny skies for a couple of days.
Tomorrow - Sunny, High 81, Low 37
Sunday - Still sunny and dry, High 84, Low 43
TWC: Tomorrow - Sunny High 80, Low 43
Sunday - Partly Cloudy High 83, Low 49
AW: Tomorrow - Sunny much of the time and very warm; a beautiful start to the weekend High 79, Low 36
Sunday - Very warm with sunshine High 86, Low 43
NWS: Tomorrow - Sunny, High 80, Low 44
Sunday - Sunny, High 85, Low 49
WB: Tomorrow - Sunny. High 79, Low 44
Sunday - Mostly sunny High 84, Low 49
That sounds like a pretty nice weekend in Eugene! Take a look below the (fairly empty) satellite image for a link to a Eugene area weather blog!
Eugene Blog Roundup!
KVAL Weather Blog - KVAL is the CBS station in Eugene. Today, they are covering the high pollen count in Eugene, thanks, no doubt to the sunny skies they are seeing in western Oregon.
There are a few other blogs that haven't been updated in some time on the main page of Google. Of course, this site is link #4 when searching "Eugene Weather Blog" so it appears KVAL is all you get!
Good for you, Optimists
Posted by Ryan
Things looked bleak in Eugene. Most forecast a continued drear for the home of the University of Oregon, but it didn't turn out so bad! There was no rain through the forecast period and temperatures climbed into the 70s each of the two days in question. Accuweather was the most optimistic of the monitored forecasters, and ended up with the top forecast.
Actuals: Tuesday - High 70, Low 50
Wednesday - High 76, Low 59
Grade: C
Eugene, Oregon
Posted by Ryan
After so many summery forecasts, well, now we end up with this in Oregon. Sorry, folks.
At 959AM, PT, Eugene was reporting low clouds, rain and a temperature of 53 degrees. A band of showers was seen spanning from the coast near Florence to Eugene and inland to the Cascades west of Bend. More isolated activity was seen south to the California border. A weak low level low has shifted ashore from the western Pacific and is the source of the rain being seen here and further inland.
The overall pattern aloft is of a stout ridge in the east and a sharp trough over the Rockies, along which the weak Oregonian low is riding. The jet streak providing the support for the wet weather will break down due to it's stagnation and the moisture in Eugene will languish tomorrow. A stronger jet moving along the Alaska Panhandle will usher in deeper low pressure by midweek, however the mean jet will be just north of Eugene. Expect some warming temperatures on Wednesday, but continued clouds and a threat for rain.
Tomorrow - Dreary with rain, High 71, Low 46
Wednesday - Rain again likely, particularly in the afternoon, High 74, Low 53
TWC: Tomorrow - Cloudy with a few showers. High 70, Low 46
Wednesday - A few morning showers. High 73, Low 54
AW: Tomorrow - Partly sunny High 74, Low 47
Wednesday - Some sun with a passing shower High 76, Low 53
NWS: Tomorrow - A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy High 70, Low 51
Wednesday -A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy High 76, Low 52
WB: Tomorrow - Mostly cloudy, a slight chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of rain in the afternoon, High 70, Low 51
Wednesday - Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. Slight chance of showers, High 76, Low 52
It appears that Accuweather is forecasting for some other Euguene that the rest of us were not aware of. Here is the drizzly radar.
