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Forecast: Skiing in your spring break plans?
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:19 AM PDT
The spring break forecast is predicting cool, wet weather for the South Coast. National Weather Service forecasters say there’s even a chance of snow in the Coast Range. Here’s the extended forecast and 24-hour high and low temps.
Florence: 52, 34
North Bend/Coos Bay: 52, 39
Gold Beach: n/a
Brookings: 53, 43
South Oregon Coast
Includes the cities of Reedsport, Lakeside, North Bend, Coos Bay, Coquille, Myrtle Point, Powers and Bandon.
• Today: Cloudy with scattered rain showers. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of showers 40 percent.
• Tonight: Rain showers in the evening, then rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
• Wednesday: Rain and snow. Snow level 2,000 feet. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
• Wednesday night: Rain and snow showers likely. Snow level falling to 1,000 feet. Lows in the mid 30s. Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph early in the morning. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
• Thursday: Rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 2,000 feet. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
• Thursday night: Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
• Friday: Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs around 50.
• Friday night and Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
• Saturday night and Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
• Monday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Curry County Coast
Includes the cities of Port Orford, Gold Beach and Brookings.
• Today: Cloudy with scattered rain showers. Highs around 50. Southwest winds around 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of showers 30 percent
• Tonight: Rain and snow showers likely in the evening, then rain and snow after midnight. Snow level 2,500 feet. No snow accumulation. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
• Wednesday: Rain and snow. Snow level 2500 feet. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Breezy. Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph late in the morning, then shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
• Wednesday night: Rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 1,500 feet. Lows in the mid 30s. Breezy. West winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph early in the morning. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
• Thursday: Rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 2,000 feet. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
• Thursday night: Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
• Friday: Cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
• Friday night: Cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
• Saturday night and Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
• Sunday night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
• Monday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
Elsewhere
• Portland: Getting cold tonight with the freezing level dropping to 500 feet. Rain and snow showers are likely. Thursday through the weekend, the snow level is expected to stay around 1,000 feet with snow possible. Highs should be around 50 and lows in the low- to mid-30s.
• Eugene: Snow level fluctuating between 500 and 1,000 feet through the weekend. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs around 50 and lows between 30 and 35.
• Medford/Grants Pass: Snow level 1,500 to 2,500 feet through the weekend. Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs upper 40s to low 50s. Lows in the upper 20s to around 30.
• Bend: Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance of snow. Lows 16 to 25. Highs low- to mid-40s. |