One frontal system , a warm front, moved into Oregon Thursday. As you can see on that map animation, a cold front behind it will move in today. This storm has the potential of dumping two feet of snow in the Cascades when it’s over.

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Advisories:   A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM TODAY (NEW YEAR’S DAY) FOR THE SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH OREGON COAST AND FROM 6 AM TODAY THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON SATURDAY.

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Forecast for the Central and Southern Willamette Valley:  Showers today (New Year’s day) and showers likely at night (60% ) high near 50 low near 40. Mostly cloudy Saturday morning then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers and  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday evening high near 45 low near 35. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night  high 42-45 lows in the upper 30s. A  (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night high 47 low 39. A  good (50%) chance of  rain Tuesday through Wednesday night and likely (60%) Thursday highs again near 50 lows in the upper 40s.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:   Rain this morning (New Year’s Day) and showers this afternoon high 47-49. Showers likely (60%) showers tonight (snow level 3,500′)   low near 40. Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday high near 50. Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night (snow level 3,500′) low 35-37. There will be a (30%) chance of rain Sunday and a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night low 40. Mostly cloudy Monday through Tuesday night with a good (50%) chance of showers highs in the mid 40s (except near 50 Monday) lows 39.  A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday & Wednesday night high 45 low 39. Rain likely (60%) Thursday high near 40.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast:  Rain this morning (New Year’s Day) then showers likely (60%) at night  high 53 low 45. Cloudy a (40%) chance of showers Saturday high 52-54. A slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night low 40. There will be a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and a good (50%) chance Sunday night high in the low 50s low near 42. A good (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night high 54 low 44. A (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and rain likely (60%) Tuesday night high 55 low 44. Mostly cloudy rain likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night high in the low 50s low near 40. Rain Thursday high 55.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Rain and breezy this morning rain changing to snow down to pass levels this afternoon snow level 6,000′ falling to 3,500′ this afternoon 3-6″ of snow.  Snow showers and colder tonight snow level falling from  3,500′ to 3,000′ 6-10″ of snow. A good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday and Saturday night snow level 3,000′ to 3,500′. Partly cloudy Sunday with as slight chance of rain, snow level 5,500’and a chance of rain Sunday night snow level 5,500′.  Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Monday snow level 6.000′. Rain and snow showers Monday night snow level 6,000′. A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night snow level 6,500′. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely Wednesday snow level 5,500′. Wednesday night a good (50%) chance of rain and snow, snow level 6,500′ and a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday snow level rising to 6,000′.

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