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The upper airflow is moving from Northwest to Southeast bringing warm then colder air toward us. A warm front is moving through the state of Oregon and a cold front will drop down behind it. Then another trough of low pressure will slide in along the coast sending more storms our way. A complex frontal system ( position shown is Thursday AM) will push into Oregon Wednesday.
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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 rain likely (60%) this evening, then a (40%) chance of rain late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy and colder with patchy fog Tuesday night, clouds and sun with patchy fog Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain at night and Thursday, with rain likely (60%) Thursday night lows 44-38 highs 54-47. Mostly cloudy rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday highs 47-42 lows 39-33. (seasonal averages highs 52 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain tonight, fog late tonight and early Tuesday AM with a slight (20%) chance of rain, becoming partly cloudy Tuesday evening, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance in the evening, and rain Wednesday night lows 46-40 highs near 53. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday night, and Friday, rain and snow Friday night through Saturday night, rain and snow showers Sunday and Sunday night, and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday highs 48-44 lows 44-34. (seasonal averages high 56 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight, areas of fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy at night with more fog late, AM clouds and fog, mostly cloudy Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, coastal rain Wednesday night, evening rain likely (60%) then rain late at night inland, breezy (winds: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the evening), rain Thursday, and rain likely (60%) Thursday night lows 50-40-44 highs 55-49. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday, rain Friday night through Saturday night, showers Sunday and Sunday night, then a (40%) chance of showers Monday highs near 50 lows 40-37. (seasonal averages high 57 lows 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain likely (60%) and breezy (winds: W 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph) late tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, decreasing clouds with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday evening, then more clouds with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday afternoon, rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday night (5-9 in. of snow possible), snow Thursday, and rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 7,000 ft. falling to 6,000 ft. late tonight, 5,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 4,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, falling to 2,500 ft. Thursday, and 3,000 ft. Friday night lows 33-22 highs 40-34 . Mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, and a good (50%) chance Saturday through Monday snow level 3,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 2,500 ft. Saturday, and 3,000 ft. Saturday night, and at the surface Sunday through Monday highs 33-28 lows near 22.
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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.