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Reminders: Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 AM next Sunday March 13th (turn clocks ahead 1 hour) and The Vernal Equinox (Spring begins) occurs at 4:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday March 20th.
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The jet stream shows another cold trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) migrating Eastward across the into Pacific Northwest and another one behind a short lived high pressure ridge. More frontal systems will be coming our way next week and next weekend producing even more precipitation.
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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 areas of patchy fog late tonight and Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of evening showers, rain likely (60%) late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), AM rain, then afternoon showers likely (60%) Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night lows 32-42 highs 49-55. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, and rain likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday highs ranging from 50-53 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (snow level 2,500 ft. late at night), a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday (snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), evening rain likely (60%), rain late Monday night (snow level 3,000 ft.), rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 46-43 highs 53-60. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, showers likely (60%) in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Thursday night and Friday AM, a (40%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday highs ranging from 54-56 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal showers tonight and showers likely (60%) late tonight inland, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (snow level 2,000 ft. in the AM), coastal rain Monday night, evening rain likely (60%) then rain late Monday night inland, rain Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday and windy, then rain Wednesday night lows 38-47 cooling to near 40 Wednesday night highs 50-56. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday highs ranging from 50-53 lows 40-42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late tonight mainly South of Santiam Pass, scattered snow showers Monday and Monday evening, snow likely (60%) late Monday night (1-3 in. of snow possible), snow and rain Tuesday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon (5-10 in. of snow possible), showers Tuesday (1-4 in. of snow possible) and windy (wind: SE 10-15 mph shifting SW 15-20 mph in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) with a (30%) chance of snow Wednesday night snow level 3,000 ft. this evening, at the surface Monday, 2,500 ft. late Monday night, 3,000 ft. Tuesday, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night lows 24-30 highs 34-44. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday, then snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Friday, snow and rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday night, and rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday snow level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 2,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 3,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 4,000 ft. Sunday highs near 40 lows 25-28.
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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.