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Advisories:  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ABOVE 3,500 FT. FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY FOR  THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS. THE AREA INCLUDES BROTHERS, PAULINA, PRAIRIE CITY, SENECA, BEND, LA PINE, AND SUNRIVER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-4 IN. OF SNOW IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION WILL BE SOUTH OF BEND AND AND NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. EXPECT 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW TH THE JOHN DAY-OCHOCO HIGHLANDS WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED ABOVE 4,000 FT.

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An upper level low (the shaded ”U” shape on the jet stream) is continuing to send moist air into the Pacific Northwest producing more clouds and the chance of rain while lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm is producing the first snowfall of the season at pass levels. That trough of low pressure will stay with us through the week.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening, rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), rain with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Monday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), showers Monday evening, showers likely (60%) late Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), rain Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 42-39 highs 51-50. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday, then cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday highs 55-60 lows 39-48. (seasonal averages high 64 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with  showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, rain late tonight inland with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight inland (0.30 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), rain with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms Monday AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), showers and isolated coastal thunderstorms in the evening, showers in the evening with showers likely (60%) inland Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers inland while showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms inland Tuesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) inland while showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms Tuesday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, then showers Wednesday night lows 45-40 highs 53-50. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and slightly warmer Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday highs 50-62 lows 43-50. (seasonal averages high 60 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in of snow possible), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and small hail Monday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible), scattered rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1.00 in. of snow possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night 3,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night lows 29-24 highs 35-37. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night and Sunday snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night, then 8,000 ft. Sunday highs 37-49 lows 24-29.

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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.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com

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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Here is the correct answer. The answer to this common question depends upon use of the word “active.” At least 20 volcanoes will probably be erupting as you read these words (Italy’s Stromboli, for example, has been erupting for more than a thousand years); roughly 60 erupted each year through the 1990s; 154 in the full decade 1990-1999; about 550 have had historically documented eruptions; about 1300 (and perhaps more than 1500) have erupted in the Holocene (past 10,000 years); and some estimates of young seafloor volcanoes exceed a million. For more details go to The Global Vulcanism Program website. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Today, Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Halley’s Comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect ~25 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Sunday. The best time to look is during the dark hours before sunrise. Observers in both hemispheres can see this shower. Sorry, but in the Pacific Northwest we will have clouds and showers so you probably won’t be able to see the meteor shower. The meteor shower will continue to taper off this week, but the clouds and rain will continue to hide it from us. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos, more information, and live audio from a meteor radar.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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An upper level low (the shaded ”U” shape on the jet stream) is continuing to send moist air into the Pacific Northwest producing more clouds and the chance of rain while lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm is producing the first snowfall of the season at pass levels. That trough of low pressure will stay with us through the week.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Monday AM, rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), showers Monday evening and showers likely (60%) Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Tuesday night highs 59-50 lows 42-39. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday highs 50-56 lows 42-39. (seasonal averages high 64 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with  coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this AM with showers likely (60%) inland this AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.35 in. of rain possible), rain with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms Monday AM, AM rain inland with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), showers in the evening, showers likely (60%) Monday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers Tuesday, then showers likely (60%) Tuesday night highs 56-50 lows 45-43. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, and Wednesday evening, showers late Wednesday night, showers likely (70%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night through Friday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday highs 50-55 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 60 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers with some small hail tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in of snow possible), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and evening,  a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Tuesday night snow level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday night highs 38-33 warming to 37 Tuesday lows 28-24. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday and Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a  (40%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, then 5,500 ft. Friday night, and 5,500 ft. Saturday highs 37-49 lows 24-27.

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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.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com

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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Here is the correct answer. The answer to this common question depends upon use of the word “active.” At least 20 volcanoes will probably be erupting as you read these words (Italy’s Stromboli, for example, has been erupting for more than a thousand years); roughly 60 erupted each year through the 1990s; 154 in the full decade 1990-1999; about 550 have had historically documented eruptions; about 1300 (and perhaps more than 1500) have erupted in the Holocene (past 10,000 years); and some estimates of young seafloor volcanoes exceed a million. For more details go to The Global Vulcanism Program website. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Today, Earth is passing through a stream of debris from Halley’s Comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect ~25 meteors per hour when the shower peaks on Sunday. The best time to look is during the dark hours before sunrise on Sunday morning. Observers in both hemispheres can see this shower. Sorry, but in the Pacific Northwest we will have clouds and showers so you probably won’t be able to see the meteor shower. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos, more information, and live audio from a meteor radar.

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Advisories:  A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL 9 AM SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.

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An upper level low (the shaded ”U” shape on the jet stream) pushed a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest Friday, returning the clouds and the chance of rain and lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm is producing the first snowfall of the season at pass levels. That trough of low pressure will stay with us through the week.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy and colder with a (30%) chance of isolated showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late at night), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday night (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Monday AM, rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), showers Monday evening and showers likely (60%) Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 42-39 highs 56-50. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday highs 50-56 lows 44-46 cooling to 39 Fruiday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), coastal showers Sunday AM with showers likely (60%) inland Sunday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday night (0.35 in. of rain possible), rain with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms Monday AM, AM rain inland with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), showers in the evening, showers likely (60%) Monday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), showers Tuesday, then showers likely (60%) Tuesday night lows 47-43 highs 56-50. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, and Wednesday evening, showers late Wednesday night, showers likely (70%) Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday highs 50-55 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 60 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1.0 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1.00 in of snow possible), rain and snow showers Sunday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1.00 in of snow possible), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon, and rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and Tuesday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday night lows 28-24 highs 38-33 warming to 37 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday and Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a  (40%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, then 4,500 ft. Friday, then 5,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday highs 35-49 lows 24-27.

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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.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com

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Sorry, no winner this week. Here is my weekly weather quiz question for the last time. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Here is the correct answer. The answer to this common question depends upon use of the word “active.” At least 20 volcanoes will probably be erupting as you read these words (Italy’s Stromboli, for example, has been erupting for more than a thousand years); roughly 60 erupted each year through the 1990s; 154 in the full decade 1990-1999; about 550 have had historically documented eruptions; about 1300 (and perhaps more than 1500) have erupted in the Holocene (past 10,000 years); and some estimates of young seafloor volcanoes exceed a million. For more details go to The Global Vulcanism Program website. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting Monday. Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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An upper level low (the shaded”U” shape on the jet stream) pushed a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest Friday, returning the clouds and the chance of rain and lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm could produce the first snowfall of the season at pass levels.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers this AM, a (40%) chance of isolated showers this afternoon (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy and colder with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), a (60%) chance of showers Sunday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers in the evening, rain late Sunday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Monday AM, rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), then showers Monday evening and showers likely (60%) Monday night highs 58-53 lows 40-43. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 50-56 lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers today (under 0.01 in. of rain possible) and tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), then showers in the evening and rain Sunday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain with a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms Monday AM, AM rain inland with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (small hail possible), showers in the evening, then showers likely (60%) Monday night highs 58-50 lows 47-43. Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, showers likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 50-55 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 60 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with increasing rain and snow showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday afternoon (0.1. in. of rain possible, 1.00 in of snow possible) and Sunday night, then rain and snow showers Monday, and rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night snow level 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. this afternoon and tonight, 3,500 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, then 3,500 ft. Monday night highs 38-24 lows 28-24. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night through Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday snow level 3,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, then 5,000 ft. Friday highs 38-49 lows 24-27.

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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.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. Today is your last day to win this week. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Advisories:  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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An upper level low (the shaded”U”) shape on the jet stream) pushed a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest today, returning the clouds and the chance of rain and lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm could produce the first snowfall of the season at pass levels.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy and colder with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Monday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, then showers Monday night lows 46-40 warming to 43 Monday night highs 58-53. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 50-56 lows 44-46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with  showers this evening, showers likely late tonight (0.30 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), and Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), then showers Sunday night (0.20 in. of rain possible) through Monday night lows 49-45 highs 58-50. Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, showers likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 50-55 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers and colder tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, then rain and snow showers Monday and Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft.  falling to 6,500 ft. late tonight, 4,500 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, then 4,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night lows 32-24  highs 38-37. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night through Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday snow level 3,500 ft. Tuesday, 4,000 ft. Tuesday night  through Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 5,500 ft. Friday highs 38-49 lows 24-27.

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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.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. Today is your last day to win this week. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Advisories:  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TODAY UNTIL 11 AM SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.

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An upper level low (the shaded”U”) shape on the jet stream) is pushing a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest today, returning the clouds and the chance of rain and lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm could produce the first snowfall of the season at pass levels.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this AM, rain this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy and colder with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night highs 66-55 lows 46-40. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, showers likely (70%) Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then showers likely (60%) Thursday highs 53-58 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with  rain today (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening coastal showers with showers likely (60%) Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of inland showers Saturday night, coastal showers likely (60%) Sunday (0.20 in. of rain possible) and a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon inland, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night highs 60-54 lows 49-45. Mostly cloudy with showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night, showers Tuesday, rain Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then showers likely (70%) Thursday highs 50-55 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and cooler today, showers and colder tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the AM, rain and snow showers Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today, 8,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. late tonight, 4,500 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, then 4,000 ft. Sunday night highs 49-35 lows 33-28. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday and Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday through Thursday snow level 4,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 38-48 lows near 27.

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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.

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Get your local Eugene-Springfield news on-line at Eugene Daily News.com

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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An upper level low (the shaded”U”) shape on the jet stream) is pushing a frontal system (shown offshore) into the Pacific Northwest, returning the clouds and the chance of rain and lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm could produce the first snowfall of the season at pass levels. Another storm will move through during the day Friday.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain, showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy and colder with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and Sunday night lows 52-40 highs 68-55. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, showers likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then showers likely (60%) Thursday highs 55-58 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), coastal rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of inland AM rain with rain in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening coastal showers with showers likely (60%) Saturday night, a (40%) chance of inland showers Saturday night, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night lows 53-44 highs 64-54. Mostly cloudy with showers Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night, showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then showers likely (70%) Thursday highs near 54 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) and cooler Friday, showers and colder Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers  Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. late tonight and Friday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday,  4,000 ft. Saturday night, 3,500 ft. Sunday, then 4,000 ft. Sunday night lows 40-28 highs 49-35 warming to 39 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday and Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday through Thursday snow level 4,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 38-48 lows near 27.

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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.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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A high pressure ridge has positioned itself so that we are going to get an airflow out of the northwest pushing a frontal system (shown offshore) into the Pacific Northwest, returning the clouds and the chance of rain and lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes. This storm could produce the first snowfall of the season at pass levels.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers late Friday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy then partly cloudy in the afternoon with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy and colder with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night highs 68-72 cooling to 58 Saturday night lows 55-43. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 59-55 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear this evening inland then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with coastal showers Friday AM with a good (50%) chance of AM inland showers then afternoon showers,  (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers late Friday night (0.40 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers and a (40%) chance of showers inland Saturday, then a (40%) chance of showers and colder Saturday night with a chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late highs 64-56 lows 54-46. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, cloudy with rain Monday and rain likely (60%) Monday night, rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday highs near 55 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers and cooler Friday, showers and colder Friday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers  Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, then snow level above 8,000 ft. late tonight and Friday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,500 ft. late Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night highs 63-38 lows 40-28. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night through Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday snow level 3,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night through Monday night, then 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday highs 36-44 lows 30-34.

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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.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Advisories:   A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 9 AM THURSDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY,  JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY.

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The Jet Stream airflow has moved the storm track to the north as high pressure takes over. Things will dry out for another day as high pressure at the surface and the high pressure ridge aloft combine to clear out the clouds for a while. By the end of the week a frontal system (shown offshore) will move in returning the clouds and the chance of rain and lowering mountain snow levels down to the passes.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Friday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) Friday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, then mostly cloudy and colder with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night lows 38-49 cooling to 40 Saturday night highs 72-62. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 59-55 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Friday night (0.40 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of showers and colder Saturday night lows 43-53 cooling to 45 Saturday night highs 62-56. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, showers likely (60%) Monday night, rain likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday highs near 55 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and cooler Friday, showers and colder Friday night, a (40%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Thursday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. late Thursday night and Friday, 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night lows 38-28 highs 63-40. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night through Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night, then 4,500 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday highs 36-44 lows 30-34.

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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.

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Here is my new weekly weather quiz question. How many “active” volcanoes are there in the world? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count.

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Advisories:  NONE AT THIS TIME.

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The Jet Stream airflow will move the storm track to the north as high pressure takes over. A frontal system brought dwindling chances of rain behind it Tuesday, then things will dry out for a couple of days as high pressure at the surface and high pressure aloft combine to clear out the clouds for a while. By the end of the week a frontal system will move in returning the clouds and the chance of rain.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain likely (70%) Friday night highs 65-72 cooling to 69 Friday lows 38-50. Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs 64-60 lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy and colder with patchy fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Thursday night, then cloudy with rain likely (70%) Friday and Friday night highs 62-64 cooling to 58 Friday lows 43-53. Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday night, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday highs 59-53 lows 46-50. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny and just a bit warmer this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Thursday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night highs 55-64 cooling to 54 Friday lows 35-40 cooling to 34 Friday night . A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday snow level 6,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday through Tuesday highs 48-40 warming to 45 Tuesday lows 30-34.

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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.

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