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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Congratulations Dave! Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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The leading edge of a high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape) is giving us a strong northwesterly airflow that has brought colder air our way. A frontal system is poised to move through oregon carrying more moisture to us. This frontal system will approach the Pacific Coast Wednesday increasing rain chances again. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.

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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST, THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY FROM PORTLAND THROUGH SALEM, AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL  10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN,  LAKE COUNTY, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.

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The Winter Solstice takes place Friday and that marks the official beginning of Winter.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, showers late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 50 mph), showers Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (W 20-30 decreasing to W 10-20 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft.), occasional rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night, showers likely (60%) Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night lows 40-34 highs 43-40 warming to 45 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday through Friday, showers Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday  night and Sunday highs 44-48 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.40 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late) and windy (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) tonight, AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow Monday afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.20 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 400 ft.), cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday evening, a (%) chance of rain and snow at night (snow level 1,000 ft. falling to 500 ft. late), rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon, then rain Wednesday night lows 38-42 cooling to 30 Tuesday night highs 46-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday through Friday, rain and snow showers at night, rain Saturday, showers in the evening, rain and snow showers late Saturday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday highs 42-45 lows 38-36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with  rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) tonight and very windy (wind: SW 25-40 gusts to 60 mph decreasing to 50 mph late at night), AM showers, mostly cloudy with coastal rain Monday afternoon, rain and snow inland in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph shifting W 10-20 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with coastal showers while rain and snow showers inland Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), coastal rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms, then showers in  the afternoon with rain and snow showers inland Tuesday (snow level 700 ft.), evening coastal showers likely (60%) with rain late at night while rain and snow showers likely (70%) inland in the evening, then rain and snow likely (60%) late Tuesday night, AM rain and snow Wednesday with afternoon rain and breezy, then rain and breezy Wednesday night lows 40-45 cooling to 36 Tuesday night highs 50-44. Mostly cloudy rain and breezy Thursday, rain Thursday night and Friday, showers Friday night, rain Saturday, showers and breezy Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday highs 46-50 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow, heavy at times, (1 .00 in. of rain possible, 8-14 in. of snow possible) tonight and windy (wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 65 mph late), snow showers (6-10 in. of rain possible) Monday and windy (wind: W 25-35 mph gusts to 70 mph decreasing to W 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), snow showers (2-5 in. of snow possible) and colder Monday night, occasional snow showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday evening, snow showers likely (60%) at night and Wednesday, then rain and snow Wednesday night snow level 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. late tonight, at the surface Monday through Wednesday, then 2,500 ft. Wednesday night lows 27-17 highs 28-20 warming to 28 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with  snow Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night, rain and snow showers Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60) Saturday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday snow level at the surface Thursday through Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, 3,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 2,500 ft. Sunday highs 28-32 lows 25-30.

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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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We have a Winner!

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Congratulations Dave! Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved through and we are now on the back side of the trough which is also the leading edge of a high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape). They combine to give us a strong northwesterly airflow that is bring the colder air our way. A frontal system moved through the Pacific Northwest spreading more moisture along with the cooler air. This frontal system will approach the Pacific Coast Wednesday increasing rain chances again. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.

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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM  1 PM TODAY THROUGH 1 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON, THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON MONDAY FROM PORTLAND THROUGH SALEM, AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL 6PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, FROM 1 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL  10 PM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY UNTIL UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain this today (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 5-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) tonight, showers Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and breezy (SW 15-25 mph), evening showers, rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.), occasional rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.) highs 46-40 lows 40-34. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, rain likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, then showers  likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday highs 44-48 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this AM, rain this afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. this afternoon, 0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and windy (wind: S 5-10 mph increasing to 20-30 mph this afternoon, rain (0.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) tonight, rain and snow Monday (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.20 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain and snow showers Tuesday, then then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night highs 46-38  lows 38-42 cooling to 30 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and snow Wednesday night, rain and snow and breezy Thursday, rain and snow Thursday night and Friday, rain Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday highs 42-45 lows 38-36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to S 30-40 mph at the beaches and SW 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon inland), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: SW 20-40 at the beaches and SW 25-35 mph inland, gusts to 60 mph decreasing to 50 mph late at night) tonight, mostly cloudy with coastal rain Monday with AM rain, then afternoon rain and snow inland (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the AM), mostly cloudy with coastal showers and rain and snow showers inland Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain  and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms Tuesday, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday night highs 50-44 lows 40-45 cooling to 36 Tuesday night. Rain and snow Wednesday AM, rain and breezy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, then rain Thursday night through Saturday highs 46-50 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with AM snow, rain and snow (0.50 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible) this afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow, heavy at times, (1 .00 in. of rain possible, 8-14 in. of snow possible) tonight and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph late), snow showers Monday and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph decreasing to 45 mph), snow showers and colder Monday night, occasional snow showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Tuesday night snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. this afternoon, 4,500 ft. tonight, then at the surface Monday through Tuesday night highs 33-22 lows 25-30 cooling to 20 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with  snow likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night, snow likely (70%) Thursday, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday snow level at the surface Wednesday, snow level 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, at the surface Thursday, snow level 2,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday highs 28-32 lows 25-30.

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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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We have a Winner!

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Congratulations Dave! Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved through and we are now on the back side of the trough which is also the leading edge of a high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape). They combine to give us a strong northwesterly airflow that is bring the colder air our way. A frontal system is moving through the Pacific Northwest spreading more moisture along with the cooler air. It will dry out a bit behind this system. This frontal system will approach the Pacific Coast Wednesday increasing rain chances again. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.

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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM  1 PM SUNDAY THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE COAST OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR  NORTH CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY, AND UNTIL 7 PM FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL  10 PM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain Sunday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph in the afternoon), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph) Sunday night, showers Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and windy, showers and colder Monday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.) lows 37-42 cooling to 35 Tuesday night highs 46-40. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, rain likely (70%) Thursday through Friday, then showers  likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday highs 42-48 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), rain and snow Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), rain (0.40 in. of rain possible) and windy (SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) Sunday night, rain and snow Monday (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.20 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers and colder Monday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain and snow showers Tuesday, then then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night lows 38-42 cooling to 30 Tuesday night highs 46-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and snow Wednesday night, rain and snow and breezy Thursday, rain and snow Thursday night and Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday highs 42-45 lows 38-36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to S 30-40 mph at the beaches and SW 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon inland), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: SW 25-40 at the beaches and SW 25-35 mph inland, gusts to 60 mph decreasing to 50 mph late at night) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with coastal rain Monday with AM rain, then afternoon rain and snow inland (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the AM), mostly cloudy with coastal showers and rain and snow showers inland Monday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 1,000 ft. late at night), rain  and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of AM thunderstorms Tuesday, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday night lows 40-45 cooling to 36 Tuesday night highs 50-44. Rain and snow Wednesday AM, rain and breezy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, then rain Thursday night through Saturday highs 46-50 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this evening, snow showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow), AM snow showers, rain and snow (0.50 in. of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible) Sunday afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 50 mph in the afternoon), rain and snow (1 .00 in. of rain possible, 8-14 in. of snow possible) Sunday night and windy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph increasing to SW 25-35 mph gusts to 65 mph late), snow showers Monday and windy (wind: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 60 mph decreasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), snow showers and colder Monday night, snow showers Tuesday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Tuesday night snow level 2,500 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Sunday afternoon, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, then at the surface Monday through Tuesday night lows 25-30 cooling to 20 Tuesday night highs 33-22. Mostly cloudy with  snow likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night, snow likely (70%) Thursday, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday snow level at the surface Wednesday, snow level 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, at the surface Thursday, snow level 2,500 ft. Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday highs 28-32 lows 25-30.

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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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We have a Winner!

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) is moving through and pushing a frontal system into the Pacific Northwest. This frontal system will approach the Pacific Coast Wednesday. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.

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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY, AND ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SIKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, no accumulation expected, rain this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 1,000 ft.), showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, showers late Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 40 mph), then showers Monday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and Monday night highs 42-48 lows 38-42 cooling to 35 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain likely (60%) Tuesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday highs 42-48 lows 36-42 cooling to 38 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this afternoon (0.10 in. of snow possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. this afternoon), evening showers, showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) and windy (SW 20-30 mph) Sunday night, rain Monday, then rain and snow showers and colder Monday night highs 43-48 cooling to 44 Monday lows 38-42 cooling to 34 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday highs 42-46 cooling to 43 Friday lows 34-39. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) this AM and rain this afternoon while rain inland today (0.30 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing S 20-30 this afternoon at the shore and breezy – wind: S 15-25 mph inland), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late at night), rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 55 mph), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 30-40 shifting SW 20-30 mph late at the shore while SW 20-30 mph inland) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with rain and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph) Monday, then mostly cloudy with showers Monday night highs 48-50 lows 40-45 cooling to 38 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with rain  and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain and breezy Wednesday night, rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday highs 46-50 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, ran and snow this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible), snow showers tonight (3-6 in. of snow), rain and snow (2-5 in. of snow possible) Sunday and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow Sunday evening, rain and snow showers late at night and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 60 mph), rain and snow showers Monday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), then snow showers Monday night snow level 3,000 ft. this afternoon, at the surface tonight, 2,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. Monday afternoon, then at the surface Monday night highs 29-35 cooling to 30 Monday lows 25-30 cooling to 22 Monday night. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Tuesday, snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and Thursday night and Friday snow level at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then 3,000 ft. Friday highs 23-35 lows 20-28.

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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.

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) is moving in and pushed a frontal system through the Pacific Northwest. This frontal system will move in to begin the workweek. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.

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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY FOR NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, cloudy with rain Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%), rain Sunday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Sunday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain Monday, then showers Monday night lows 32-42 cooling to 35 Monday night highs 42-48. Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday highs 42-48 lows 36-40 cooling to 38 Thursday night. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow in the afternoon (0.10 in. of snow possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), evening showers, rain and snow showers late Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (SW 15-25 mph) Sunday night, rain Monday, then rain and snow showers Monday night lows 35-42 cooling to 34 Monday night highs 43-48 cooling to 44 Monday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday highs 42-45 lows 34-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, coastal rain with AM inland rain likely (70%) and rain Saturday afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing S 15-25 mph in the afternoon at the shore), showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-20 mph decreasing to SW 5-10 mph late at night), rain Sunday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph at the shore while SW 15-25 mph inland) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Monday, then mostly cloudy with showers Monday night lows 37-45 cooling to 38 Monday night highs 48-50. Mostly cloudy with rain  and snow showers Tuesday AM with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain likely (70%) Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday highs 46-50 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, a slight (20%) chance of AM snow,  snow Saturday afternoon (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Saturday night (3-7 in. of snow), AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow Sunday afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 increasing to S 15-25 mph), rain and snow Sunday night and breezy, rain and snow Monday and windy, then snow showers Monday night snow level at the surface tonight and Saturday, 2,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, then 2,500 ft. Monday night lows 22-30 cooling to 22 Monday night highs 30-35. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Tuesday, snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and Thursday night and Friday snow level at the surface Tuesday through Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, then 3,000 ft. Friday highs 23-35 lows 22-28.

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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.

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved in and is changing the airflow to southwest. A frontal system is moving through the Pacific Northwest. This frontal system will move in to begin the workweek. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow and hopes to open soon.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with AM showers, a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, cloudy with rain Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible) afternoon, showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, then rain and windy Sunday night highs 44-40 warming to 47 Sunday lows 32-42. Cloudy with showers Monday through Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Thursday highs near 47 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 45 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely this AM, rain and snow showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible snow level 1,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of snow possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft,) showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), then rain and breezy Sunday night highs 43-48 lows 35-42. Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, rain and snow showers at night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, rain and snow likely (70%) Wednesday night, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday highs 50-42 lows 38-34 warming to 38 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with patchy fog tonight, cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, coastal rain with inland rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing S 15-25 mph in the afternoon at the shore), showers Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph shifting SW 10 mph late at night), rain Sunday, then rain and windy Sunday night highs near 50 lows 40-37 warming to 45 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Monday and Monday night, rain  and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) at night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night, then showers Thursday highs near 52-45 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with AM snow, snow showers this afternoon (2 in. of snow possible), a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, a good (50%) chance of snow Saturday afternoon (2-6 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Saturday night, rain and snow Sunday, then rain and snow Sunday night snow level level 2,500 ft. today and tonight, at the surface Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, then 4,500 ft. Sunday night highs 30-34 cooling to 27 Sunday lows 20-24 cooling to 22 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with showers Monday and Monday night, snow showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) of snow showers Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Thursday snow level 4,500 ft. Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then at the surface Tuesday through Thursday highs 35-30 lows 28-25.

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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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We have a Winner!

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved in and is changing the airflow to southwest. A frontal system will move through the Pacific Northwest by tonight. This frontal system will move in for the weekend returning the chance for rain. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow before they can open.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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The Geminid Meteor Shower in peaking, but our cloud cover will make it hard to see. For more details go to: Space Weather.com.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night, cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, cloudy with rain in Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible), and evening, showers late Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday, then rain likely (60%) and breezy Sunday night lows 32-38 cooling to 33 Sunday night highs 44-47. Cloudy with rain Monday, showers Monday night and Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday highs near 47 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow  in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,500 ft,) showers Saturday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night lows 36-42 highs 43-48. Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, rain Monday and snow at night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday, cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday highs 42-34 warming to 39 Thursday lows 36-34 warming to 38 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with   a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, coastal rain late tonight with inland rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with AM rain likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain Friday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, coastal rain with inland rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), showers Saturday night (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 20-20 mph at the shore and S 10-15 mph inland), then rain and windy Sunday and Sunday night lows 40-37 warming to 45 Sunday night highs near 50. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Monday and Monday night, rain  and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) at night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (70%) at night, then showers likely (60%) Thursday highs near 52-45 lows 38-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this evening, a (40%) chance of rain and snow late tonight, cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM snow, rain and snow in the afternoon and evening, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, a good (50%) chance of snow in the afternoon, rain and snow showers late Saturday night and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting to S 10-15 mph late gusts to 40 mph, rain and snow Sunday, then rain and snow likely (60%) and breezy Sunday night snow level level 3,000 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, at the surface Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 3,000 ft. Sunday, then 4,000 ft. Sunday night lows 25-22 highs 32-34 cooling to 27 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow  Monday, rain and snow showers Monday night, snow showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good  (50%) of snow showers Tuesday night, a good (50%) chance of snow Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Thursday snow level 4,500 ft. Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then at the surface Tuesday through Thursday highs 35-30 lows 28-25.

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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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We have a Winner!

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved in and is changing the airflow to southwest. A frontal system has pushed through the Pacific Northwest. A high pressure ridge will take over today and fade Friday. This frontal system will move in for the weekend returning the chance for rain. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow before they can open.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and possible freezing fog (mainly outlying areas) this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM rain, a (40%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night, cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, then rain Saturday night highs 40-44 lows 30-38. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night, showers likely (60%) Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday highs 45-48 lows 34-40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog and freezing fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, a a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with with ran Saturday night highs 44-48 lows 32-39. Mostly cloudy showers Sunday, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday, rain Monday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday highs 47-50 cooling to 45 Wednesday lows 36-40 cooling to 37 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with   areas of patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers with a good (50%) chance of inland showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Friday night,  rain, a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon, then rain Saturday night highs 48-52  lows 36-43. Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, showers Monday, rain Monday night, showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday highs near 52-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun today, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow tonight, snow likely (60%) Friday AM, snow showers likely (70%) Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, a good (50%) chance of snow in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday night snow level free air freezing level at the surface today, snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Friday, at the surface Friday night and Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night highs 34-30 warming to 35 Saturday lows 24-29. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Sunday, snow likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday snow level 2,500 ft. Sunday, at the surface Sunday night and Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then 2,500 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night, then 2,500 ft. Wednesday highs 30-36  lows 25-30.

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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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We have a Winner!

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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved in and is changing the airflow to southwest. A frontal system has pushed through the Pacific Northwest. A high pressure ridge will take over Thursday and fade Friday. This frontal system will move in for the weekend returning the chance for rain. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow before they can open.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (30%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (60%) late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM rain, a (40%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, then rain Saturday night lows 30-38 highs 40-44. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night, showers likely (60%) Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday highs 45-48 lows 34-40. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, a a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with with ran Saturday night lows 32-39 highs 44-48. Mostly cloudy showers Sunday, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday, rain Monday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday highs 47-50 cooling to 45 Wednesday lows 36-40 cooling to 37 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with   a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (70%) and a good (50%) chance of afternoon showers with a good (50%) chance of inland showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Friday night,  rain, a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (70%) Saturday afternoon, then rain Saturday night lows 36-43 highs 48-52. Mostly cloudy with showers Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, showers Monday, rain Monday night, showers Tuesday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday highs near 52-48. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of scattered snow showers this evening, just mostly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night, snow likely (60%) Friday AM, snow showers likely (70%) Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, snow in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday night snow level at the surface tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Thursday, snow level 3,000 ft. Thursday night, 2,500 ft. Friday, at the surface Friday night and Saturday, then 4,000 ft. Saturday night lows 24-29 highs 34-30 warming to 35 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Sunday, snow likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday snow level 2,500 ft. Sunday, at the surface Sunday night and Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then 2,500 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night, then 2,500 ft. Wednesday highs 30-36  lows 25-30.

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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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Congratulations to Dave Haverstock who is the first person to post the correct answer to this week’s weather quiz question. Here is my new weekly weather quiz question for the last time. In meteorology what does the acronym “AFOS” stand for? Here is Dave’s correct answer: “AFOS- the Automation of Field Operations and Services; AFOS is the computer system that links National Weather Service offices and other computer networks, such as the NOAA weather wire, to transmit weather information.” I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next 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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A upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved in offshore and is changing the airflow to southwest. A frontal system has pushed through the Pacific Northwest. A high pressure ridge will take over Thursday and fade Friday. This frontal system will move in late in the week increasing the chance of rain once again into the weekend. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass is still waiting for more snow before they can open.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with sun breaks and a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy evening fog, more areas of fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 44-40 warming to 45 Friday lows 32-39. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain in the evening, showers at night, showers likely (60%) Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night through Monday, rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs 48-45 lows 38-34 warming to 40 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night highs 44-46 lows 35-39. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night, rain and snow showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Monday, rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Tuesday highs 47-44 warming to 49 Monday and cooling to 46 Tuesday lows 40-37 warming to 40 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with  a (40%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 2,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, rain likely (70%) Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) Friday, a (70%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night highs 48-50 lows 37-43. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain at night, showers Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, rain Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday highs near 50 lows near 43-40 warming to 45 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with snow showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of isolated snow showers this evening, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, snow showers likely (60%) late Thursday night and Friday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Friday night snow level at the surface today and tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Thursday, snow level 3,000 ft. Thursday night, then 2,500 ft. Friday, then at the surface again Friday night highs 30-27 lows 20-26 cooling to 22 Friday night. Cloudy with a snow likely Saturday, rain and snow in the evening, snow showers at night and Sunday, snow likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday snow level at the surface Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, at the surface Sunday through Monday, 3,500 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday highs 34-30 warming to 35 Tuesday lows 25-22 warming to 30 Monday night.

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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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