ADVISORIES:

• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, THE CASCADES OF  MARION AND LINN COUNTIES, AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.
• A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL11 PM THURSDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN  EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON V CASCADES.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY ABOVE4,500 FT. FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM THURSDAY FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL  2 AM THURSDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.
• A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE AFFECTING COOS COUNTY.

HOME WOOD HEATING ADVISORY:

The Eugene & Springfield: GREEN– Fireplace and wood stove used is allowed. Protect air quality by not heating with wood when possible.

Oakridge And Westfir: GREEN– Fireplace and wood stove used is allowed. Protect air quality by not heating with wood when possible.

The use of pellet stoves is always allowed.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA.org)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Valley including Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with evening rain, rain and snow and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late tonight (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late),
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow (Vernal Equinox 2:01 am-Spring begins), rain and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon (no snow accumulation expected, snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft.), rain Thursday night (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Friday, rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night.
• lows 42-47 highs 52-56.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday,  just partly cloudy Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly sunny and av bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• AM sun, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday.
• highs 66-76 cooing to 74 Wednesday lows 47-52 . (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)

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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 and coastal rain late tonight while inland rain and a slight (20%) chance inland thunderstorms late tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Thursday (Vernal Equinox 2:01 am-Spring begins), rain Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Friday, rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain likely (70%) and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, a good (50%) of evening rain, then just mostly cloudy late Saturday night.
• lows 43-46 highs 52-56.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• Mostly cloudy start, sunny and a bit cooler Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
• Then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon.
• highs 62-68 cooling to 64 Thursday lows 46-48 (seasonal averages high 55 low 42).

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Forecast for the Northern Oregon Cascades including the Cascades in Lane County:

• Mostly cloudy with evening rain and snow, a (30% chance of rain and snow late tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible, 4-8  in. of snow possible, evening snow possibly heavy at times),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow Thursday (0.50 in of rain possible, 4-8 in. of snow possible, AM snow possibly heavy at times),  and rain Thursday (Vernal Equinox 2:01 am-Spring begins), rain and snow Thursday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow Friday, evening rain and snow, then rain and snow showers late at night (snow possibly heavy at times),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with rain and snow showers Saturday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night.
• snow level 2,500 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night.
• lows 26-32 highs 33-37.
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late at night,
• Sunny and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night,
• Then mostly sunny and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
• snow level 7,500 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, free air freezing level 11,00 ft. Monday,  12,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday.
• highs 46-58 cooling to 56 Wednesday lows 35-38.