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A strong upper level area of low pressure (oval shape moving into Oregon) is sending moisture to the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system that moved ashore through Northern California brought showers that moved from South to North over Oregon. Another frontal system will be approaching the coast Thursday. Another frontal system will be upon us by Friday, followed by yet another frontal system over the weekend.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a slight (20%) chance of showers in the AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, just partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 40-35 warming to 40 Thursday night highs 58-70. Mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday through Monday highs 72-60 lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers tonight (snow level 3,000 ft. late), cloudy with scattered showers Tuesday AM, rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon (AM snow level 3,500 ft.), cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Tuesday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with isolated showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with isolated showers Wednesday evening ( snow level 3,500 ft.), then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night lows 42-46 dropping to near 40 Wednesday nigh, then warming to 46 Thursday night highs 60-75. Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Monday highs 70-60 warming to near 65 Sunday and Monday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)
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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, scattered showers late tonight and Tuesday AM, cloudy with rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal rain in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, evening rain likely (60%) inland with a good (50%) chance of showers late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night lows 42-46 highs 55-60. Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night through Saturday night and cooler, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday highs 60-54 warming to 58 Monday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms (1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night (1 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday evening, then mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, rising to 4,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, then a free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Thursday, and 9,000 ft. Thursday night lows 30-27 warming to 32 Thursday highs 45-59. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday through Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday snow level 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, then 5,000 ft. Sunday through Monday highs 62-50 lows 32-36.
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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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