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Upper level low pressure (“U” shape offshore) will slide along the coast from the Gulf of Alaska and move across Oregon. A frontal system moved through the state increasing the chance for precipitation. There will be a short break on Tuesday, but it will cloud up again with this frontal system due in late in the week bringing better chances for rain.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday (0.50 in. of rain possible), then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night highs 63-67 cooling to 58 Wednesday lows 44-48 cooling to 42 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, showers likely Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday highs 60-62 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 68 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today, a (30%) chance of showers tonight, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy and warmer Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 62-70 cooling to 60 Tuesday lows 44-48-44. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday highs 63-66 lows 49-44. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today, a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday evening, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night highs 55-60 cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 44-48. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday highs 58-60 lows 50-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers likely (60%) this AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (1-2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms) and evening, a (30%) chance showers late tonight (1-2 in. of snow possible), a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, and Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night with a (40%) chance of rain late (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night snow level 4,000 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday night highs 47-57 cooling to 48 Wednesday lows 32-36 cooling to 32 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, showers likely (60%) Friday through Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, then 5,000 ft. Friday night through Monday highs 50-55 cooling to near 50 Sunday lows 35-32.
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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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