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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 a frontal system moving in. Another frontal system is 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 this evening with a good (50%) chance of scattered showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), occasional rain Wednesday (0.50 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (60%), showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, and a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 42-47 cooling to 43 Wednesday night and back up to 46 Thursday night highs 67-60. Mostly cloudy showers likely (60%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night through Saturday night, AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, then AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Monday (Memorial Day) afternoon with a (40%) chance of showers highs 62-58 warming to 62 Monday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 68 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, showers Wednesday night (snow level (3,500 ft), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, and Thursday night lows 44-50 cooling to 45 Thursday night highs 70-62. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night, (40%) Saturday and Saturday night, (30%) Sunday, then a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday (Memorial Day) highs 60-66 cooling to near 60 Monday lows near 47. (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 slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday evening, coastal rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain late Tuesday night inland, rain Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night lows near 46 highs 60-55. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday (Memorial Day) highs 55-60 cooling to 54 Monday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 62 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, a (40%) chance showers late tonight (1-2 in. of snow possible, 0.05 in. of rain possible), AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy Tuesday night with rain likely (60%) late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), occasional rain Wednesday (1-2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, and showers likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday lows 30-36 cooling to near 30 Thursday night highs 57-40. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, AM clouds Sunday, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) snow level 6,000 ft. Friday, then 5,000 ft. Friday night through Monday highs 42-52 lows 28-34.
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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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