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Upper level low pressure (“U” shape offshore) is sliding slowly across Oregon. A frontal system is bringing better chances for rain today through early in the weekend. Looks like the wettest day of the Memorial Day Holiday weekend will be Saturday with lesser chances Sunday and Monday. A new frontal system will push through the Pacific Northwest Monday increasing the precipitation chances.
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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 showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening (0.25 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, AM clouds then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday evening, then a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night lows near 44 highs 57-65. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night through Thursday highs near 60 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 69 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight, showers Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy and warmer Sunday with just a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 48-42 highs 60-54 warming to 64 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) through Wednesday, then a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday highs 62-68 lows 47-43. (seasonal averages high 73 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight, showers Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, showers likely (60%) Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Sunday with just a slight (20%) chance of showers, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 47-42 highs near 55. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day) through Wednesday, then a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday highs 55-60 lows 44-47. (seasonal averages high 62 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Friday and Friday evening (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Friday night (2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night, AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday in the afternoon and evening and a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night snow level 4,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. tonight through Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 5,500 ft. Sunday night lows 28-32 highs 37-50. Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night through Thursday snow level 4,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 6,000 ft. Thursday highs 42-53 lows near 33.
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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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