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Upper level low pressure (“U” shape offshore) is sliding slowly across Oregon. A frontal system has brought better chances for rain through early in the weekend. Looks like the wettest day of the Memorial Day Holiday weekend will be Saturday with lesser chances Sunday and at least part of Monday. There will still be sun breaks on the rainy days. A new frontal system will push through the Pacific Northwest Monday increasing the precipitation chances once again.
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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), a good (50%) chance of scattered showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening, a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Memorial Day), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night lows 42-47 highs 57-63. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday through Friday highs 62-65 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 69 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) tonight (snow level 3,000 ft.), showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Saturday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy and warmer Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of rain, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Memorial Day), then showers likely (60%) Monday night lows 44-50 highs 56-68. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Friday highs 66-70 lows near 46. (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 coastal showers this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight, showers likely (60%) inland tonight, showers likely (60%) Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the AM, afternoon, and evening (small hail possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Memorial Day), then showers likely (60%) Monday night lows 44-48 highs 54-58. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday through Friday highs 55-60 lows near 46. (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 (2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Saturday (2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday (Memorial Day), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night snow level 3,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, then 5,500 ft. Monday and Monday night lows 29-34 highs 40-48. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Friday snow level 5,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 45-56 lows near 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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