A high pressure ridge is strengthening over us a bit and that means we’ll dry out a bit today then a trough of low pressure ( the “U” shaped shaded area now well offshore) will slide eastward sending in a new storm system which will give us more rain.

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Advisories: A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST.

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Forecast for the Southern Willamette Valley:  Dense morning fog today and mostly cloudy, then a mix of clouds and sun with patchy lingering afternoon fog high 55. Mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of rain, patchy fog late low 42. Mostly cloudy Monday with a good (50%) chance of rain high 52. Rain Monday night low near 40. Occasional rain Tuesday and Tuesday night high 52 low 38. Rain likely (60%) Wednesday high near 50. A (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night low 38. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday through Friday highs near 50 low Thursday night 36. Mostly cloudy Friday with rain likely (60%) high 50. Rain likely (60%) Friday night low 35. A (40%) chance of showers Saturday high in the upper 40s.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:AM fog and clouds then mostly cloudy today high 55. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight, patchy fog late low 44. Patchy fog early morning Monday with rain likely (60%) high 57. Cloudy with rain and breezy Monday night low 44. Rain Tuesday and Tuesday night high 55 low 46. Rain likely (60%) Wednesday and (40%) chance of showers at night  high 50 low near 38. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday morning and a (30%) chance of showers throughout the day and at night, patchy fog again late high near 50 low 39. Mostly cloudy a (30%) chance rain Friday and Friday night high 54 low 38. Mostly cloudy (40%) chance of showers Saturday high 57.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast: AM fog and clouds today then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of afternoon showers high near 60. Mostly cloudy a good (50%) chance of rain tonight  low 48. Rain likely (60%)  Monday morning with a good (50%) chance of afternoon rain high near 60. Rain Monday night  through Tuesday night  lows near 50 Monday night and 47 Tuesday night high 54 . Mostly cloudy Wednesday with rain likely (60%) and a (40%) chance of showers at night high 53 low 42. Mostly cloudy with rain likely  (60%) Wednesday night low 42. Just a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night high 57 low 45. A good (50%) chance of rain and breezy Friday and a (40%) chance of rain Friday night high 56 low 42. Mostly cloudy Saturday with a (40%) chance of showers high 54.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  A mix of clouds and sun today free air freezing level rising to 8,000′. Partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy with a slight  (20%) chance of rain tonight ( a slight (20%) chance of freezing rain far north) snow level 8,000′. A good (50%) chance of rain Monday ( a slight (20%) chance of light freezing rain far north) snow level  falling to 6,500′. Rain and breezy Monday night snow level 6,500′. Rain Tuesday and occasional rain Tuesday night snow level 6,500′ falling to 5,000′.  Rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday with a chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday night snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′. Thursday mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow snow level  4,500′. A (30%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday snow level 5,500′ rising to 6,000′ Friday. Rain likely (60%) Friday night with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,000′ Saturday.

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