A new frontal system is moving in from the southwest spreading rain ahead of it. A series of frontal systems will follow to keep us wet well into next week.

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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Central and  Southern Willamette Valley:  A good (50%) chance of showers this evening then rain likely (60%) chance tonight low 40. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night (breezy Sunday night) high near 50 low near 40. Rain likely (60%) Monday morning (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) then a good (50%) chance in the afternoon and likely (60%) again Monday night high  51 lows 41. Rain Tuesday high near 50. Rain likely (60%) Tuesday night through Saturday highs in the mid to upper 40s lows in the upper 30s.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Showers this evening and likely (60%) at night low 44. Rain Sunday, rain and windy Sunday night snow level 3,500′ late at night high 52 low 42. Morning rain Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) then likely (60%) in the afternoon snow level rising from 3,000′ to 3,500′ and breezy high 54. Rain likely (60%) at night low 38.  Rain and breezy Tuesday high 55. Evening rain, then rain and snow Tuesday night low 40. Rain Wednesday through Thursday night high in the upper 40s  lows in the upper 30s. Rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday highs in the upper 40s lows in the upper 30s.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast: Showers tonight along the coast, showers this evening then likely (60%) late inland and breezy tonight low near 45.  Rain and windy Sunday and Sunday night high 55 low 45. Rain Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) morning then a good (50%) chance in the afternoon high 54. Evening rain along the coast then rain late, rain likely (60%) Monday night low 43. Rain and windy Tuesday  through Wednesday night highs in the low 50s lows in the low 40s. Rain and breezy Thursday and Thursday night high near 50 lows 42-44. Rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night high 52 low. Rain Saturday high.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Evening showers likely (60%) chance then rain and snow likely (60%) late tonight snow level 5,000′ 1-4″ of snow. Rain and snow Sunday morning then rain and snow in the afternoon (4-8″ of snow) then rain and snow Sunday night snow level falling from  4,500′ to 4,000′ late. Rain and snow likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) snow level 4,000′ rising to 4,500”. Rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday snow level  4,500′ to 4,000′. Rain and snow Tuesday night through Wednesday night snow level falling to 3,500′.  Snow and rain likely (60%-70%) Thursday through Saturday snow level 3,500′ falling to 3,000′ Thursday night and holding there.

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