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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Another upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the orange jet stream line) is moving toward the Pacific Northwest setting us up for a wet week with a possible break about midweek. A frontal system is marching through and will be followed by others bringing back more clouds and precipitation.
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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: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, rain (.10 in. of rain possible) Monday (Columbus Day) through Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night highs 65-60 lows 47-50 cooling to 45 Tuesday night. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday and Saturday with a (40%) chance of rain, and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night highs 64-60 lows 46-42. (seasonal averages high 68 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (40%) chance of rain and drizzle this AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Monday (Columbus Day), showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 67-60 warming back to 67 Tuesday lows 50-47. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday night, a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night (colder), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday highs 68-73 cooling to near 60 Saturday lows 47-38. (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle this AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Monday (Columbus Day), showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 60-63 lows 50-54 cooling to 48 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and cooler Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday highs 63-65 cooling to 55 then warming to 63 Saturday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or drizzle this AM, a mix of clouds and sun with slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight, cloudy with rain and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph, SW 10-20 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon) Monday (Columbus Day) through Tuesday, windy (wind: SW10-20 mph gusts to 35 mph at higher elevations) Monday night, breezy (wind: SW 10-20 mph gusts to 35 mph at higher elevations) Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today, 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night, then 7,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night highs 52-46 lows 38-35. A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday snow level 7,500 ft. Wednesday, above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night through Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night, then 7,000 ft. Saturday highs 52-44 lows 36-32.
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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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