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The jet stream that has kept mot of the rain away from us is moving and weakening. That will end as the next weak storm system will be offshore and move in by late today and tonight. Another storm system seen offshore on the forecast map will head our way next week.
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Advisories: None at this time
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Forecast for the Central and Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) by this afternoon continuing tonight high near 50 low 40. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday and a (30%) Saturday night high 50 low 38. AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night high 48 low near 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday through Thursday highs near 50 lows near 40.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy, rain likely (60%) today and scattered showers tonight high 53 low 40. A good (50%) chance of showers Saturday (snow level 3,500′) and a slight (20%) chance Saturday night high 53 low 37 . AM fog and mostly cloudy Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 50. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night low 40. AM patchy fog then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday high 53. Mostly cloudy with a (40%-50%) chance of rain Monday night through Thursday lows near 40 highs in the mid 50s.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain along the coast today with south winds 10-20 mph then decreasing and likely (60%) inland high 53. Cloudy with showers tonight low 43 . Mostly cloudy showers likely (60%) Saturday and a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night high 52 low 42. AM fog Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers high 55. A slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night low 42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday through Thursday highs in the mid 50s lows in the mid 40s.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain becoming likely (60%) this afternoon snow level 5,500′ 2 ” of snow high 38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) tonight snow level 4,500′ 2-4″ of snow low 27. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday snow level 4,000′ 1-3″ of snow high 35. A chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night snow level 3,500′ low 28. A slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday snow level 4,000′ high 35. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night through Thursday snow level hovering between 4,000′ and 4,500′ highs in the mid 30s lows near 30.
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