The “El Nino” weather pattern will continue to control our weather keeping us above normal for temperatures and below normal for precipitation. A weak high pressure ridge is moving eastward (see blue arrows offshore forming an arch) and weakening. The upcoming week will see a parade of weak storm systems moving through Oregon.

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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:  Partly cloudy this evening becoming mostly cloudy overnight tonight with patchy fog low near 39. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday and rain likely (60%) Monday night high near 50 low near 42. A (30%) chance of rain Tuesday increasing to a better (40%) at high near 53 low near 42. A good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday high 53. A (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Friday night lows 40 high 53. Rain likely (60%) Saturday through Sunday highs near 55 lows  near 43.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late snow level 3,500′ tonight low 42. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday morning and rain in the afternoon then showers likely (60%) Monday night high 52 low 43. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and a good (50%) chance Tuesday night (snow level 3,500′ after midnight) high 54 low 44. Mostly cloudy with rain  likely (60%) Wednesday morning and showers in the afternoon high 53. A  (40%-50%) chance of showers Wednesday night and a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday low 42 high 52. Rain likely Thursday night through Friday night lows near 42 high 52. Rain Saturday then rain likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday lows in the low 40s highs in the low 50s.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy tonight with a (30%) chance of rain late low 45.  Rain likely Monday morning the rain in the afternoon high 53. Showers likely (60%) Monday night low 44. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday then a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night high 55 low 45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday morning changing to showers in the afternoon high 55. Showers Wednesday night low 47. Rain likely (60%) Thursday then rain Thursday night high in the mid 50s low 45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely Friday and Friday night high 55 low in the mid 40s. Rain  Saturday then likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday highs in the low 50s low 44.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this evening and again overnight snow level 4,500′ low 29. A good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday snow level 4,500′ high 38. Rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night snow level 4,000′ 2″ of snow possible low 30. A good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday snow level 4,500′ high 39. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night through Wednesday night and likely (60%) Thursday snow level hovering between 4,500′ and 4,000′ highs near 39 lows near 30.Rain and snow showers Thursday night snow level 4,500′ low 30. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 4,500′ low 30. Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday and a (40%) chance Friday night snow level 4,500′ low 35. A (60%) chance of rain Saturday snow level rising to 5,500′ high 43. Mostly cloudy Saturday night with rain and snow likely (60%) then rain likely (60%) Sunday with a (40%) chance of snow, snow level 4,500′ low 35 high 43.

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