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Advisories: A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) will bring back the fog with possible freezing fog. Low pressure will follow, then another high pressure area alternating the fog and the chance of rain. A cold front will come ashore Friday, but probably won’t produce much moisture for us. Still not enough snow for Willamette Pass or Hoodoo to open for skiing, but Mt. Ashland has opened.
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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: Mostly cloudy with areas of fog, possibly dense, this AM, mostly cloudy with areas of lingering fog this afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and patchy freezing fog late tonight and very early Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night, AM fog with a mix of clouds and sun and a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night highs 39-45 cooling to near 40 Wednesday lows 33-27. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday and Thursday night, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday (Christmas Day) highs 38-42 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog this AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night (snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night with areas of freezing fog late at night highs 40-43 lows 35-27. Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog and freezing fog Thursday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon (Christmas Day) highs 40-47 Saturday lows 38-33. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with areas of fog late this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog tonight and Tuesday AM with freezing fog inland, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Wednesday night highs 52-48 lows 35-38 cooling to 32 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, just partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, patchy AM fog and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon (Christmas Day) highs 50-52 lows 39-35. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today and tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers in the afternoon, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night free air freezing level 7,000 ft. today, 7,500 ft. tonight and Tuesday falling to 7,000 ft. in the afternoon, then snow level 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, then free air freezing level at the surface Wednesday night highs 40-35 lows 28-24. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday (Christmas Day) free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Thursday, 4,500 ft. Thursday night, snow level 3,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday (Christmas Day) highs 35-38 lows near near 28.
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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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