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Advisories: A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
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A cold front moving through the Pacific Northwest brings a chance of rain with it. Still not enough snow for Willamette Pass or Hoodoo to open for skiing, but Mt. Ashland has opened. A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) will move toward us Wednesday bringing the fog with possible freezing fog around again. Low pressure follows, bringing back the chance of rain again. It looks like we will fall into a wetter weather pattern starting the day after Christmas.
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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 a slight (20%) chance of showers or drizzle and patchy fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with some lingering fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy evening fog, colder with areas of fog and freezing fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Thursday night and Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night lows 32-24 warming to near 34 Friday night highs 42-45. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 42-46 lows 33-37. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog late at night and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night lows 35-26 warming to near 34 Friday night highs 44-39. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday highs 45-48 lows 34-38. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon,mostly cloudy with fog with freezing fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain and partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain inland Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, then just mostly cloudy Friday night lows 35-28 warming to 37 Friday night highs near 49. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night, a (30%) chance of rain Sunday (Christmas Day), a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs near 52 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, more clouds with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday night snow level 4,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late tonight, at the surface Wednesday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 5,000 ft. Thursday night, then 3,500 ft. Friday lows 25-20 warming to near 26 Friday night highs 36-40. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Saturday, 7,500 Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday (Christmas Day), snow level 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 3,500 ft. Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday highs 38-40 lows 26-30.
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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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