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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the jet stream) brought back the fog with possible freezing fog again. Upper level low pressure will take over and a series of surface storms will march through. A frontal system will be returning the chance of rain again just in time for the Christmas Holiday. Mt Ashland has reopened for the season. Hoodoo says they will be open December 26-31. Still not enough snow yet for Willamette Pass to open for skiing. Please check their web sites for details and updates.
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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: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) Sunday afternoon (Christmas Day), a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, rain Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday night lows 34-42 highs 44-47. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday highs near 48 lows 40-38. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (Christmas Day), a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with rain Monday night through Tuesday night lows 30-42 highs 50-44. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rainFriday night and Saturday highs 50-55 cooling to near 50 Friday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) Sunday (Christmas Day), a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday AM, rain in the afternoon at the shore and a good (50%) chance of rain inland, rain and breezy Monday night through Tuesday night lows 37-47 highs 49-52. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday and Thursday night, rain likely (60%) and breezy Friday, then showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday highs near 53 lows 48-43. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, showers Sunday afternoon (Christmas Day), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday AM, then rain Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight, snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, then 7,500 ft. Tuesday night lows 27-32 highs near 38. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, rain and breezy Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night through Thursday night, 5,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, then 5,500 ft. Saturday highs near 40 lows near 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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