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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 1 PM MONDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A frontal system will move into Oregon early by Monday AM bringing more wet weather with it. A weak upper level high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will form holding off the next storm for a day or so. Another frontal system will be pushed in by Wednesday by an upper level low (“U” shape on yellow line), so the first week of the New Year with see even more rain. Mt. Ashland is open. Hoodoo is officially open this week (closed Wednesday). Still not enough snow yet for Willamette Pass to open for skiing. Please check their web sites for the latest 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: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday, cloudy Tuesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 36-42 cooling to near 35 Tuesday night then up to near 40 Wednesday night highs 49-52. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday highs near 46 lows 36-38. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog and a (40%) chance of rain late tonight and early Monday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Monday night with areas of fog late at night and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, then rain Wednesday night lows 38-42 highs 50-48. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy and colder with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday and Friday night (colder at night), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain, drizzle, and snow showers Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday highs 49-43 lows 36-34. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with patchy fog and rain late tonight and windy (wind: SE 5-10 increasing to S 20-30 mph at the shore, SE 5-10 mph, increasing to S 15-25 mph inland late tonight), mostly cloudy with rain Monday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to S 15-20 mph in the afternoon), mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night and early Tuesday AM, just mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, cloudy Tuesday night, areas of patchy fog Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon, then rain Wednesday night lows 42-45 highs 52-55. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and drizzle Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday highs near 50 lows 38-35. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy and breezy (wind: SW 15-20 mph gusts to 35 mph along the ridges) tonight, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (0.10 in. of rain possible) in the afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 15-20 mph gusts to 40 mph along the ridges), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain or snow in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy Tuesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then rain Wednesday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, then snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night lows 28-32 highs 36-45. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday and Friday night, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night and Sunday snow level 4,500 ft. Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, 2,500 ft. Friday through Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, then 6,500 ft. Sunday highs 36-32 warming to near 35 Saturday lows 29-26.
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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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