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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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The Full Wolf Moon was Monday, but we have had a pretty good view of the moon through the late night and early AM fog. An upper level low pressure trough (“U” shape on yellow line) will take over by sending a frontal system (position shown is Sunday) to Oregon bringing the chances of rain back for at least part of the weekend as the rain should return Saturday night into Sunday with another wave possible on Monday which could have snow levels down low enough to give us at least a dusting of snow on the valley floor and possibly a couple of inches between 500 ft. and 1,000 ft. before it turns to rain Tuesday. Mt. Ashland is closed now due to poor snow conditions. Hoodoo is open (as usual closed Wednesdays). Willamette Pass will be open on a limited basis for the upcoming weekend Saturday and Sunday. Please check their web sites for the latest details and updates as the new storms could improve the snowpack for skiing.
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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 sunny with patchy fog and freezing fog this AM, partly cloudy with possible lingering fog in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog and freezing fog again late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, showers likely (60%) in the evening, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Saturday night (snow level 1,000 ft. late), then snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night highs 46-37 lows 28-30. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday night through Thursday highs 40-46 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 47 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog very late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, rain likely (60%) in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Saturday night (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late), then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday (snow level 1,000 ft.) and Sunday night highs 48-42 lows 32-28. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday, rain and snow Tuesday night, then rain Wednesday through Thursday highs 39-53 lows 32-38. (seasonal averages high 49 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with patchy fog and frost this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday, mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%) Saturday night, inland evening rain likely (60%) with rain and snow likely (60%) late (snow level 1,500 ft. late at night), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) inland Sunday AM, coastal AM showers likely (60%) with showers in the afternoon, inland rain and snow showers in the afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft.), then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night highs 56-43 lows 37-34. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday, rain Tuesday night, rain and windy Wednesday and Wednesday night, then rain Thursday highs 45-53 lows 35-43. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening, snow showers likely (60%) late Saturday night, snow showers and colder Sunday, then snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today and tonight, snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 3,500 ft. Saturday evening, then at the surface Sunday and Sunday night highs 47-21 lows 26-15 warming to near 19 Sunday night. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) through Tuesday, snow likely (60%) Tuesday night, then rain and snow Wednesday through Thursday snow level at the surface Monday through Tuesday, 2,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday highs 20-35 lows 17-30.
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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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