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We have been relatively dry because of a high pressure ridge, but low pressure behind it will return us to wet weather as more frontal systems head our way. We should be happy with our “El Nino” winter that has given us warmer than normal temperatures.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Today will start off mostly cloudy breaking out to a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle and back to partly cloudy tonight high 53 low 36. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and rain likely (60%) Wednesday night high 51 low 41. Rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday night highs 52 low 42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Sunday and a (40%) chance Sunday night and Monday , Presidents’ Day, highs near 55 low near 43.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers today snow level rising to 3,500′ high 55. A slight (20%) chance of evening showers patchy fog late snow level 3,500′, then fog late tonight low 40. AM fog then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday high 54. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%)Wednesday night through Friday night lows 43-45 highs 58. Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain Saturday through Monday ( Presidents’ Day) highs near 60 low 43-45.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers today, then mostly with fog late tonight high 54 low 40. Patchy AM fog inland Wednesday otherwise cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain high 53. Rain likely (60%) Wednesday night winds south 10-20 mph at the coast and south 5-10 mph inland low 44. Rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday, then rain Thursday night and Friday highs 56 low 45. Rain likely (60%) again Friday night low 47. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday through Monday (Presidents’ Day) highs near 58 lows near 48.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, then a slight (20%) chance this afternoon, snow level 3,500′ high 38. Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy and colder tonight free air freezing level 5,000′ low 27. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday morning , then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow in the afternoon snow level 3,000′ high 39. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night snow level 3,000′ low 28. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday through Friday night snow level 4,500′ highs 39 lows 32. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday and Saturday night snow level 4,500′ high 42 low 34. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday snow level 5,000′ high 42. A (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night and Monday (Presidents’ Day) snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ Monday low 32 high 42.
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