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We have been relatively dry because of a high pressure ridge, it pushed the last storm system south into California, 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:  A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.

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Forecast for the Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:   Mostly cloudy tonight with patchy fog late low 36. Patchy AM fog Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the afternoon high 50.  Rain Wednesday night low 42. Periods of rain Thursday morning and likely (60%) in the afternoon high 55. Rain Thursday night periods of rain Friday low 42 high 54. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday low 43 high 55. A good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night low 42. Rain likely (60%) Sunday high 56. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday , Presidents’ Day, low 39 high near 53. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a good (50%) chance of rain high 54.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight low 40. AM fog and clouds then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday snow level 3,500′ high 54. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night snow level still 3,500′ low 42. AM rain likely (60%) then a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon high 52. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday night low 42. Rain likely Friday morning then afternoon rain high 55. A good (50%) chance of showers Friday night low 43. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night  high 60 low 45.   Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday and a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night high 60 low 43. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday ( Presidents’ Day) high near 60. A good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday low 44 high near 60.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with fog late tonight low 40. Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Wednesday and some patchy fog at the coast, patchy AM fog inland,  then rain likely (60%) in the afternoon high 53. Rain and breezy Wednesday night winds south 15-25 mph low 44. Rain at the coast Thursday with AM rain inland then likely (60%) in the afternoon and breezy, winds South 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph, high 53. Rain and breezy Thursday night and Friday winds again South 15-25 mph, low 46 highs 55 . Showers likely (60%) Friday night with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday low 47 high 56. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) and breezy Saturday night low 45. Showers likely (60%) Sunday high 55. A (40%) chance of showers Sunday night low 45. Mostly cloudy Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night with a good (50%) chance of rain high near 56 low near 47. Rain likely (60%) Tuesday high 56.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:   Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy and colder tonight free air freezing level 4,500′  low 25. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon snow level 3,500′ rising to 4,000′ 2″ of snow high 36. Cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday night snow level 5,000′ 6-12″ of snow possible low 28. Mostly cloudy with periods of morning rain Thursday then afternoon rain likely (60%) snow level 5,000′ high near 40. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday night and Friday snow level 4,500′ falling to 4,000′ low 32 high 39. Rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night snow level 3,500′ low 32. Rain likely (60%) with a good (50%) chance of snow Saturday snow level 4,500′ high 42. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday snow level 4,500′  low 34 high 42. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night and Monday (Presidents’ Day) snow level 4,000′  low 32 high 42. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with a (40%) chance of rain and snow snow level 4,500′ high 43.

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