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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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST
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Forecast for the Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight low 42. Periods of mainly AM rain Thursday high 55. Windy (South 15-25 mph with gusts to 40 mph then decreasing late ) Thursday evening rain then decreasing at night low 40. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday and a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night high 54 low 42. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night high 57 low 40. Showers likely (60%) Sunday and a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night high 55 low 38. Mostly cloudy Monday , Presidents’ Day, with rain likely (60%) and at night high near 56 low 39. Mostly cloudy Tuesday rain likely (60%) and a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night high 54 low 42. Mostly cloudy and dry Wednesday high near 60.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight low 42. Rain likely (60%) Thursday high 52. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday night and Friday low 42 high 55. Rain likely (60%) Friday night with a slight (20%) chance Saturday low 45 high near 60 . Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night low 45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday and a slight (20%) chance Sunday night high 60 low 43. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday ( Presidents’ Day) through Tuesday highs near 60 low 45 . Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night with fog late low 46. AM clouds and fog Wednesday then partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon high near 65.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Rain and breezy tonight winds south 15-25 mph low 46. Rain and windy Thursday ( winds Southwest 25-40 mph in the late AM and afternoon at the coast and Southwest 20-30 mph inland) high 56. Rain and windy at night along the coast (winds Southwest 25-35 then decreasing to South 10-15 mph late at night) and Southwest 20-30 mph inland decreasing to South 10-20 mph late Thursday night) low 45. Rain and breezy Friday (South winds 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon) highs 53. Rain likely (60%) and breezy Friday night winds South 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph late low 45. A good (50%) chance of rain and breezy Saturday then rain likely (60%) and breezy Saturday night high 57 low 47. Rain Sunday with just a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night high 56 low 45. Mostly cloudy Monday (Presidents’ Day) with rain likely (60%) high 58. Rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday low near 47 high 55. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night low 48. AM clouds and fog Wednesday then partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon high near 60.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain and snow tonight snow level 4,500′ 2-5″ of snow possible low 28. Mostly cloudy with periods of rain and snow Thursday snow level 5,000′ rising to 6,000′ 2-4″ of snow mainly above 5,000′ high near 40. Mostly cloudy and breezy with rain and snow Thursday night snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,000′ low 32 . Rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night snow level 4.000′ low 33. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night snow level 5,000′ rising to 6,500′ high 44 low 33 . Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday snow level 6,000′ and a good (50%) chance of showers at night snow level 5,500′ Sunday night high 45 low 34. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) snow level 7,000′ and a good (50%) chance Monday night snow level 4,000′ high 45 low 34. Mostly cloudy Tuesday with rain likely (60%) and a (40%) chance of showers at night snow level 7,000′ high 46 low 36 . Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday snow level 8,000′ high 47.
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