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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) has moving in bringing moisture with it. A frontal system fell apart as it moved through but still produced rainy weather and another storm is right behind it keeping us wet until early Wednesday. A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) will take over bringing back the sunshine for the end of the week.
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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 a good (50%) chance of rain or drizzle (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) late tonight, a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (30%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Tuesday afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night, AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night, patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 36-40 falling to near 32 Thursday night highs 50-52. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday, then partly cloudy Monday and Monday night highs near 52 lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and patchy fog late (snow level 3,500 ft.), areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Tuesday (snow level 3,500 ft.), rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) Tuesday night (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 40-36 highs near 54. AM fog then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and freezing fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, patchy AM fog and freezing fog Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Monday highs 50-57 lows near 30-34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Tuesday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Tuesday evening, rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) late Tuesday night, AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 42-45 cooling to near 39 Thursday night highs 50-56. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Friday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, patchy fog and mostly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night and Monday highs near 57 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of rain or snow (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow (0.10 in. of rain possible) Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain or snow showers in the evening, rain or snow likely (60%) Tuesday night, rain or snow showers Wednesday AM, rain or snow in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow showers Wednesday evening, then partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night snow level 4,500 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 4,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Thursday, and 8,000 ft. Thursday night lows 29-25 warming to near 30 Thursday night highs 38-42. Partly cloudy Friday through Monday free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night, 7,500 ft. Sunday, 7,000 ft. Sunday night, then 8,000 ft. Monday highs 45-40 lows 28-25.
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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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