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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 moved in bringing moisture with it. A frontal system fell apart as it moved through but still produced rainy weather and another weak storm is right behind it keeping us a bit wet today 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 through the weekend.
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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 slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (30%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight, a (30%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) 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 highs 50-52 lows 39-32. 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 highs 50-52 lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle, rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) this evening, rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight (snow level 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday AM (snow level 3,000 ft), a (40%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night with patchy fog highs 52-50 lows 43-35. 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: Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this AM, rain likely (60%) this evening, rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) late tonight, AM showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Wednesday night with patchy fog late and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday, then mostly clear with areas of fog late Thursday night highs 50-54 lows 45-36 warming to near 40 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Friday, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night, patchy fog and mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through 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 slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow (0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain or snow in the evening, rain or snow likely (60%) tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain or snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a (40%) chance of 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 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, then free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Thursday, and 8,000 ft. Thursday night highs 38-42 lows 26-28. 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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