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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) is pulling away from us and a trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) will be taking over returning the wet weather pattern. A frontal system is moving in now so after a relatively dry day returns. There will be even more frontal systems (position shown is Sunday) that will keep the showers around through the weekend into next 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: Cloudy with rain and drizzle likely (60%) this evening, rain late tonight and Friday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible) and evening, showers (0.30 in. of rain possible) late Friday night, showers Saturday (0.30 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night lows 38-34 highs 52-45. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday (Presidents’ Day), a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs 52-45 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight and Friday AM, rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and in the evening, rain and snow showers late Friday night (snow level 2,500 ft. late, 1 in. of snow possible, 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon and evening (snow level 2,000 ft., 0.20 in. of rain possible) Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Saturday night, (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late, 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, then rain likely (60%) Sunday night lows 42-35 highs 56-48. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) through Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday highs 53-56 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of Friday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Friday night and inland showers late Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Saturday AM, afternoon coastal showers with inland rain and snow showers (snow level 2,000 ft., 0.35 in. of rain possible), showers Saturday evening, coastal showers likely (60%) late Saturday night with inland rain and snow showers (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, then rain likely (60%) Sunday night lows 45-40 highs 54-48. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day) through Thursday highs 52-55 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain, drizzle, or snow, or a combination this evening, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow showers late Friday night (1-4 in. of snow possible, in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with snow showers and colder Saturday and Saturday night, snow likely (60%) Sunday AM, a good (50%) of snow in the afternoon, then rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night snow level 6,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 5,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. late Friday night, at the surface Saturday through Sunday, then 3,000 ft. Sunday night lows 29-20 rising to 25 Sunday night highs 42-30. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday (Presidents’ Day), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday snow level 3,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, then 5,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 35-42 lows 26-30.
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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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