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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND FROM 4 PM UNTIL 7 PM TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) is still dominating our weather pattern. A cold front is slipping through continuing the chance of rain, but Thursday will se dry weather with some sunshine. Another frontal system (position shown is Friday) will be sliding over the high pressure that will bring the showers back through the weekend and beyond.
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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 AM rain, showers this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) late tonight with patchy fog late and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain Friday night highs 54-48 warming to 54 Friday lows 35-32 warming to 36 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with showers Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday highs near 46 lows 29-32. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Dense fog this AM, mostly cloudy with showers (0.15 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening (snow level 3,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, becoming mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain Friday night highs 53-50 warming to 58 Friday lows 37-30 warming to 35 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) and colder Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night through Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday highs 45-50 lows 35-32. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late early this AM, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers and a (30%) chance of inland showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain and breezy Friday night highs near 52 lows near 39. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday AM, showers in the afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, then mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 47-50 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain (1 in. of rain possible) this AM, showers and windy (wind: W 25-30 mph gusts to 55 mph) this afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) this evening, a (40%) chance of snow showers (2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible) and colder late tonight and breezy (wind: NW 15-25 mph decreasing to NW 5-10 mph late tonight), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Friday afternoon, then rain and snow Friday night snow level 6,500 ft. today, 3,500 ft. this evening, at the surface Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 4,500 ft. Friday night highs 39-35 warming to near 40 Friday lows 24-20. Mostly cloudy with snow showers Saturday, snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday through Tuesday snow level at the surface Saturday through Tuesday highs 26-32 Monday lows 18-22.
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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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