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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge ( “Arch” shape on yellow line) is still dominating our weather pattern and was responsible for the dry weather with sunshine we just had. Another frontal system (position shown is Saturday) will be sliding by 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 patchy fog this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) Friday night, showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) Saturday, then showers likely (60%) Saturday night highs 52-55 cooling to 48 Saturday lows 33-38 cooling to 28 Saturday night. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (snow level 1,000 ft.), a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday (snow level 1,000 ft.) highs 43-45 lows 25-32. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, rain and snow late Friday night (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late at night, 0.30 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday (snow level 1,500 ft., 0.15 in. of rain possible), then rain and snow showers likely (60%) and colder Saturday night highs 54-58 cooling to 47 Saturday lows 34-39 cooling to 32 Saturday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night and Monday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 45-50 cooling to 46 Tuesday lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with with patchy inland fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, a (30%) chance of rain Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph) Friday night, rain and snow showers Saturday AM, coastal showers with rain and snow and snow showers inland (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft., 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday evening, then rain and snow showers likely late Saturday night highs 50-54 cooling to 46 Saturday lows 35-42 cooling to 36 Saturday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, showers likely (60%) Sunday afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night through Monday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday highs near 48 lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Friday afternoon, rain or snow Friday night, colder and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph), mostly cloudy with snow showers Saturday and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), then snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night free air freezing level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, snow level 5,500 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, then at the surface Saturday and Saturday night highs 37-44 cooling to near 28 Saturday lows 25-18. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Sunday night, a (40%) chance of snow showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of snow Monday night, a (40%) chance of snow Tuesday, snow likely (60%) Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday snow level at the surface Sunday through Wednesday highs 24-28 Monday lows 16-22.
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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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