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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 pushed a cold front through bringing back the rain, dropping snow levels , and even dropping some light snow showers to the valley floor. Another frontal system (position shown is Tuesday) will be sliding to the southeast bringing even more rain and snow. There will be a chance of more snow falling even down to the valley floor.

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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 rain or snow showers likely (60%) this AM, a good (50%) chance of rain or snow showers (under 1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy and colder late tonight, partly cloudy with patchy AM fog and freezing fog Monday, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow Tuesday AM (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain in the evening, then rain and snow showers (snow level 1,000 ft. late at night) late Tuesday night highs near 45 lows 26-36. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Wednesday (snow level 1,000 ft.), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night (snow level 1,000 ft.), a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday highs 45-52 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers (snow level 2,000 ft. ) this afternoon, mostly cloudy this with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Monday night, cloudy with rain Tuesday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-25 mph in the afternoon), evening rain, then rain and snow late Tuesday night highs 46-50 lows 32-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Wednesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain and snow Thursday, rain and snow showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night and  Saturday highs 45-55  lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 38)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of AM inland rain and snow showers, a (40%) chance of inland showers this afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon, under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal showers and a (30%) chance of evening showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers inland late tonight, AM mostly cloudy, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain coastal rain and a (40%) chance of rain and snow inland Monday night (snow level 2,000 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late), mostly cloudy a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday AM (snow level 2,000 ft.), rain and very windy  (wind: S 15-20 mph increasing to 35-50 mph at the shore and S 10-15 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph in the afternoon inland) in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), then rain and breezy Tuesday night highs 46-49 lows 33-40. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and breezy Wednesday, showers Wednesday night, rain and snow Thursday, showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday highs 46-52 lows 39-44. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered snow showers today, a (50%) chance of snow showers tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Monday AM, just partly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM snow, snow likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon and breezy, then rain and snow in the evening and snow showers and breezy late Tuesday night snow level at the surface today and tonight, free air freezing level at the surface Monday  afternoon and Monday night, snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday evening highs 25-30 lows 15-22. Mostly cloudy with snow showers and breezy Wednesday, snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday and Friday night, then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Saturday snow level at the surface Wednesday through Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, then 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 4,000 ft. Saturday highs 25-40 lows 19-28.

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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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