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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 taken control of our weather and along with the cold air behind a frontal system that passed through leaving a chance of snow for another day. Another frontal system (still offshore) will continue the threat of rain early in 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 areas of fog early this AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) today, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, areas of AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 45-58 lows 37-40. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday highs 52-46 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this afternoon (snow level 500 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday evening, clearing Saturday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday AM, clearing to sunny in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night highs 50-59 lows 36-39. Mostly cloudy rain likely (60%) Monday, rain and snow Monday night, showers likely (60%) Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday highs 56-47 warming to 53 Thursday lows 40-37. (seasonal averages high 56 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM (AM snow level 2,000 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain Saturday, partly cloudy in the a Saturday night, AM fog, area of patchy fog, patly cloudy Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 50-58 lows 40-45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday and Monday night, showers likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday highs 54-47 warming to Thursday lows 44-39. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow today (under 0,10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain or snow (under 0,10 in. of rain possible) tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow Saturday AM, clearing to a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, just mostly cloudy Sunday night, then mostly cloudy Sunday night level 2,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. by late tonight, 3,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 8,000 ft. highs 34-49 lows 26-30. Cloudy with a good (50%) of showers Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night, cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance showers Wednesday night and Thursday free air freezing level snow level 6,500 ft., 4,500 ft. Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night and Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,500 ft. Thursday highs 39-36 lows 25-20 warming to 25 Wednesday night.
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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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