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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM MONDAY UNTIL 5 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 2,500 FT. EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY UNTIL 5 PM TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 11 AM TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 2 AM TUESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY AND FROM 11 AM MONDAY UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) has moved eastward away from Oregon as the next trough of low pressure trough (“U” shape on the jet stream) approaches returning the clouds. A frontal system moved through the Pacific Northwest with another front pushing through Oregon now continuing the wet weather. Yet another frontal system (position shown for Wednesday) with others following behind it will continue the threat of rain 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: Mostly cloudy with peeks of sunshine and showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible, some small hail possible), evening showers likely (60%), rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) late tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain (0.30 in. of rain possible) and breezy wind: S 15-25 mph) Monday, rain, heavy at times in the evening, rain (0.80 in. of rain possible) late Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday night highs 48-45 lows 36-33 warming to 40 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday through Thursday, rain likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday highs 52-48 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, rain and snow showers this afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft., 1 in. of snow possible, 0.15 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) in the evening, rain and snow likely (60%) late tonight (snow level 1,000 ft., 1 in. of snow possible, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then rain and snow (snow level 1,000 ft rising to 2,000 ft., 0.15 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) Monday, evening rain, rain and snow (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 1,500 ft. late at night, 0.60 in. of rain possible) Monday night, AM rain and snow Tuesday, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon, then rain and snow Tuesday night highs 52-48 lows 37-40. Mostly cloudy with periods of rain Wednesday, rain Wednesday night through Friday, rain and snow showers Friday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday highs 53-47 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers today with AM showers inland and rain and snow showers in the afternoon (afternoon snow level 1,000 ft., 0.25 in. of rain possible), evening coastal showers likely (60%) and rain late at night with evening rain and snow showers likely (60%) inland then rain and snow showers (snow level 1,000 ft., 1 in. of snow possible, under 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) late tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), coastal rain Monday with inland AM rain and snow, then rain in the afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon, 0.75 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 30-35 mph at the shore and S 20-30 mph inland), coastal rain Monday night, evening rain then rain (1.50 in. of rain possible) and snow (snow level 1,000 ft. late) inland late at night, AM rain and snow Tuesday, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, then rain Tuesday night highs 48-50 lows 39-43. Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday through Friday, showers Friday night, then showers likely (60% Saturday highs 52-47 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today (3-5 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), evening snow showers likely (60%), snow (2 in. of snow possible) likely (60%) late tonight and windy (wind: S 20-35 mph gusts to 55 mph increasing to 65 mph late at night) Sunday night, rain and snow and windy (wind: S 20-35 mph gusts to 65 mph) Monday, rain and snow Monday night and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 55 mph decreasing to 40 mph late), mostly cloudy with snow Tuesday, then rain and snow showers Tuesday night snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. today, at the surface tonight, 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, at the surface Tuesday, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 30-35 cooling to near 32 Tuesday lows 22-29. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, rain and snow Thursday, rain Thursday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday, then rain and snow showers Friday night and Saturday snow level 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 5,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, then 2,500 ft. Saturday highs 39-33 lows near 27.
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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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