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Advisories: A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR JACKSON COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the jet stream) is heading our way. A frontal system is headed our way also and it leads a parade of storms like this one that will approach the Pacific Northwest by Thursday and another frontal system that will move in Saturday.
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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 (0.25 in. of rain possible) tonight, showers Wednesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday night (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Friday night lows 40-45 cooling to near 40 Friday night highs near 53. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, then mostly cloudy a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night through highs 50-54 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (snow level 3,000 ft. late, 0.30 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow showers, showers Wednesday afternoon (snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon, 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, showers late Wednesday night (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,500 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late), mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.30 in. of rain possible Thursday and Thursday night) through Friday night lows 40-46 cooling to 43 Friday night highs 55-58. Mostly cloudy with rain rain Saturday, rain and snow showers Saturday night and colder, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs 58-50 warming to 55 Monday lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 59 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the evening), mostly cloudy with showers Wednesday (AM snow level 2,000 ft., 0.15 in. of rain possible), coastal showers Wednesday night with inland evening showers likely (60%) and showers late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible), windy (wind: S 15-20 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph late Wednesday night) then mostly cloudy with rain and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore, S 20-25 mph inland) Thursday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.75 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Friday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Friday night lows 43-47 cooling to 44 Friday night highs 51-53. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, a chance of showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs 48-54 cooling to near 50 by Tuesday lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (3-6 in. of snow possible, 0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Wednesday (1 in. of snow possible) and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain and snow Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, then 6,500 ft. Friday night lows 28-32 cooling to 28 Friday night highs 38-40. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night, snow likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night and Tuesday snow level 6,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 3,500 ft. Saturday, 2,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, then 3,500 ft. highs 37-44 cooling to 42 Monday lows 21-28.
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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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