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Advisories: A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COQUILLE RIVER AT COQUILLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM TONIGHT UNTIL NOON THURSDAY ALONG THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 5 AM FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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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 showers and some peeks of sunshine today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Thursday (0.55 in. of rain possible), rain (0.60 in. of rain possible) Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday (0.75 in. of rain possible) and Friday night highs 54-50 lows 42-45 cooling to near 40 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night through Tuesday 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 showers today (snow level 3,000 ft. , 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, rain late tonight (snow level 3,500 ft. late, under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy, mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.30 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), then mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible Thursday night and again Friday) Thursday night through Friday night highs 54-59 lows 44-46 cooling to 44 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, rain and snow showers and colder Saturday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs 53-55 lows 36-40. (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 showers and isolated thunderstorms this AM with showers this afternoon and inland showers (0.15 in. of rain possible), coastal showers this evening, tonight with inland evening showers likely (60%) and showers late at night (0.20 in. of rain possible), windy (wind: S 20-30 mph increasing to S 25-30 mph late tonight), then mostly cloudy with rain and very windy (wind: S 30-45 mph decreasing to S 25-35 mph late in the afternoon at the shore, S 25-35 mph decreasing to S 20-25 late in the afternoon inland) Thursday (0.90 in. of rain possible) rain Thursday night (0.90 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Friday (1 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy Friday night highs 51-54 lows 43-47 cooling to 44 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a chance of rain Monday through 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 showers today (1 in. of snow possible, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain and snow late tonight (2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain and snow (3-7 in. of snow possible) Thursday and windy (wind: S 20-35 mph gusts to 45 mph, 0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and snow Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night snow level 3,500 ft. today, 4,500 ft. tonight 5,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, then 7,000 ft. Friday night highs near 40 lows 30-32 cooling to 28 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow showers 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 4,500 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night, 2,500 ft. Monday, then 3,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 37-44 cooling to 42 Monday lows 22-28.
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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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