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Advisories: A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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A though of low pressure (“U” shape on the jet stream) is moving eastward across the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system has pushed through returning the rainy weather pattern. Another disturbance will push through. A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) will give us dry weather for most of the Easter weekend. The chance of rain should hold off until late Sunday afternoon, if we are lucky.
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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 a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday evening, partly cloudy at night, then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night highs 49-55 lows 33-39. A mix of clouds and sun Easter Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers mainly late in the day, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 62-65 cooling to 58 Wednesday lows 42-44 cooling to near 40 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 59 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (snow level 2,000 ft. in the evening, under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds Friday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon,under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Saturday night highs 52-60 lows 32-40. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Easter Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night through Wednesday highs 62-65 cooling to 58 Wednesday lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 60 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (60%) this AM and showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of inland AM rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft., 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of coastal showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of evening showers then a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers inland late tonight (snow level 1,500 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), and mostly cloudy Friday AM then partly cloudy, a (30%) chance of coastal AM showers, a (40%) chance of AM inland snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of inland snow showers Friday afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), partly cloudy Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy Saturday AM, just mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night highs 50-55 lows 33-43. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Easter Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night through Tuesday night, then a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 53-57 cooling to 53 Wednesday lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with snow showers today (2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late tonight, mostly cloudy in the AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late Friday night, then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night snow level 2,500 ft. today, at the surface tonight and Friday, 2,500 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night highs 34-44 lows 20-26. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Easter Sunday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, then 5,500 ft Wednesday highs 43-53 cooling to 45 Wednesday lows 30-36 cooling to near 30 Tuesday 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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