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A high pressure ridge (see blue arrows and shaded area over the Pacific Northwest) is building and that will mean dry weather into the new week. The next storm system will  move in Tuesday and Wednesday into Northern California as high pressure weakens and moves away.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:  Patchy AM fog or low clouds then a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon today high 56. Increasing clouds with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then rain likely (60%) tonight and Tuesday low 45 high 53. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday night and a  (30%) chance of showers Wednesday low 42 high 55. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night low 40. A slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday high 56. Mostly cloudy Thursday night through Sunday lows near 40 highs near 56.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  AM patchy fog then mostly cloudy today high 60. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain in the evening then rain likely (60%) tonight low 42. Rain Tuesday and likely (60%) Tuesday night snow level Thursday night 3,500′ falling to 3,000′ late at night high 57 low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%-50%) chance of showers Wednesday and a slight (20%) chance Wednesday night and Thursday highs low 35 high 58. Mostly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday with a good (50%) chance of rain lows 37-40 highs 54-57 . Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday low 40 high 56.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with AM fog today high 60. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening rain then rain late tonight and Tuesday with rain likely (60%) Tuesday night lows 46 high 54. Partly cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Wednesday high 55. A slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night low 43. Mostly cloudy Thursday with a good (50%) chance of showers and a good (50%) chance of rain at night highs 56 low 42. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday and a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday low 43 high 55. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night and a (40%) chance Sunday low 44 high 56.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  A mix of clouds and sun today free air  freezing level 9,000′ high 51. Rain likely (60%)  tonight snow level 7,000′ falling top 5,500′ 1″ of snow possible low 33.  Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday with showers likely (60%) at night snow level 5,000′ high 42 low 29.  A good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night snow level 4,500′ falling to 4,000′ high 40 low 28. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Thursday snow level 3,500′ high 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night through Saturday and (30% Saturday night and Sunday snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ lows near 30 highs 40.

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