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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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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 tonight (0.50 in, of rain possible), rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of scattered showers Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night lows 47-42 highs 53-57. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday highs 66-75 cooling to 66 Wednesday lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.30 in, of rain possible) and Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.35 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.15 in, of rain possible), showers Friday (afternoon snow level 3,000 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), and (30%) chance of showers Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night lows 47-40 highs 57-62. Mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Wednesday highs 58-62 lows 44-47. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.75 in, of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph, shifting SE then S 15-25 mph late at night), rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.45 in, of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph switching to SW 15 mph early afternoon, then NW 15 mph late afternoon), showers Thursday night (0.15 in, of rain possible) and Friday (0.15 in, of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy with showers Friday night, partly cloudy late, partly cloudy Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 47-42 highs 53-57. Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy at night, sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Wednesday highs 59-56 lows 45-47. (seasonal averages high 57 low 45).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Thursday AM, showers Thursday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Thursday night  (2 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible, rain and snow showers Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday through Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night lows 32-25 warming to 29 Saturday night highs 41-35 rising to 43 Saturday.Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 9,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night then 10,000 ft. Wednesday highs 42-57 cooling to 53 Wednesday lows 32-38 cooling to 34 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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