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There will be a break without rain today and Wednesday due to a building high pressure ridge offshore then another frontal system will bring the chance of rain back between late Wednesday and Thursday . Still another frontal system will move in Sunday.

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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:   Mostly sunny today and a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday after some patchy AM fog and mostly clear tonight highs 62-67 low 35. Mostly cloudy with  good (50%) chance of evening rain then rain late Wednesday night and showers likely (60%) and cooler Thursday low 42 high 57. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and a slight (20%) chance Friday and Friday night lows near 42 high 58 . A mix of clouds and sun Saturday high 66 then mostly cloudy with a (30%-40%) chance of rain Saturday night and a good (50%) chance Sunday through Monday high 66 Saturday, 60 Sunday, and 55 Monday lows 42-45.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this morning with some patchy fog then mostly sunny high 67. Mostly clear tonight then partly cloudy Wednesday low 40 high 73. Mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (60%) and rain Wednesday night low 43. Cloudy with a showers likely (60%) and cooler Thursday (snow level 3,500′ in the afternoon high 60. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night and a slight (20%) chance Friday low 42 high 62. Just mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday low 42 high 68. Mostly cloudy with  a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night and (40%) Sunday and Sunday night lows 40-43 high 64. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday high 64.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: AM fog then sunny and warmer today and partly cloudy this evening then mostly clear at night with patchy coastal fog high 61 low 40. Partly cloudy Wednesday morning then mostly cloudy, patchy coastal fog, evening rain likely (60%) Wednesday then rains late at night  and breezy (winds South 15-25 mph) high 60 low 46. Cloudy with showers Thursday morning and likely (60%) in the afternoon and breezy then a  good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night high 56 low 42. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and just mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday highs 55-59 low 40. Partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night through Sunday night lows  45 high 57. Rain likely (60%) and breezy Monday high 56.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today and a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly clear tonight free air freezing level  7,500′ rising to 9,000′ this afternoon tonight and Wednesday highs 52-56 low 29. Mostly cloudy Wednesday night with a (40%) chance of evening rain then rain late snow level 6,000′ low 28. Mostly cloudy and breezy with  rain and snow showers Thursday and a (40%) chance Thursday night snow level  5,000′ falling to 3,500′ Thursday afternoon and 4,000′ at night high 46 low 30. A (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday and a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night snow level 4,000′ and 4,500′ at night high 48 low 32. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday and then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night free air freezing level 7,000′ Saturday  and a snow level of 7,000′ Saturday night high 58 low 33 . Mostly cloudy with a  good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and rain likely (60%) Sunday night with rain and snow likely (60%) Monday snow level 5,000′  highs 49 low 33 .

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