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You can tell it’s “Spring Break” because our weather pattern keeps changing. A ridge of high pressure is sitting over us now (see the blue arrows forming an arch) and will be moving eastward. A  trough of low pressure offshore will start to move eastward behind it sending the next frontal system our way to produce rain for a couple of days starting Wednesday night. Yet another frontal system will come through on Sunday bringing back the rain chances.

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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 clear tonight, then a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday low 39 high 67 . Mostly cloudy with  good (50%) chance of evening rain then rain late Wednesday night and showers likely (60%) and cooler Thursday low 40 high 57. Mostly cloudy with showers  likely (60%) Thursday night low near 40. Partly cloudy Friday with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of rain at night high 58 low 42. A mix of clouds and sun and pleasant Saturday then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night high 66 low 45. Mostly cloudy with  rain likely (60%) Sunday and a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and likely (60%) Monday highs 59 Sunday and 60 Monday low 42. Rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday low 42 high 57.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight then partly cloudy Wednesday morning, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon low 40 high 70. Mostly cloudy with evening rain likely (60%) and rain late Wednesday night low 43. Cloudy with a showers likely (60%) and cooler Thursday (snow level 3,500′ in the afternoon) high 58. Mostly cloudy with showers Thursday night snow level 3,000′ low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday then just mostly cloudy Friday night high 58 low 42. Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night and rain likely (60%) Sunday highs near 64 low 45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night and a good (50%) chance Monday low 42 high 65. Rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday low 40 high 60 .

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly clear tonight with patchy coastal fog low 40. Partly cloudy Wednesday morning then mostly cloudy, patchy coastal fog, rain Wednesday night  changing to showers high 60 low 46. Cloudy with showers Thursday and Thursday night high 55 low 44. Mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) then a  (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon and just mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday highs 55-59 low 42. Mostly cloudy and breezy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night with rain likely (60%) and breezy Sunday low 45 high 57. Rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday low 47 high 57. Rain likely (60%) and breezy Monday night and Tuesday low 43 high 54.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight free air freezing level 9,000′ low 29. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday free air freezing level holding at 9,000′ high 55. Mostly cloudy Wednesday evening with a (40%) chance of rain then rain at night snow level 7,000′ low 28. Mostly cloudy Thursday and breezy (winds Southwest 15-25 mph) with rain and snow showers Thursday and likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ Thursday night high 44 low 28. A mix of clouds and sun Friday with rain and snow showers likely (60%) and partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Friday night snow level 3,000′ and 4,500′ at night high 50 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 7,500′ Saturday and a snow level of 6,000′ Saturday night high 56 low 33 . Mostly cloudy with a  good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night snow level 5,000′ high 50 low 34. Rain and snow likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday snow level 5,500′ Monday, 5,000′ Monday night, and 4,000′ Tuesday highs near 50 low 30 .

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