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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 tonight. 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: A mix of clouds and sun today high 67. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) evening rain then rain late tonight and showers and cooler Thursday low 42 high 56. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night low near 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday morning then a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a (40%) chance of showers high 55 . A mix of clouds and sun Saturday then mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain at night high 65 low 45. Mostly cloudy with  rain likely (60%) Sunday and a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and likely (60%) Monday, highs 60 Sunday and Monday low 42. Rain likely (60%) Monday night and cooler Tuesday low 42 high 55.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this morning, becoming mostly sunny this afternoon high 70. Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (snow level 3,500′ late) and showers Thursday low 45 high 56. Cloudy with a showers likely (60%) and cooler Thursday (snow level 3,500′ in the morning) high 55. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night (snow level 3,000′) low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday morning then a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon high 54. Just mostly cloudy Friday night and partly cloudy and warmer Saturday low 40 high 62 . Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night and rain likely (60%) Sunday low 45 highs near 60 . Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain Sunday night and Monday low 42 high 65. Rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday low 43 high 59 .

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Partly cloudy today, patchy AM coastal fog, then mostly cloudy rain tonight high 60 low 46. Mostly cloudy  and breezy with showers Thursday and evening showers likely (60%) Thursday night high 55 low 42. Mostly cloudy Friday with a good (50%) chance of AM showers at the coast and AM showers likely with a (60%) chance of showers Friday afternoon inland high 56 . Just mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday low 42 highs 60 . Mostly cloudy and breezy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and rain likely (60%) and breezy Sunday low 45 high 55.  Mostly cloudy and breezy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday low 47 high 57. Rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday low 43 high 52.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun today free air freezing level holding at 9,000′ high 57. Mostly cloudy this evening with a (40%) chance of rain then rain at night snow level 7,000′ 1″ of snow possible) low 28. Mostly cloudy, cooler, and breezy (winds Southwest 15-30 mph) with rain and snow showers Thursday (2-4″ of snow possible during the day) and Thursday night snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ Thursday night  high 40 low 28. Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday with and partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Friday night snow level 3,000′ and 4,500′ at night high 45 low 28. 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′ falling to a snow level 6,000′ at night high 54 low 34. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and  likely (60%) Sunday night snow level 5,000′ high 48 low 34. Rain likely (60%) Monday and Monday night, snow level 5,500′ falling to 5,000′ at night high 52 low 32. Rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday highs near 50 .

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