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You can tell it’s “Spring Break” because our weather pattern keeps changing. A ridge of high pressure (see the blue arrows forming an arch) is drifting eastward. A  trough of low pressure offshore will start to move in 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, so Saturday looks like the only dry day.

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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 cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening 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 63 low 44. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday through Monday night highs near 60 lows 42. Mostly cloudy with showers Tuesday high 55.  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday low 39 high 56.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening and rain late tonight (snow level 3,500′ late) and showers Thursday (snow level 3,500′) low 45 high 54 . Mostly cloudy with evening showers then showers likely (60%) late Thursday night (snow level 3,000′) low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday (snow level 3,000′ rising to 3,500′ in the afternoon high 57. 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 low 45. Rain likely (60%) Sunday through Wednesday highs 63-65 cooling to 56-58 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 45-47 falling from 40-35 Monday night and Tuesday night .

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain tonight  then showers and breezy Thursday low 46 high 54. Mostly cloudy with showers likely along the coast Thursday night and evening showers then likely (60%) Thursday night inland low 45. 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 high warmer at 60 . Mostly cloudy and breezy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night low 44. Rain likely (60%) and breezy Sunday through Monday highs 55-57 low 47.  Mostly cloudy with rain Monday night and rain likely (60%) Sunday  Wednesday  highs 52-55 lows 45-40.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this evening with a (40%) chance of rain then rain at night snow level 7,000′ falling to 5,000′ late 1″ of snow possible low 28. Mostly cloudy, cooler, and breezy (winds Southwest 15-30 mph) with rain and snow showers Thursday (2-5″ of snow possible during the day) and Thursday night snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ Thursday afternoon and at  night  high 38 low 26. Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday morning with showers in the afternoon snow level 3,000′ high 42 . Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Friday evening and a slight (20%) chance at night snow level 4,500′ low 29. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday free air freezing level 7,500′  and then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night snow level falling to 6,000′  high 55 low 32. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday and  likely (60%) Sunday night and breezy snow level 5,000′ high 50 low 32. Rain Monday then rain and snow likely (60%) and and breezy Monday night, snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,500′ at night high 52 low 32. Rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night snow level 4,000′ highs near 50 low 30 . Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday snow level holding at 4,000′ high 46 .

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