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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge continues move away from the Pacific Northwest and it is weakening. An upper level low (small area shaded in blue) is moving across Southern California and will spin up clouds at us. A frontal system is sliding through the Pacific Northwest leading a parade of storms that are headed our way. Another surface frontal system that move through by Sunday will increase the clouds and the chance of rain too with more rain Monday. We are finally going to see our first significant rain of the season.
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We already celebrated Columbus Day, but today is the 50th anniversary of the big Columbus Day storm that dev1stated the Pacific Northwest in 1962. For more details go to the National Weather Service Forecast Office Portland.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), just mostly cloudy Saturday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) in the evening, rain Sunday night (0.40 in. of rain possible) and Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night lows 46-50 cooling to 45 Monday night highs 70-67. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with mostly clear skies Thursday night highs 67-70 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore and SW 10-15 mph inland), cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), just cloudy Saturday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday (0.20 in. of rain possible), coastal rain Sunday night (0.90 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night lows 50-53 cooling to 48 Monday night highs 60-63. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with mostly clear skies Thursday night highs 62-57 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible), cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, rain Sunday night and Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight through Monday night lows 40-45 highs 57-50. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Friday highs near 54 lows near 40.
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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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