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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The Jet Stream airflow will continue to send storm systems our way producing more rain. A frontal system will bring rain today and Tuesday, then things will dry out for a couple of days as high pressure at the surface (shown as blue “H”) and high pressure aloft combine to clear out the clouds for a while.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) this AM, showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, rain tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible), showers Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 72-62 warming to 66 Tuesday lows 60-39. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday highs 72-62 lows 45-52 cooling to 45 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.40 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to 20-25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon), rain (0.90 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late) tonight, mostly cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of coastal rain in the afternoon and rain likely (60%) Tuesday afternoon inland, partly cloudy and colder with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers in the evening and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear with patchy fog late Wednesday night highs 61-56 warming to 63 Wednesday lows 54-46. Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday highs 65-60 warming to 62 Sunday lows 53-49. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) tonight (1.00 in. of rain possible), cloudy with showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday, then 12,000 ft. Wednesday night highs 54-46 warming to 56 Wednesday lows 44-30 warming to 36 Wednesday night. Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday, 12,000 ft. Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 8,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night, then falling to 5,000 ft. Sunday highs 67-42 lows 39-29.
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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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