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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 and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers Tuesday AM, scattered showers in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 58-38 warming to 45 Thursday night highs 63-72. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night through Monday highs 70-44 lows 52-44. (seasonal averages high 66 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with rain and isolated thunderstorms this evening, rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) late tonight and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph late), cloudy with AM showers Tuesday, coastal isolated showers in the afternoon with scattered showers Tuesday afternoon inland (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy and colder with patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy late Thursday night lows 55-43 highs 60-64. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday night through Monday highs 60-54 lows 53-47. (seasonal averages high 61 low 46)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain (1.50 in. of rain possible, more in storms) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph) tonight, showers Tuesday (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy and colder late Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, 13,000 ft. Thursday night lows 42-30 warming to 40 Friday night highs 44-60. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, a (30%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 7,000 ft. Saturday, 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, then 3,000 ft. Monday highs 53-42 lows 30-32.
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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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