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An upper level trough of Low Pressure will keep sending storms in waves at the Pacific Northwest. That means a more wet weather  ahead.  Weak high pressure (the arch formed over us in yellow) may just hold of the rain until Sunday afternoon, if we are lucky. By late Sunday a new storm system will be moving through Oregon. Up and down snow levels will keep new snow falling in the mountains which will increase the snow depth so there will be more water available as spring runoff to raise the levels of the reservoirs.  Still another storm system will move toward the Oregon coast on Tuesday followed closely by another one.

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Advisories:  None at this time.

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Here are your detailed forecasts. **

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) this evening then a good (50%) chance of  showers late tonight low 35. Mostly cloudy Easter Sunday morning with a (40%) chance of rain, then rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon high 50.  Showers likely (60%) Sunday night, Monday, and Monday evening then a good (50%) chance of showers late at night lows 35-39 high 48 . Mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday high 55. A slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night  low 37. Partly cloudy with a (30%-40%) chance of showers Wednesday through Saturday high 57-53 lows near 35.

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight snow level 2,000′ low 37.  Rain and snow Easter Sunday and at night snow level 2,500′ Sunday and 2,000′ falling to 1,500′ late at night high 52 low 37.  Rain and snow Monday morning with afternoon rain and snow showers then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night snow level 2,000′ high 52 low 39. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday night highs 56-60 cooling to 56 Thursday lows 42-35. Mostly cloudy with a (30%-40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday through Saturday  highs 58-60 low near 40.

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers tonight snow level 2,000′ this evening then rain and windy (winds South 20-30 mph at the coast and 10-20 mph increasing to South 20-25 mph inland in the afternoon) Easter Sunday then showers and breezy (winds South 15-25 mph decreasing to 10-20 mph by late evening)  Sunday night lows near 40 high near 52. Mostly cloudy with showers Monday and breezy (winds South 15-25 mph) with showers likely (60%) and Monday night high near 53 low 40. Mostly cloudy  with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday high 55. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night  through Thursday night lows 44-47  highs 56-50. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday and a good (50%) chance Friday night and Saturday highs 53-56 low 40.

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) this evening then a good (50%) chance of snow showers late tonight low 22 . Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Easter Sunday morning then partly cloudy with snow and rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, then snow showers likely (60%) Sunday night snow level 2,500′ rising to 3,000′ in the afternoon high 39 low 20. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Monday and a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday night snow level 2,500′ Monday and Monday night high 35 low 24.  Mostly cloudy Tuesday morning then a mix of clouds and sun and a slight (20%) chance of  snow showers by afternoon  snow level 3,000′ high 40. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night snow level 4,000′ low 28. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and a (30%) chance Wednesday night snow level 6,000′ high 47 low 25. Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday through Friday night snow level 4,500′ Thursday falling to 3,500′  Thursday night through Friday night highs 45-40 lows 23-25. Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Saturday snow level 3,000′ high 43.

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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.