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A frontal system moved through the southern reaches of Oregon slowly spreading the moisture ahead of it. Behind the front there will be a little break with high pressure (shaded “Arch” shape centered at the coast) taking over for today through Thursday. Another frontal system will push through next weekend as upper low pressure takes over increasing the rain chances again.
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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: Patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night, AM clouds and fog, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, then cloudy Thursday night highs 55-57 lows 45-40 warming to 45 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday, rain Saturday night, then rain likely Sunday through Monday highs 58-54 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight with patchy fog late and Wednesday AM, just mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night highs 56-60 lows 43-40 warming to 44 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of rain Friday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday through Sunday, then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday night and Monday highs 55-53 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of isolated coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of scattered showers inland today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with areas of fog tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night highs near 58 lows near 48. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday night and Monday highs 57-53 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers today, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday, then mostly cloudy Thursday night snow level 5,500 ft. today and tonight, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday, 7,500 ft. Thursday night highs 40-43 lows 32-34. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) and breezy Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night, then rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday through Monday snow level 6,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 5,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, then 5,500 ft. Monday highs 44-38 lows near 34-32.
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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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