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An upper level trough of low pressure coming out of the Gulf of Alaska (shaded “U” shape) is pushing a frontal system at us bringing potentially heavy rain and serious wind. That system has stalled so that the rainfall will be quite heavy. More frontal systems will march through Oregon this week assuring the wet and windy weather will stick around. We’ll have to keep an eye out for flooded streets due to plugged storm drains and keep watching water levels if you live near a river or stream. Mid week will turn to less intense rain, then returning later in the week.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TONIGHT FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY, INCLUDING THE PORTLAND METRO AREA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. HIGH WIND WARNING AND A HIGH SURF WARNING ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain, possibly heavy at times, (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 55 mph) today, rain, possibly heavy at times, (0.75 in. of rain possible), tonight and windy (wind: SW 15-20 mph shifting SE 15-20 mph late night), rain, heavy at times in the AM, Tuesday (1.00 in. of rain possible), showers Tuesday night (0.35 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday, cloudy with evening rain likely (60%), then a good (50%) chance of rain late Wednesday night highs 60-50 lows 50-42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday, rain Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday highs 55-60 cooling to near 50 Sunday lows 42-46 cooling to near 40 Saturday night (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph) today, rain (0.60 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph this evening) tonight, rain (0.70 in. of rain possible) Tuesday and Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy with showers (0.35 in. of rain possible) Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Wednesday night highs 57-52 lows 48-40. Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night through Saturday night, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday highs 55-52 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.95 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 35-50 mph at the beaches, S 20-30 mph inland) today, rain (2.50 in. of rain possible) with a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal thunderstorms with rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) late tonight while rain inland, and breezy inland (wind: S 15-25 mph), very windy at the shore (wind: S 30-45 mph decreasing to 20-30 mph late), rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) Tuesday and Tuesday evening, showers (0.45 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) late Tuesday night, showers Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night highs 56-52 warming to 55 Wednesday lows 53-45. Patchy AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), a (40%) of rain Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, rain Saturday and Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Sunday highs 54-58 cooling to 53 Sunday lows 48-43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 42)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph gusts to 60 mph) today, rain (2.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 gusts to 55 mph) tonight, rain Tuesday (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph), rain and snow showers and colder Tuesday night, rain and snow showers Wednesday, then rain and snow Wednesday night snow level 7,000 ft. today, 7,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night highs 42-33 lows 36-26. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, rain likely (60%) and breezy Saturday, rain and snow Saturday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday snow level 3,000 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, 8,000 ft. Friday night, 7,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, then 3,500 ft. Sunday highs 40-45 cooling to 36 Sunday lows 30-35 cooling to near 30 Saturday night.
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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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