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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U”shape in blue arrows) has moved closer to the coast. A frontal system (shown offshore) will slide into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday ushering in the clouds and rain. The next frontal system will move in Thursday pushing even more rain and wind into Oregon. This will give you an idea what our weather will be like for the next 7 days.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH OREGON COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, rain Wednesday (0.15 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: NE 5-10 mph then SE 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) late Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Thursday and breezy (wind: SE 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SE 15-25 mph decreasing to SE 10-15 mph late) Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night lows 36-47 highs 46-53. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night, showers Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday highs 55-49 lows 46-42 warming to 45. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy tonight, a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday afternoon and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40), a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to 35 mph late evening), mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Thursday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (0.55 in. of rain possible) Thursday night and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to 10-15 mph late at night), then mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night lows 43-48 highs 56-50. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday through Sunday, showers and colder Sunday night, rain likely (70%) Monday, cloudy with evening rain likely (60%), a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, then rain Tuesday highs 56-50 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 50 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late tonight, rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) Wednesday and windy (wind: SE 15-25 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph at the shore in the afternoon and S 20-30 mph inland), cloudy with a good (50%) chance evening rain and rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) likely (70%) late at night with a (40%) chance of inland rain and very windy (wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore and S 20-30 mph inland gusts to 50 mph increasing to 55 mph late) Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain (0.80 in. of rain possible) and very windy Thursday (wind: S 25-40 mph at the shore and S 20-25 mph inland gusts to 55 mph), rain Thursday night and breezy ( wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore, S 15-20 mph inland), then rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) and breezy Friday and Friday night lows 47-50 cooling to 48 Friday night highs 57-55. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Saturday and Saturday night, rain Sunday, showers and colder Sunday night, rain likely (70%) Monday, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday highs 55-52 warming to 57 Tuesday lows 53-57. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and windy (wind: SE 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph especially in the afternoon), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph gusts to 35 mph increasing S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph late), rain and snow Thursday and windy (wind: SE 20-30 mph with gusts to 45 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday night and windy (wind: SE 20-30 mph with gusts to 45 mph), rain and breezy Friday, then rain Friday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 5,000 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night lows 28-34 highs 40-42 cooling to 40 Friday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday and Saturday night, rain and snow showers Sunday, rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, then rain likely (70%) Tuesday snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, then 6,000 ft. Tuesday highs 39-35 warming to lows 33-29.
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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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