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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U”shape in blue arrows) has moved closer to the coast pushing a lot of moisture from south to north along the coast and reaching inland. A frontal system (shown offshore) will slide into the Pacific Northwest today pushing in the clouds and rain. The next frontal system right behind it 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 THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM UNTIL 7 PM TODAY 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a good (50%) chance of rain, rain this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph), mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Thursday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late) Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night highs 46-53 lows 42-47. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday through Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain 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 with rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40), a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (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, then mostly cloudy with rain Friday and Friday night highs near 55 lows near 46. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday through Sunday, rain likely (70%) 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 warming back to 55 Tuesday lows 48-43. (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 rain (0.15 in. of rain possible) today and windy (wind: SE 15-25 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph at the shore this 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) tonight (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 (wind: S 15-25 mph Friday, then rain Friday night highs 58-55 warming to 58 Friday lows 47-50 cooling to 48 Friday night. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday through Sunday, rain 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 53-45. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-20 mph gusts to 45 mph), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow tonight 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 (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible) and windy (wind: S 15-30 mph with gusts to 45 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday night and windy (wind: S 15-30 mph with gusts to 45 mph), rain or snow and breezy (S 15-20 mph gusts to 35 mph) Friday, then rain Friday night snow level 7,000 ft. this afternoon, 5,500 ft. tonight and Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night highs 40-42 cooling to 40 Friday lows 32-34 . Mostly cloudy with rain or snow Saturday through 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 5,000 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, 4,000 ft. Sunday night, 4,500 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, then 6,500 ft. Tuesday highs 39-35 warming to near 40 Tuesday lows 33-29 warming to 32 Monday 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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