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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 is sliding into the Pacific Northwest 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 WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH NOON THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THROUGH NOON THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, AND FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR JACKSON COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. 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 WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain this evening, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late), mostly cloudy with rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Thursday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (0.70 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Thursday night, rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Friday, rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 1-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night lows 42-47 highs 50-55. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, then rain likely (70%) Wednesday highs 50-52 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a (40%) chance of rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight, rain (0.65 in. of rain possible) Thursday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40), rain (0.65 in. of rain possible) Thursday night and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late), AM rain, showers Friday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), then rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Friday night through Saturday night lows 45-47 highs 56-52. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, showers Sunday night, cloudy with AM showers likely (70%) Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, then rain Tuesday through Wednesday highs 53-48 warming to 55 then cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 44-40 warming to 44 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 50 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this evening, rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) late tonight and very windy (wind: S 30-45 mph at the shore and S 20-30 mph inland), rain (0.90 in. of rain possible) Thursday and very windy (wind: S 30-45 mph decreasing to S 25-35 mph at the shore in the afternoon and S 20-30 mph gusts to 55 mph inland), rain (0.70 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore and S 15-25 mph inland) Thursday night, AM rain with afternoon showers (0.40 in. of rain possible) Friday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain (0.80 in. of rain possible) Friday night and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), then mostly cloudy with rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) Saturday and Saturday night lows 48-50 highs near 56. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday, showers Sunday night, cloudy with showers likely (70%) Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late Monday night, rain Tuesday, then rain and breezy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 53-57 lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain (0.10 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and snow (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-3 in. of snow possible) Thursday and windy (wind: SE 20-30 mph with gusts to 45 mph), rain (0.75 in. of rain possible) Thursday night and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph with gusts to 50 mph), rain and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) Friday, rain Friday night and windy (wind: S 10-20 mph gusts to 35 mph increasing to 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph late), then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday and Saturday night snow level 5,500 ft. tonight and Thursday, 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, then 4,500 ft. Saturday night lows 32-35 cooling to 32 Friday night and warming to 35 Saturday night highs 42-38. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, rain and snow likely (70%) Tuesday, rain Tuesday night, then rain likely (60%) and breezy Wednesday snow level 4,000 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night, 4,000 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, 7,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, then above 8,000 ft. Wednesday highs 36-45 lows 30-34.
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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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