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An upper level low is slowly moving eastward away from us. A weak disturbance has pushed through Oregon and another storm will give us the chance of rain and maybe even thunderstorms by Wednesday afternoon in some locations.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday morning then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of afternoon showers low 38 high 64. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night high 63 low 43. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday then just mostly cloudy at night high 67 low near 40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night high near 60 low near 42. Mostly cloudy Saturday with a (20%) chance of showers then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday highs 64-67 low 45. Mostly cloudy Monday with showers likely (60%) Monday night and a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday low 40 highs 62-66.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers tonight and Wednesday morning then scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms low 42 high 60 . Showers likely (60%) chance and a chance of evening thunderstorms, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night low 38. Just mostly cloudy Thursday (patchy AM fog) and a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night (snow level 3,500′ late at night high 65 low 43. Look for a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night and a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night highs 62-67 lows 45-49. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday highs 66-59 low 44. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday night and a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday low 40 high 65.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with isolated inland showers tonight low 42. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with isolated AM showers then scattered afternoon showers high 55. Look for a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and just mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night lows 40-44 high 58. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night and a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night highs 57-60 lows 45-47. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance AM rain Sunday then likely (60%) in the afternoon, Sunday night, and Monday highs 62-56 low 46. Showers likely (60%) Monday night and a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday low 43 high 60.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening snow level 4,000′ low 25. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday morning with showers becoming likely (60%) by afternoon and a slight (20%) chance of a thunderstorm snow level 3,500′ rising to 5,000′ in the afternoon high near 50. Showers likely (60%) Wednesday night with a chance of evening thunderstorms snow level 5,000′ with 1″ of snow possible low 30. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday snow level holding at 5,000′ high 54. Just a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night snow level 6,000′ low 32. Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers Friday through Tuesday (30% Friday, 40% Friday night through Saturday night, and a good 50% Sunday through Tuesday) snow level 6,000′ rising to 7,000′ Saturday, 5,000′ Saturday night, 6,000′ Sunday and Sunday night, dropping to 5,000′ Monday night and Tuesday highs 53-57 through Sunday and upper to mid 40s Monday and Tuesday lows 30-36 falling to the upper 20s 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.