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An upper level trough of low pressure is moving down from the Gulf of Alaska bringing cold air with it. A warm front (shown way offshore) will move in late tonight and early Wednesday AM followed by a cold front that will push in late Wednesday night and Thursday. For skiers Mt. Ashland and Hoodoo are open and Willamette Pass plans to open their season Wednesday.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY NEART THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 6 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, THE NORTH CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES (NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY) AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 1,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY BELOW 2,000 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, JACKSON COUNTY, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 2 PM THURSDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 7 AM THURSDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
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The Winter Solstice takes place at 3:12 AM PST Friday and that marks the official beginning of Winter and the shortest day of the year. For more detail see The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers decreasing, light rain or snow late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain, snow, or a mixture of both early Wednesday AM, rain in the afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible) Wednesday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain Wednesday night (1.00 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph), mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.60 in. of rain possible) through Friday night lows 32-38 highs 45-42 warming to 45 Friday. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday (Christmas Day) highs near 45 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 700 ft.this evening), rain and snow Wednesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph), rain Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late) and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph), rain and snow Thursday (0.55 in. of rain possible, snow level 600 ft.), rain and snow showers Thursday night (snow level 800 ft.), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Friday and Friday night lows 33-39 cooling to 34 Thursday night warming to 39 Friday night highs 48-42. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday and Saturday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday through Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday (Christmas Day) highs near 44 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) this evening and showers late tonight at the shore, rain and snow showers likely (60%) this evening and rain and snow showers late tonight inland (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 5-10 mph increasing to SW 20-30 mph late this evening at the shore), rain (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) Wednesday and very windy (wind: S 30-45 mph at the shore, S 25-35 mph inland), rain Wednesday night (1.30 in. of rain possible) and very windy (wind: S 35-45 mph at the shore, S 25-35 mph inland), coastal rain with rain and snow inland Thursday (0.60 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft.) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), coastal showers with rain and snow showers inland Thursday night (snow level 1,500 ft.) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph at the beaches and S 10-15 mph inland), then mostly cloudy with showers Friday and Friday night lows near 38 highs 50-45. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday, and Saturday night, showers Sunday, showers likely (70%) at night and Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday (Christmas Day) highs near 48 lows 38-45. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with snow showers decreasing, occasional snow late tonight (2 in. of snow possible), AM snow, rain and snow Wednesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible), rain (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible) Wednesday night, snow Thursday and Thursday night, snow likely (60%) Friday, then snow Friday night snow level at the surface tonight, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible, 3-7 in. of snow possible), then at the surface Thursday through Friday night lows 16-25 highs 28-32. Mostly cloudy with snow Saturday, snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Sunday night and Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday (Christmas Day) snow level at the surface Saturday, and Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, at the surface Sunday night and Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night, then at the surface Tuesday highs 30-33 cooling to 27 Monday and warming to 34 Tuesday lows near 27.
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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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