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Another upper level trough of low pressure has moved down from the Gulf of Alaska. A frontal system slowly moved through Oregon on Thursday. Part of that storm moved through Northern California spinning precipitation into the area mainly between Roseburg and Medford. That upper level low will continue hanging around keeping our weather showery. A new frontal system will be approaching the Pacific Northwest Christmas morning. Sorry, no white Christmas for the valleys only the mountains.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY COUNTY AND JEFFERSON COUNTY.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL , AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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The Winter Solstice was official at 3:12 AM PST today and that marked the official beginning of Winter and the shortest day of the year. For more detail see The Old Farmer’s Almanac. See, it was not the end of the world.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) tonight, showers Saturday ( 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers at night (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Sunday (0.35 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Sunday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers at night (0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night lows 35-33 warming to 37 Monday night highs near 44. Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday (Christmas Day) and Tuesday night, showers likely (60%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night through Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday highs 45-42 lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible, 2-3 in. of snow possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. late), rain and snow showers Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), evening rain and snow showers, rain and snow late Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft. falling to 2,000 ft), rain and snow Sunday (0.30 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,000 ft. in the afternoon), rain and snow showers likely (70%) Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night lows 38-35 warming to 37 Monday night highs near 40-44. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, AM rain and snow likely (60%), AM rain and snow, rain Tuesday afternoon (Christmas Day), rain Tuesday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday highs 46-42 lows 38-35. (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 coastal showers with rain and snow showers inland tonight (o.40 in. possible, snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft.), AM coastal showers then showers and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon with showers inland Saturday (0.20 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), evening coastal showers and isolated thunderstorms then rain and isolated thunderstorms late Saturday night with evening showers then rain late at night inland ( 0.35 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (0.40 in. of rain possible, AM snow level 2,000 ft.), coastal showers likely (70%) with inland evening showers then a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), a (40%) chance of showers Monday, then rain likely (70%) Monday night lows 40-36 highs near 46. Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday (Christmas Day) and Tuesday night, showers likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday highs near 49 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 51 low 39)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in. of snow possible) tonight, AM snow showers, rain and snow showers Saturday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Saturday night, snow showers Saturday night (1-3 in. of snow possible), snow Sunday, snow showers Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow Monday night snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then at the surface Sunday through Monday night lows 29-24 warming to 28 Monday night highs 33-30. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Tuesday (Christmas Day), and Tuesday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance snow showers Thursday and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Friday snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday, at the surface Wednesday night and Thursday, then 2,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 32-29 lows 29-24.
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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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