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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape) has moved past us and now cold high pressure (shaded “Arch shape”) will spread colder air into the Pacific Northwest. The next frontal system can be seen moving in with its warm front ahead and the cold front will follow behind it. Yet another frontal system will move in by mid week (position shown is Friday) to continue the rain chances. Snow levels will fall to about 1,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, but I don’t expect any snow to stick enough to pile up any accumulation on the valley floor. We’ll have to keep an eye on that situation.
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Advisories: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 1 PM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY,
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain today (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), AM rain Wednesday, showers in the afternoon, rain or snow showers and colder Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with AM rain or snow showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of rain or snow showers Thursday afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night highs 54-40 lows 40-30. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday (snow level 1,000 ft.), a (40%) chance of rain Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday highs 40-43 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 46 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today, rain late tonight and Wednesday AM, rain and snow and colder with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (70%) and colder with isolated thunderstorms Wednesday night (snow level 1,500 ft. falling to 600 ft. late at night), a (40%) chance of snow showers and isolated thunderstorms Thursday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Thursday night highs 55-36 lows 40-32. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night and Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday and Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday highs 40-45 lows 32-38 cooling to 35 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM and a (30%) chance of showers today, rain late tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), AM coastal showers and isolated thunderstorms with rain in the afternoon and evening while inland rain and snow and isolated thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) with isolated thunderstorms Thursday AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Thursday night highs 55-45 lows 45-36. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday highs near 48 lows 36-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: AM clouds with a then a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain or snow Wednesday AM, snow showers and colder in the afternoon and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), snow showers and colder Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with AM snow showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of snow showers Thursday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of snow showers Thursday night snow level 5,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,500 ft. Wednesday AM, then at the surface Wednesday night through Thursday night highs 45-26 lows 28-16. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday, a (40%) chance of snow Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow Saturday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday night, a (40%) chance of snow showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of snow showers Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Monday snow level at the surface Friday through Monday highs 25-32 lows 18-20.
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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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