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An upper level low (shaded “U” shape) has moved in along the coast. A frontal system is pushing its way through the Pacific Northwest and will be followed by another front. A frontal system will be moving into the Oregon Saturday bringing even more rain with it.
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Advisories: A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA GORGE AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with occasional rain this evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, rain Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday, then showers likely (60%) Saturday night lows 34-42 cooling to 35 Saturday night highs 47-50 cooling to 45 Saturday. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 43-40 warming to 46 Wednesday lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, partly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Thursday evening, rain late at night and Friday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Friday night, rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) lows 34-45 cooling to 36 Saturday night highs 53-50. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 44 lows 35-40 cooling to 32 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of coastal rain this evening and partly cloudy late tonight while mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of inland rain this evening and partly cloudy late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with areas of fog Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), evening rain likely (60%), rain late Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Friday (under 0.20 in. of rain possible), rain likely (70%) Friday night, rain Saturday, then showers Saturday night lows 36-45 cooling to 37 Saturday night highs 54-48. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 48 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with occasional snow this evening, a good (50%) chance of snow showers tonight (1-2 in. of snow possible), a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain and snow, rain and snow late Thursday night (1-2 in. of snow possible), rain Friday, rain likely (60%) in the evening, rain and snow likely (60%) late Friday night, rain and snow Saturday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night snow level 2,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 6,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, then 3,000 ft. Saturday night lows 22-27 cooling to 20 Saturday night highs 35-38 cooling to near 30 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday and Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday snow level at the surface Sunday and Sunday night, 2,500 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday highs 26-36 lows near 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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