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An upper level low (shaded “U” shape) has moved in along the coast. A frontal system has pushed its way through the Pacific Northwest and is beig followed by another front. The upper level trough of low pressure will then move eastward. A frontal system (position shown is Sunday) will be moving into the Oregon Saturday bringing even more rain with it.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers Saturday (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night highs 49-42 lows 40-35. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs 40-47 lows near 35. (seasonal averages high 48 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. late) and Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), rain and snow showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night highs 52-44 lows 35-36. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night and Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs 44-50 lows 39-35 warming to 38 Wednesday 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 rain today (0.40 in. of rain possible), showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) through Saturday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Sunday AM, showers in the afternoon, then showers likely (70%) Sunday night highs 52-45 lows 47-39. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs 48-52 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain today (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers this evening, rain and snow showers likely (60%) and colder late tonight, rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night snow level 7,000 ft. today, 6,500 ft. falling to 5,000 ft. tonight, 3,000 ft. Saturday, at the surface Saturday night through Sunday night highs 38-28 lows 34-20. Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Thursday snow level at the surface Monday, 2,500 ft. Monday night, 3,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 3,500 ft. Thursday highs 26-36 lows 20-24.
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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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