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An upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) is pushing moisture up and over it sending precipitation into the Pacific Northwest. By the end of the week the ridge will move over us and turn off the waterworks through the weekend. Surface high pressure (Blue “H”) will sit over the Great Basin keeping storms away from us.
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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE 1,500 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, AND UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, AND UNTIL 4 PM TUESDAY FOR THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TODAY THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES, NOT INCLUDING THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY ABOVE 2,000 FT. FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND JACKSON COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTH OREGON CASCADES, THE SISKIYOUS MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN, EASTERN AND WESTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY, AND UNTIL 10 AM TODAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, .
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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), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday through Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night highs 45-48 lows 39-42 cooling to 38 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night, then a mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday with mostly cloudy skies and patchy fog Saturday night highs 46-49 lows 36-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with rain and snow in the AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of showers in the evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.), cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday (snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night with patchy fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night with patchy fog in the afternoon and at night highs 45-50 lows near 37. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night with patchy fog late again, just mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night, then mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs 48-53 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with coastal rain likely (70%) this AM with a good (50%) chance of showers this afternoon while AM rain inland with with showers likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then partly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night highs 49-55 lows near 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, just mostly cloudy Friday through Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday highs near 56-52 lows 40-36. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with snow this AM, rain and snow this afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, 3-6 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night and Wednesday , then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night snow level at the surface today, 3,000 ft. tonight and Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday night night highs 32-40 lows 22-26. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday, just mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday snow level 5,000 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 7,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 7,500 ft. Saturday night, then 6,500 ft. Sunday highs 39-43 cooling to 39 Sunday lows 22-27 cooling to 24 Saturday night.
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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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