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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 STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM TODAY 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.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) today (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, then just mostly cloudy Thursday night highs 45-48 lows near 38. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy with patchy fog at night, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy at night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday highs 46-49 lows 35-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon (AM snow level 3,000 ft.), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain with patchy fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of late Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night with patchy fog late at night highs 49-52 cooling to 48 Thursday lows near 38. Just mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday and Saturday with patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night, then just mostly cloudy Monday highs 50-55 lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a (40%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight, mostly cloudy and becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night with slight (20%) chance of coastal rain late, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night highs 52-56 lows 39-44 cooling to near 40 Thursday night. Just mostly cloudy Friday through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday 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 (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow tonight through Wednesday evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Thursday night snow level 2,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,500 ft. Thursday, then free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Thursday night highs 32-40 lows near 24. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. Friday night through Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, then snow level 6,000 ft. Monday highs 45-40 lows 26-24.
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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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