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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) is sitting just off shore. The ridge has flattened out (not as high an arch) so a frontal system is on its way to the Oregon coast. By the weekend another frontal system will move in keeping the chance of rain alive.
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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, 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 a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Wednesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, patchy fog with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (30%) chance of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night, AM clouds and fog, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening with areas fog late Friday night lows 40-35 warming to 38 Friday night highs 49-55. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain likely (70%) Monday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (70%) Tuesday highs 47-45 lows 35-32 warming to 36 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight with patchy fog late and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night with patchy fog late at night and Thursday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then just mostly cloudy late Friday night lows near 39 highs 55-58. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of of rain and snow showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night and Tuesday AM, then snow and rain showers in the afternoon highs 52-46 lows 37-33 warming to 38 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight with patchy coastal fog late at night and Wednesday AM, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in afternoon and evening, patchy coastal fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night, patchy AM coastal fog, mostly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night with patchy coastal fog late at night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night lows near 43 highs 52-57. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain at night, AM rain likely (60%), then showers Tuesday afternoon highs 52-44 lows 39-36 warming to 42 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow tonight (under 0.10 in.of rain possible), cloudy Wednesday AM, cloudy a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow likely (60%) in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible), evening rain and snow, a (40%) chance of rain and snow late Wednesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 7,500 ft. late Thursday night, 8,000 ft. Friday, then 9,000 ft. Friday night lows near 28 highs 37-45. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night, a (30%) chance of snow showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) at night, then snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, free air freezing level at the surface Sunday night, snow level 3,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, then at the surface Tuesday highs 38-40 cooling to near 30 Tuesday lows near 26.
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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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