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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: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a (30%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night with patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon and Saturday night lows 39-35 highs 50-55 cooling to 47 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain likely (70%) Monday night, showers likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday highs near 46 lows 34-38 cooling to 34 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight 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, sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy late Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 42-37 highs 56-58 cooling to 57 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy at night, a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night, AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday highs 52-46 lows 33-37 cooling to 32 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 inland rain this evening, patchy coastal fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight, patchy AM coastal fog otherwise mostly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night with patchy coastal fog late at night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) Saturday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 42-39 highs 54-57 cooling to 52 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy Sunday night, a (40%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain at night and Tuesday AM, showers Tuesday afternoon, evening showers likely (60%), rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow showers, then rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon highs 47-44 warming to 48 Tuesday lows 37-42 cooling to 38 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night snow level 5,000 ft. tonight and 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, snow level 6,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Saturday, then 3,500 ft. Saturday night lows 30-23 highs 40-45 cooling to 39 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Sunday, just partly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) at night, snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers at night, then a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday snow level 5,500 ft. falling to 4,500 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 35-39 cooling to near 30 Tuesday lows 29-22.
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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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