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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 (a warm front) has brought milder air our way. By Monday 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: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night with patchy fog late at night and Saturday AM and a (30%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, just mostly cloudy Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night lows 38-32 highs 55-45. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain likely (70%) Monday night, showers likely (70%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers at night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday highs 44-48 lows 37-33. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night, mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night lows 40-33 highs 58-50. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day) and Monday night, rain and snow showers Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday through Thursday AM, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday afternoon highs near 48 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 53 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear tonight, sunny Friday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday with a (40%) chance of coastal rain while a (30%) chance of inland rain Saturday afternoon, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night lows 42-36 highs 58-48. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain at night, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms 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, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon highs 47-45 lows 37-44 cooling to 36 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny and just a bit warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 8,000 ft. tonight, 9,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, snow level 5,500 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 2,500 ft. Sunday, then free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Sunday night lows 32-22 warming to 25 Sunday night highs 46-35. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow likely (70%) at night, snow showers likely (70%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow Thursday snow level at the surface Sunday snow level 3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night,2,500 ft. Tuesday, at the surface Tuesday night and Wednesday, 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, then at the surface Thursday highs 36-27 warming to 32 Thursday lows near 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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