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Another upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) remains centered just off shore. The ridge will move eastward over us today bringing sunshine and drying today, but Presidents’ Day will see the return of the rain as a trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) will move in along the coast. Another frontal system, in a series of many, will slide toward us Friday increasing the rain chances.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: A mix of clouds and sun this today, partly cloudy tonight and Monday AM (Presidents’ Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, rain Monday night, AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday evening and mostly cloudy at night highs 50-44 lows 33-36 cooling to 32 Tuesday night. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night, then rain likely (60%) Thursday through Saturday highs 47-43 lows near 36. (seasonal averages high 51 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain (snow level 3,000 ft.) Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), evening rain, rain and snow late Monday night (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), AM rain and snow showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday afternoon (snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday night highs 49-45 lows near 37. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday through Saturday highs near 48 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain Monday night, AM showers, a good (50%) chance of afternoon coastal showers, inland showers likely (70%) Tuesday afternoon (AM snow level 2,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night highs 47-43 lows 35-40 cooling to 34 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night through Saturday highs 46-49 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today and tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday afternoon (Presidents’ Day), rain and snow Monday night, cloudy with a snow showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening snow showers and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Tuesday night free air freezing level 3,500 ft. today, 4,000 ft. tonight, snow level 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, 2,500 ft. Tuesday, then at the surface Tuesday night highs 40-30 lows 24-20. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow at night, snow likely (70%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers at night, snow likely (60%) Friday, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with snow likely (60%) Saturday snow level at the surface Wednesday through Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, then at the surface Saturday highs 29-27 lows 20-22.
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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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