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Note: Don’t forget that we go Daylight Saving Time this weekend. The skies should be clear enough to enjoy the extra daylight Sunday. Remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour at bedtime Saturday night (Officially at 2 AM Sunday). It’s also time to check the batteries in your smoke detectors and CO detectors, if you have them and you should have them, so says the fire department.
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An upper level high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has moved out taking the sunshine with it. A frontal system pushed through replacing the sunshine with clouds and rain. An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) is moving in behind the ridge of high pressure. A new ridge dries us out Friday through the weekend and then a new trough takes over early next week. A frontal system looks like it will get stuck as a stationary front well north of us next week and move in midweek.
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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: Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, then partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Friday night highs 46-50 lows 35-30. AM fog Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon through Sunday, mostly cloudy at night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 52-58 cooling to 55 Tuesday lows 35-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible, snow level 2,500 ft.), rain and snow showers likely (70%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,000 ft. late), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a slight (20%) chance showers in the evening (snow level 3,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night highs 48-52 lows 36-33. Partly cloudy Saturday with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy at night and Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 56-62 cooling to 57 Tuesday lows 36-42. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms today while showers inland today (0.35 in. of rain possible, small hail possible), showers likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. late), a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft.), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, then just partly cloudy Friday and Friday night highs 46-52 lows near 37. Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, a (30%) chance of rain at night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday highs 50-55 cooling to 50 Tuesday lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this AM, rain and snow showers with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon (3-5 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers in the evening, snow showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), a good (50%) chance of snow showers Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, mostly cloudy at night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night snow level 2,500 ft. today, at the surface tonight and Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Friday, then 4,000 ft. Friday night highs 33-36 lows near 23. Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Saturday, 6,000 ft. Saturday night, 7,500 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, then 5,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 42-50 cooling to 45 Tuesday lows 25-30.
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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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