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A high pressure ridge still controls our weather, but the upper airflow is now swinging more from the coast adding moisture to the air and producing some much needed rain. A frontal system slid in bringing the rain to us. A warm front moves in next increasing the rain chances.
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Advisories:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 60 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 70 in the Moderate category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene/Springfield: (YELLOW) Burning Cautioned Against.
Oakridge: (YELLOW) Burning Cautioned Against.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Cloudy with rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) in the evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- lows 47-32 highs 52-45.
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night through Monday night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
- highs 44-42 lows near 30. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Cloudy with rain tonight (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), a (30%) chance of evening showers, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.),
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night.
- lows near 48 highs 56-48.
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- A slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, just partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog and freezing fog Monday, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday.
- highs near 48 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with rain tonight (0.40 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night.
- lows 50-37 highs 53-48.
- Saturday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night,
- Mostly cloudy with areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and Monday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday.
- highs 50-52 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Cloudy with rain tonight (0.75 in. of rain possible), and Wednesday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible, 1 in. of snow possible) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), cloudy with evening rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers likely (60%) and colder Wednesday night (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2-5 in. of snow possible),
- Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday AM, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night,
- A good (50%) chance of snow showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Friday night.
- snow level 7,500 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft.Wednesday afternoon, 3,500 ft. at night, 3,500 ft. Thursday, 3,000 ft. Thursday night, then 2,500 ft. Friday and Friday night.
- lows 37-20 highs 40-33.
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday and Saturday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of snow showers Sunday night through Tuesday.
- snow level at the surface Saturday, 2,500 ft. at night, at the surface Sunday, 2,500 ft. Sunday night, then at the surface Monday through Tuesday.
- highs near 35 lows near 20.
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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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