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The upper airflow (Follow the shaded area with blue arrows) will be sending more moisture our way. A warm front (Shown in red) slides in bringing some rain then the cold front behind it falls apart. There will be a bit of a break Wednesday while another frontal system will approach the Oregon coast Friday bringing back the chance of rain.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 15 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 46 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 23 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Advisories:

• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TODAY UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE CURRY COUNTY COAST, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY AND JACKSON COUNTY.

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy today, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),
• Rain and cooler Thursday, heavy at times in the AM, evening showers, rain late Thursday night and Friday AM, showers and a bit cooler in the afternoon, then showers Friday night.
• highs 57-50 lows 50-40.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Sunday, a (30%) chance of showers at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday (snow level 1,500 ft.), a (40%) chance of showers Monday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday.
• highs 45-40 warming back to 45 Tuesday lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Burning is allowed.

*Note: Pellet stoves may be used anytime if they produce no visible emissions.

Advisory Courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA).

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Mostly cloudy with areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon, becoming cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this evening, rain tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible).
• Mostly cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Thursday through Friday, breezy Friday (Wind: SW 15-25 decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), evening showers, then likely (70%) and colder late Friday night.
• highs 60-50 lows 52-39.
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night and Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and  Monday night,
• Then cloudy and a bit cooler with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• highs 47-45 warming to 48 Tuesday lows 34-36. (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 areas of fog and a slight (20%) chance showers this AM, just mostly cloudy this afternoon, cloudy with rain late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (Wind S 15-25 mph),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Thursday and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), rain Thursday night and Friday and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph decreasing to SW 10-15 mph in the afternoon), evening showers, then showers likely (70%) Friday night.
• highs 62-54 lows 54-44 Friday.
• Cloudy and a bit cooler with a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Saturday night,
• Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• A (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday.
• highs 49-52 lows 49-52. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• A mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Cloudy with rain and a bit cooler Thursday (Wind:S 10-15 mph gusts to 30 mph), evening showers, rain late at night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain, rain and snow and cooler Friday afternoon, then rain and snow showers Friday night.
• free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, 7,000 ft. rising to above 8,000 ft. tonight, above 8,000 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, 5,500 ft. Thursday night, 6,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Friday afternoon, then 3,500 ft. Friday night.
• highs 43-38 lows 37-23.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with snow showers likely (70%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of snow showers Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Sunday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Monday night,
• Then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday.
• snow level 2,500 ft. Saturday, then at the surface Saturday night through Tuesday.
• highs 29-26 warming to 32 Tuesday lows 18-16 warming to 19 Monday night.

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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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