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An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded area with blue arrows) is inching its way closer to the coast. A frontal system has brought more showers to us and another will follow. Here comes yet another frontal system approaching Sunday. By Tuesday this frontal system will be approaching the Pacific Northwest.

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Air Quality Index:

Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 11 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 12 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

Cottage Grove: The Air Quality Index is 13 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter.

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

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Advisories:

• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE CURRY COUNTY COAST.
• A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.
• A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
• A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES, THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES, AND THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND 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:

• Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Rain likely (70%) Friday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible),
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Sunday AM, rain likely (70%) in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night.
• lows 44-35 warming to 40 Sunday night highs 50-53.
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Monday, partly cloudy at night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Wednesday, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday.
• high 55-60 lows 37-42 cooling to 40 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35).

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Home Wood Heating Advisory:

Eugene-Springfield: GREEN – Wood Burning Allowed.

Oakridge: GREEN – Wood Burning 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:

• Cloudy with showers likely (70%) this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, evening snow level 3,500 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with showers Friday (0.50 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.) and breezy (Wind: SW 15-25 mph), cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 3,000 ft.),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog at night,
• Patchy AM fog and a slight chance of rain, cloudy and a bit warmer with rain Sunday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then just mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 45-38 highs 52-56.
• Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear Monday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
• Partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then partly cloudy and a bit cooler with areas of mainly late night and early AM fog Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 59-65 cooling to 62 Wednesday and Thursday lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 54 low 37).

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Mostly cloudy with evening coastal showers while inland evening showers likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 20-30 mph at the shore while S 15-25 mph inland, gusts to 45 mph),
• Mostly cloudy Friday with AM showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, showers in the afternoon (0.90 in. of rain possible) and windy (Wind: S 25-35 mph shifting SW 15-25 mph at the shore while SW 15-25 mph inland), evening coastal showers and a (40%) chance of showers late while inland evening showers showers likely (70%) and a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, rain in the afternoon and a bit warmer, a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, then just mostly cloudy Sunday night.
• lows 46-43 highs 53-59.
• Areas of AM fog, partly cloudy Monday afternoon and warmer, mostly clear at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Tuesday, a (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then partly cloudy with areas of mainly late night and early morning fog Wednesday night and Thursday.
• highs 59-66 cooling to 62 Thursday lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 53 low 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with evening rain and snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible, 2-4 in. of snow possible),
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers Friday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible), evening rain and snow showers, rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Friday night,
• Cloudy with a good (40%) chance of AM snow showers Saturday, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, just partly cloudy Saturday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun in the AM, mostly cloudy with of rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night.
• snow level 4,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then snow level 4,500 ft. Sunday night.
• lows 30-25 warming to 27 Sunday night highs 36-40.
• Partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday and Monday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Tuesday, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night and partly cloudy and a bit warmer Thursday.
• free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. Monday night, snow level 9,000 ft. Tuesday, snow level 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 8,000 ft. Thursday.
• highs 39-48 lows 29-32.

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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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