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Now for your forecast.

A new cold front will move in today with rain likely early, then rain the rest of the day high 52 low 40. Showers will be likely tonight and a chance of showers Tuesday and a slight chance in the afternoon. Tuesday’s high 52 low 40. Wednesday, Veterans Day, we’ll see rain and another cold front high 50 low 40.  There will be clouds and sun a slight 40% chance of showers  Thursday, slight chance Thursday night, and Friday. Rain likely Friday night. There will be a chance of showers Saturday and Sunday. High’s will be near 5 lows near 40. It will be windy along the north coasts with gusts to 50 mph at the headlands. Temperatures will be pretty much the same at the coast and in the valleys.

In the Cascades the snow level will be rising from 5,500′-5,000′ today with rain mainly in the afternoon (4-7″ snow). Rain and snow showers Tuesday with snow levels drop to 4,000′ through Tuesday night.  Wednesday through Sunday snow levels will stay below pass levels.