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The rest of the weekend into early next week will see heavier rainfall amounts of rain totaling between one inch and two inches. With more heavy rain possible Monday the three-day total could be between two and three inches of rain. The coast and particularly the mountains could see much heavier amounts of rainfall and the mountains will see snow inn the higher elevations. Be particularly watchful if you leave near a creek, stream, or river as the levels could rise rapidly with sustained moderate to heavy rainfall.

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The upper level airflow is turning more from the west and northwest and is changing our weather to very wet.  A frontal system hit us Saturday night and another will follow behind it with  heavy amounts of rain through Monday and some strong winds too. Another frontal system will push through Oregon between Thursday and Friday.

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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TODAY THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM  TODAY UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TODAY UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.

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Here are your detailed forecasts. **

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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with rain this AM, showers (amounts to 1 in.)and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening and breezy (winds: SW 15-30 mph), showers and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) Sunday night (amounts to .5 in.), showers and breezy (SW 15-25 mph) Monday (amounts to .5 in.) with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night lows 50-35 highs 57-52. Just mostly cloudy Wednesday,  rain  likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night through Saturday highs 52-60 lows 38-40. (seasonal averages highs 61 low 39)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy rain and breezy ( winds: S 10-20 mph increasing to 15-25 mph late today with daytime gusts to 40 mph) today AM, showers and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, showers and breezy ( winds: SW 15-25 mph) tonight,  showers Monday and likely (60%) Monday night (snow level 3,500 ft. late at night) lows 54-42 highs 56-52. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and a slight (20%) chance Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, and a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday and (30%) Friday night and Saturday highs near 55 lows 40-46. (seasonal averages high 65 low 43)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with AM rain today and windy (winds: SW 25-35 mph at the shore and SW 20-25 mph inland), showers and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, showers late at night, breezy (winds: SW 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late evening and overnight), showers Monday, and showers likely (60%) Monday night lows 54-42 highs near 60. Showers likely (60%) Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night through Saturday highs 57-54 lows 42-50. (seasonal averages high 61 lows 45).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Breezy (winds: SW 15-25 mpg gusts to 55 mph over the ridges decreasing to 45 mph in the afternoon) today with AM rain and afternoon showers (4-7 in. of show), rain and snow showers and windy ( winds: SW 25-35 mph gusts to 40 mph over ridges decreasing to 15-20 mph Monday afternoon then 20-30 mph Monday night dropping to 10-15 mph overnight) Sunday night  through Monday night ( 6-10 in. of snow Sunday night and 5-9 in. Monday and again Monday night) snow level falling to 4,500 ft. this afternoon, and falling to 4,000 ft. Sunday night, and 3,500 ft. Monday night  lows near 36-26 highs 40-36. Rain and snow showers Tuesday, a  (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night,  a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (0%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night through Saturday snow level 3,500 ft. Tuesday, rising to 4,500 ft. Tuesday night, 7,000 ft. Wednesday, and 8,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,000 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night, and 6,000 ft. Friday night through Saturday highs 34-50 lows 25-37.

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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.