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Attention skiers: Hoodoo, Willamette Pass, Mt. Bachelor, and Mt. Hood Meadows are all open.

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A trough of low pressure has moved in behind the weak high pressure ridge that held off the rain for Thanksgiving. It is moving across Oregon. A frontal system moved South through California bringing the  precipitation back with it particularly to the South. We are in a space between storms that will keep our weather calmer for another day or so. Another trough of low pressure will set up off shore and a frontal system will push through from the Northwest Wednesday bringing even more rain and snow with it.

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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL 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: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers early tonight, then patchy fog late tonight and Monday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday evening, rain likely (60%) late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Tuesday (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Tuesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Wednesday AM, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 27-40 highs 38-48. Rain likely (60%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday night, and a good (50%) chance Sunday highs 44-47 lows 37-33. (seasonal averages highs 48 low 35)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with late night and early AM fog tonight and Monday,  cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, then rain Tuesday afternoon and evening, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night,   then showers likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night lows 32-42 highs 43-48. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday,  rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon through Sunday highs 44-48 lows 38-34. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with late night and early AM fog tonight and Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  rain in the afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of coastal rain in the evening then rain likely (60%) late Monday night, a (30%) chance of rain inland, coastal rain Tuesday, inland AM rain likely (60%) then rain in the afternoon, windy ( winds: S 25-35 mph at the shore and S 15-25 mph inland, rain Tuesday night, showers likely (60%) Wednesday, then evening showers and then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 35-45 cooling to 38 Wednesday night highs near 50. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, then a (40%) chance  of showers Friday night through Sunday highs from 45-49 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 54 lows 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight,  mostly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday evening, rain likely (60%) Monday night (6-12 in. of snow possible), breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) with snow and rain Tuesday (6-12 in. of snow possible), snow and rain Tuesday night (1-4 in. of snow possible) free air freezing level 2,000 ft. late tonight, 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. Monday afternoon, snow level 4,000 ft. Monday night, and 3,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night lows 17-28 highs 34-37. Mostly cloudy with  rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Thursday night,  mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday through Sunday snow level 3,500 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 3,000 ft. Thursday, at the surface  Thursday night through Friday night, and back to 2,500 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, and 3,500 ft. Sunday highs 34-28 and rising to 35 Sunday lows 25-20.

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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.