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Attention skiers: All of the local Ski areas are open.
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Friday started the drying trend. Another trough of low pressure is moving in offshore to set us up for more storms. The next major frontal system will approach the Pacific Northwest Wednesday, so that means a relatively dry weekend then back to wet next week.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME
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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: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers today through this evening, a (30%) chance of showers tonight and Monday, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night, rain Tuesday, then rain occasional rain Tuesday night highs 43-48 lows 34-37. Mostly cloudy with occasional rain Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Saturday highs near 48 lows near 38. (seasonal averages highs 47 low 34)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: AM fog, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain today, a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight and Monday, a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, and rain likely (60%) Tuesday night highs near 52 lows 38-44. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday through Saturday highs near 52 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy a (30%) chance of rain today and tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, rain Tuesday, then rain likely (60%) and windy Tuesday night highs near 55 lows 44-48. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday through Saturday highs near 52 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 54 lows 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers today through Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, with occasional rain and snow Tuesday night snow level 4,500 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 4,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, and 4,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 30-35 lows 23-27. Occasional rain and snow Wednesday, then snow and rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Friday, rain likely (60%) with a (40%) chance of snow Friday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday snow level 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 4,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, and 5,000 ft. Saturday highs near 36 lows near 25.
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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.