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Another  trough of low pressure has moved in offshore to set us up for more storms.  The next major frontal system is approaching the Pacific Northwest and that means back to wet weather this week.

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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 4 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM WEDNESDAY  FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM WEDNESDAY FOR JACKSON COUNTY.

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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 rain likely (60%) this evening, rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday AM, showers Wednesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) Wednesday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), and showers likely (60%)   Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night(0.50 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday and and rain likely (60%) Friday night lows 43-37 highs 52-46. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday and Saturday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs near 48 lows near 40. (seasonal averages highs 47 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this  evening, rain and windy (winds: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph increasing to 25-35 mph gusts to near 50 mph late tonight) tonight, rain Wednesday AM,  showers in the afternoon, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, rain Thursday night, rain likely   (60%) Friday,  and cloudy with a a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night lows 45-38 highs 53-49. Cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, and rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs 54-49 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 50 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Cloudy with coastal rain tonight, evening rain likely (60%) then rain late tonight inland, very windy (winds: S 25-35 mph increasing to 30-45 mph late evening and night at the shore and S 25-35 mph inland), AM rain then afternoon showers Wednesday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph early in the AM,  showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday,  rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) Thursday night, rain  likely (60%) Friday,  and cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night lows 48-43 highs 55-52. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday highs near 55 lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 53 lows 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late tonight) with rain and light freezing rain likely (60%) this evening and late tonight (1-3 in. of snow possible),  AM rain and snow with possible freezing rain Wednesday, rain and snow showers Wednesday afternoon (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night (3-7 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday (2-5 in. of snow possible), and rain and snow showers Thursday night (1-4 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Friday, and cloudy with snow likely (60%) Friday night  snow level 5,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday, 5,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,500 ft. Friday, and 4,000 ft. Friday night lows 32-25 highs 37-33. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday and Saturday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, then rain likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday snow level 5,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night,  6,500 ft. Sunday through Monday night highs 35-39 lows 25-28.

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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.