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Another  trough of low pressure has moved in offshore to set us up for more storms.  A frontal system pushed through the Pacific Northwest. A warm front will bring heavy rain to the area Saturday with a large pool of warm moist air moving in. More frontal systems will be hitting Oregon toward the weekend and beyond.

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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM TODAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES INCLUDING THE CASCADES OF LANE 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 showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible),  rain likely (60%) this evening, then rain with fog late at night (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain, heavy at times, Saturday particularly in the afternoon (1.50 in. of rain possible), rain in the evening, and rain likely (60%) at night (0.25 in. of rain possible) highs near 50-55 lows 43-49. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, warmer with a alight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, rain Monday through Tuesday, then rain Tuesday night, and rain likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday highs 60-45 lows 50-35. (seasonal averages highs 46 low 34)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with showers today, showers likely (60%) this evening, rain late tonight, rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night highs 55-57 lows 44-47.  Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and again late Sunday night,  rain likely (60%) Monday AM, then rain  Monday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night,  then rain likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday highs 57-42 lows 48-37. (seasonal averages high 49 low 36)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Cloudy with showers today, rain likely (60%) this evening, rain late tonight, rain and windy (wind: SE 5-10 mph increasing to S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph in the afternoon) Saturday, and rain likely (60%) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the evening) Saturday night highs 52-56 lows 46-52.  Patchy AM fog, cloudy and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain, AM rain likely (60%) Monday, rain in the afternoon, rain likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) again Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, and rain likely (60%) Thursday highs 59-47 lows 49-39. (seasonal averages high 53 lows 40).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain  and snow showers today (4-8 in. of snow possible), cloudy with rain or snow likely (60%) tonight, AM rain and snow then rain, heavy at times, Saturday afternoon (4-8 in. of snow possible before changing to rain), evening rain, then a good (50%) of rain and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph) late Saturday night (1 in. of rain possible) snow level falling to 4,000 ft. today, 3,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Saturday, rising to 8,000 ft. Saturday afternoon, and above 8,000 ft. Saturday night highs 35-44 lows 29-38. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, cloudy with rain Monday and Monday night, rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night,  7,500 ft. Monday,  6,000 ft. Monday night, falling to 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, and 4,000 ft. Wednesday, falling to 3,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 47-32 lows 37-22.

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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.