Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:

• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain likely (70%) with a slight (20%) chance of freezing rain late tonight (0.10 in.of rain possible),
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of  AM rain, partly cloudy and a bit warmer Saturday afternoon (under 0.10 in.of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy freezing fog late Saturday night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit cooler Sunday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit cooler Monday afternoon (Christmas Day), slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night.
• lows 34-30 highs 44-42.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and a bit warmer Wednesday through Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs 42-45 lows near 33. (seasonal averages high 45 low 33)

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Forecast for Roseburg:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain tonight,
• Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain in the AM, just mostly cloudy a bit warmer Saturday afternoon, patchy fog with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night (under 0.10 in.of rain possible),
• Cloudy with patchy AM fog and a (40%) chance of rain, rain likely (70%) Sunday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Monday (Christmas Day), then just mostly cloudy Monday night.
• lows 38-33 highs 45-47.
• Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with patchy AM fog and freezing fog, just mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• A slight (20%) chance of AM rain and snow, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs near 45 lows 35-38. (seasonal averages high 47 low 36)

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Forecast for The South Oregon Coast Including Coos Bay and North Bend:

• Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain tonight while a slight (20%) chance of inland rain late tonight (under 0.10 in.of rain possible),
• Patchy fog, a slight (20%) chance of coastal rain and a bit warmer Saturday while a slight (20%) chance of AM inland, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night (under 0.10 in.of rain possible),
• Cloudy with AM coastal rain likely (70%), coastal rain Sunday afternoon while a (40%) chance of inland AM rain with inland rain likely (70%) Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance showers and a bit warmer Monday (Christmas Day), mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy at night.
• lows 37-40 cooling to 38 Sunday night highs 52-50 warming back to 52 Monday.
• Patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance rain Tuesday, a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday through Thursday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday.
• highs near 52 lows near 39. (seasonal averages high 51 low 40)

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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:

• Cloudy with evening snow likely (70%), a good (50%) chance of snow late tonight (1 in. of snow possible),
• A good (50%) chance of snow Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow at night,
• Cloudy with a (40%) chance of AM rain and snow, rain or snow likely (70%) and a bit warmer Sunday  afternoon and  evening, a good (50%) chance of rain or snow late Sunday night,
• Mostly cloudy with AM rain or snow likely (70%), a bit warmer with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (Christmas Day), then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow at night.
• snow level at the surface tonight and Saturday AM, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, 3,500 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, then 2,500 ft. Monday night.
• lows 24-26 cooling back to 24 Monday night highs 32-34.
• A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night,
• Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow at night,
• Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday.
• snow level 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 3,500 ft. Thursday, 4,500 ft. Thursday night, then 5,000 ft. Friday.
• highs near 34 lows 26-23 warming back to 26 Thursday night.

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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.

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