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The upper air flow (yellow jet stream and dark colors for winds) shows a high pressure ridge (the “Arch” shape on the yellow line) moving away from us and trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line)  is sliding in behind the ridge.  A  warm front has warmed us up a bit and brought some rain with it, but now the cold front behind it and one more front right behind that one will bring the chance of even more rain and possible freezing rain back to the area today into the weekend.

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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 rain this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night , a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (snow level 1,000 ft.), and a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow showers Sunday night lows 35-25 highs 40-44.  AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy Monday night, partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and light freezing rain Tuesday, then rain and  light freezing rain likely (60%)Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, then rain likely (60%) Thursday through Friday highs 40-46 lows 29-34. (seasonal averages highs 46 low 33)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain this evening and likely (60%) late tonight, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday (snow level 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night (snow level 1,500 ft.), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon),  a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday night (snow level 1,500 ft. rising to 2,500 ft.), and just mostly cloudy Monday and  Monday night lows 35-28 highs 40-44. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with  rain likely (50%) Thursday through Friday highs 40-48 lows 33-42. (seasonal averages high 49 low 34)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with coastal rain this evening and rain likely (60%) tonight, rain likely (60%) inland, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night (snow level 2,000 ft.), a (40%) chance of  coastal showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of AM rain and snow showers inland (AM snow level 500 ft.), then a (40%) chance of afternoon showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night (snow level 2,000 ft.), then just mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night lows 38-30 highs 47-43. Mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night, a  good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, rain Wednesday night, with rain likely (60%) and breezy Thursday and Thursday night, then rain likely (60%) Friday highs 44-50 lows 30-46. (seasonal averages high 52 lows 39).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain this evening,  snow showers late tonight (2-5 in. of snow possible), a (40%) chance of snow showers Saturday through Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night snow level 5,500 ft. falling to 3,500 ft.late tonight, and at the surface Saturday through Sunday night, free air freezing level at the surface Monday and Monday night lows 28-17 highs 25-29. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Tuesday,  snow likely (60%) Tuesday night, then snow with  rain and light freezing rain likely (60%) Wednesday through Thursday night, with snow or rain likely (60%) Friday  snow level at the surface Tuesday and Tuesday night,  4,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, 3,500 ft. Thursday night, and at the surface Friday highs 32-37 lows 25-32.

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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.