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The upper air flow is bending more from the west (called Zonal flow) bringing in warmer, but still very moist air into the Pacific Northwest.  A frontal system has brought some warmer air in, so you can forget about the freezing rain and snow for a while at least. More storms will be headed toward us like this one that will move in Saturday to Sunday. Remember that, particularly this time of the year, when it’s not raining it is usually fogging.

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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST

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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 AM, rain in the afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain tonight ( 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM rain likely, rain Saturday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.75 in. of rain possible), and rain Sunday (0.75 in. of rain possible), then rain likely (60%) Sunday night highs  55-53 lows 48-42. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday highs 52-47 lows 40-35. (seasonal averages highs 46 low 33)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Patchy fog this AM, showers likely (60%) this afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain tonight,  patchy fog late at night and Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) Saturday, rain Saturday night, and Sunday, and rain likely (60%) Sunday night highs 54-57 lows near 45. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, patchy fog late at night and early Tuesday AM, and  mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon and night, patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon,  a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, patchy fog late at night and early Thursday AM, then partly cloudy Thursday afternoon highs 56-45 warming to near 50 Thursday lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Cloudy with coastal showers today windy early (wind: S 30-40 mph gusts to 60 mph along the headlands and beaches), AM showers likely (60%) inland and showers this afternoon, cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%)  and a good (50%) chance of rain inland tonight with patchy fog late at night and Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, rain  in the afternoon and Saturday night and breezy (wind: S 20-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph late at night),  rain Sunday then rain likely (60%) Sunday night highs near 55 lows near 48. Showers likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night, patchy fog late Monday night and early Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday and a (40%) chance Tuesday night, patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, patchy fog again late Wednesday night and Thursday AM,  then mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon highs 55-50 lows 46-37. (seasonal averages high 53 lows 39).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain  today (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of AM rain, rain Saturday afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (1.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 5-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late at night), then rain Sunday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph) and rain Sunday night snow level 6,500 ft. today, 6,000 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday, falling to 5,500 ft. Sunday night highs near 40 lows near 35-32. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night,  a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday and  Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow Wednesday, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night and a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Thursday snow level 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, falling to 3,500 ft, Tuesday night, and at the surface Wednesday, 2,500 ft. Wednesday, rising to 5,500 ft. Thursday highs 40-34  lows 30-26.

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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.