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The upper air flow has been bending more from the west (called Zonal flow) and southwest bringing in warmer, but still very moist air into the Pacific Northwest. Notice the forecast is for the flow to switch more from the northwest cutting off the heavy moisture flow. The enhanced satellite loop over 3 hours shows the moisture that moved in was from the sub-tropics, otherwise known as the “pineapple express.” Since the airflow is going to swing more from the northwest things will start to dry out. Remember that, particularly this time of the year, when it’s not raining it is usually fogging.
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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: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) today (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), partly cloudy and colder tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, afternoon rain likely (60%) (0.10 in. of rain possible) Tuesday, a (30%) chance of evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, just mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 55-44 lows 42-36. Mostly cloudy Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, then a (40%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday highs near lows 39. (seasonal averages highs 46 low 33)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Cloudy, patchy AM fog, with a (40%) chance of showers today (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, areas of patchy fog late at night and Tuesday AM, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night (snow level 3,000 ft. late at night), patchy fog late at night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Thursday with areas of fog, and just mostly cloudy Thursday night highs 55-49 rising to 54 Thursday lows 38-32 rising to 35 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday through Sunday highs 55-50 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 50 low 35)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy, patchy AM fog, with a (40%) chance of showers today (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight with patchy fog late at night and early Tuesday AM, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night with patchy fog again late at night and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy Wednesday through Thursday with patchy AM fog, just mostly cloudy Thursday night highs 55-49 warming back to 52 Thursday lows 40-35. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of showers Friday through Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, and a (30%) chance of showers Sunday highs from 55-52 and back up to 54 Sunday lows bear 42. (seasonal averages high 53 lows 39).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with AM showers likely (60%), a (40%) chance of afternoon showers (little or no snow expected) today (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) and windy (wind: W 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain or snow Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night snow level 7,000 ft., 4,000 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. late tonight, and 3,000 ft. to 4,000 ft. Tuesday, 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. Tuesday night highs 41-35 lows 32-26 . A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday, a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday free air freezing level 2,500 ft. to 3,000 ft. Wednesday, snow level 2,500 ft. Wednesday night, rising to 5,500 ft. Thursday, falling to 4,500 ft. Thursday night, rising to 5,500 ft, Friday and Friday night, and rising to 6,000 ft. Saturday, and 4,500 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs near 34-39 lows near 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.