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The jet stream shows a trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) preparing to swing down bringing winter weather with it. A burst of cold Arctic air will hit behind a cold front that will slide down from the North. All of this could spell “snow storm” for all of the Pacific Northwest between Wednesday night and Friday.
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Advisories: A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE, THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF LANE COUNTY, THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, AND FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, JACKSON COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY, AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
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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 showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of evening showers, showers likely (60%) late tonight (snow level 1,000 ft. 2 in. of snow possible), rain and snow Wednesday (snow level 500 ft. in the afternoon, 1-4 in. of snow possible above that level), snow Wednesday night (1-4 in. of snow possible) highs 45-39 lows 33-29. Mostly cloudy with AM snow Thursday, afternoon snow showers (1-2 in. of snow possible), a (40%) of snow showers Thursday night and Friday, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Friday night and Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, and partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday highs 36-46 lows 24-32. (seasonal averages high 52 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow this AM, rain and snow this afternoon (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. 1 in. of snow possible at that level) and rain and snow tonight (snow level 1,000 ft. late, 1 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday (snow level 500 ft. rising to 1,500 ft. in the afternoon) and Wednesday night (snow level 500 ft.) highs 47-44 lows 33-28. Cloudy with snow Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Friday and (30%) chance Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Monday highs 36-48 lows 24-35. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with coastal showers likely (60%) today, a good (50%) chance of AM rain and snow inland this AM then rain likely (60%) in the afternoon (snow level 1,500 ft.), coastal rain likely (60%) tonight with rain and snow likely (60%) inland (snow level 1,000 ft.), coastal rain with rain and snow showers inland Wednesday (snow level 1,000 ft. rising to 1,500 ft.), coastal rain with rain and snow inland Wednesday night (snow level 500 ft. in the evening) highs 45-42 lows 36-34. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday and Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night, and mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday highs 40-46 lows 28-36 (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with snow today (4-8 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph), snow tonight (6-12 in. of snow possible), snow Wednesday (6-12 in. of snow possible), and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), snow (5-10 in. of snow possible) Wednesday night and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph decreasing to W 5-10 mph late) snow level at the surface today today through Wednesday night highs 28-22 lows 18-20. AM snow, snow showers Thursday afternoon (3-6 in. of snow possible), snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Friday night and Saturday, just mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Sunday, and a (40%) chance of snow showers Sunday night and Monday snow level at the surface Thursday through Saturday, a free air freezing level at the surface Saturday night, then snow level at the surface Sunday through Monday highs 18-29 lows 13-19.
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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.