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Reminders: Daylight Saving Time begins at 2:00 AM next Sunday March 13th (turn clocks ahead 1 hour) and The Vernal Equinox (Spring begins) occurs at 4:21 PM  Pacific Daylight Time on March 20th.

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The jet stream shows another cold trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) migrating Eastward across the Pacific Northwest. The precipitation will be continuing in waves as a new frontal system marches through Oregon. A bit of a break for today, but for the most part our near future will stay wet. More frontal systems will be coming our way next week producing even more precipitation.

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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 patchy AM fog today, mostly cloudy with a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers with patchy fog late tonight and Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of  AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers Monday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible),  a (30%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night, AM rain, then afternoon rain likely (60%) Tuesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night highs 53-49 rising to 56 Tuesday lows 32-36. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, and rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday highs 54-49 lows 43-36. (seasonal  averages high 54 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (snow level 3,500 ft. in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of rain tonight (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late at night), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday (snow level 2,000 ft.), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night (snow level 2,000 ft.), a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night highs 52-54 lows 48-35 rising to 40 Tuesday night Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, rain likely (60%) in the evening, rain late Wednesday night and Thursday, showers likely (60%) in the evening,  rain and snow showers likely (60%) late Thursday night and Friday AM, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Friday night, then rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday AM, and rain likely (60%) Saturday afternoon highs 60-52 lows 40-35. (seasonal averages high 58 low 38)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today, a good (50%) chance of showers inland tonight and late tonight at the shore, rain likely (60%) Monday (snow level 2,000 ft.), a (40%) chance of showers Monday night (snow level 2,000 ft.), then rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night highs near 50 lows 43-38 warming to 40 Tuesday night lows near 39. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain and breezy Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday highs 56-49 lows 43-39. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers likely this AM South of Mt Jefferson, then a slight (20%) chance of showers, in the afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight mainly South of Mt. Jefferson, cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of snow showers Monday evening,  a slight (20%) chance of snow late Monday night, AM snow   and afternoon showers Tuesday (1-4 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph in the afternoon), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday night snow level 3,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. today,  3,000 ft. late tonight, 2,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday evening, and 3,500 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 39-34 warming to 38 Tuesday lows 25-22 warming to 26 Tuesday night. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday, rain or snow likely (60%) Wednesday night and Thursday, then snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night, snow and rain likely (60%) Friday, and Friday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday snow level 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday,  2,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 3,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday highs 45-36 lows 25-33 cooling to 24 Saturday.

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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.