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

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The jet stream shows another cold trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) migrating Eastward across the into Pacific Northwest and another one behind it.  A frontal system is on it’s way to bring us increasing chances of rain and mountain snow. More frontal systemwill be coming our way this week and next weekend producing even more precipitation.

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Advisories: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.

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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 AM rain, then afternoon showers likely (60%) today (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible),  cloudy a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and windy Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible), then a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night highs 54-59 cooling to 53 Thursday lows 43-34. Mostly cloudy with a (60%) chance of showers Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a (60%) chance of showers Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday through Monday highs ranging from 54-52 lows 38-42. (seasonal  averages high 55 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with rain today, rain likely (60%) tonight, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then  rain and breezy (wind: SW 20-25 mph, then S 5-10 mph late at night) Wednesday night, rain Thursday (snow level 3,500 ft.), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (snow level 3,500 ft.) highs 55-64 cooling to 52 lows 43-37.  Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday AM, then rain likely (60%) Sunday afternoon through Monday highs ranging from 56-49 lows 37-40. (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 rain likely (60%) this afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (60%) tonight, breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph at the shore and S 10-15 mph inland), cloudy Wednesday and windy (winds: S 20-30 mph at the shore,  SW 15-25 mph inland) with a (30%) chance of rain, rain Wednesday night, rain and breezy Thursday (wind: S 15-25 mph), then cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night highs 53-57 cooling to near 50 Thursday lows 46-40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (60%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night, then rain likely (60%) Sunday, rain likely (60%) and breezy Sunday night, then rain likely (60%) Monday highs ranging from 53-49 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with snow and rain this AM,  snow showers in the afternoon (2-5 in. of snow possible),  snow and rain tonight (3-7 in. of snow possible, cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, then rain likely (60%) with a (40%) chance of rain and snow in the afternoon and breezy  (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain and snow Wednesday night (5-8 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting to S 10-15 mph late at night), rain, snow, and windy Thursday (winds: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), then snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 3,500 ft. today, then 3,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. tonight,  4,500 ft. rising to 5,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 2,500 ft. Thursday, and Thursday night highs 39-46 cooling to 39 Thursday lows 29-24.  Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday, snow and rain likely (60%) Friday night and Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, and rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday, snow and rain likely (60%) and breezy Sunday night, then snow and rain Monday snow level 3,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 3,500 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 4,000 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night, and 3,000 ft. Monday highs 40-37 lows 25-30.

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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.