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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 4 AM WEDNESDAY 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 rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), cloudy a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, rain likely (60%) Wednesday afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Wednesday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and windy (winds: S 10-15 mph increasing to SW 20-30 mph in the afternoon) Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible), then evening showers likely (60%) and a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) lows 44-35 highs 59-50. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, rain Sunday night, then rain likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday highs ranging from 55-50 lows 37-42. (seasonal  averages high 55 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with rain this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain Wednesday night and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), rain Thursday (snow level 3,500 ft.) and breezy (wind:S 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft. late) lows 43-37 highs 64-52. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) 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, rain Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, then showers likely (60%) Monday night, and rain likely (60%) Tuesday highs ranging from 56-54 and back lows 38-42. (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 this evening, rain likely (60%) late tonight, breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), cloudy Wednesday and windy (winds: S 20-30 mph) with a (30%) chance of AM coastal rain then afternoon rain likely (60%), a (40%) chance of rain inland Wednesday, rain Wednesday night and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore and S 15-25 mph inland), rain and windy Thursday (wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore and SW 20-30 mph inland), then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and breezy (wind: SW 20-25 mph decreasing to SW 5-10 mph late at night) lows 48-40 highs 57-50. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, showers Saturday night, rain and breezy Sunday and Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night, then rain likely (560%) Tuesday highs ranging from 50-53 lows ranging from 42-44. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this evening, rain and snow late tonight (2-6 in. of snow possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain South, a (40%) chance of AM rain, then rain likely (60%) in the afternoon North, and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain Wednesday night (2-5 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph shifting to S 10-15 mph late at night), rain, snow (5-9 in. of snow possible), and windy Thursday (winds: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), then snow showers (2-5 in. of snow possible) Thursday night snow level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. in the afternoon Wednesday, 5,000 ft. Wednesday night,  4,000 ft. Thursday, falling to 2,500 ft. Thursday night lows 32-24 highs 44-36.  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Friday, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Friday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of snow and rain Saturday night, rain and snow Sunday, rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night, snow and rain Monday, snow likely (60%) Monday night, then snow and rain Tuesday snow level at the surface Friday, 3,000 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night,  3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday highs 42-37 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.