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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 Pacific toward the Pacific Northwest as another one pushes Eastward away from us.  A warm front has pushed into Oregon raising the temperatures a bit. The cold front behind is moving through increasing chances of rain and mountain snow. Another frontal system will be coming our way over the weekend (a little break on Friday) with a parade of storms to follow producing even more precipitation.

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Advisories:  A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY ABOVE 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 10 PM THURSDAY BELOW 4,000 FT. FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES.  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

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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 (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain Thursday (0.50 in. of rain possible) and windy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon),  evening showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night (0.10 in. of rain possible) and colder, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) late Friday night, rain Saturday, and showers likely (60%) Saturday night lows 44-35 rising to 40 Friday night and Saturday night highs 50-55. Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night, showers likely (60%) Monday, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday, rain Tuesday night, then rain likely (60%) Wednesday highs ranging from 55-49 lows near 40. (seasonal  averages high 55 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain this evening, rain late tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain Thursday AM, showers Thursday afternoon (snow level 3,500 ft.), a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night (snow level 2,500 ft. late), just mostly cloudy Friday, a (40%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night lows 46-34 rising to 43 Saturday highs 52-58. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday, rain Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday, and Tuesday night, then cloudy with showers likely (60%) Wednesday highs ranging from 57-53 lows 42-37.  (seasonal averages high 59 low 38)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with coastal rain tonight, and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore and S  20-25 mph inland), AM rain then afternoon showers and windy Thursday (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph until early afternoon), a good (50%) chance of coastal showers Thursday night, evening showers likely (60%) inland, just mostly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with coastal rain likely (60%)Friday night with a good (50%) chance of rain inland, rain Saturday and Saturday night lows 48-43 highs 52-54. Mostly cloudy with rain and windy Sunday, rain and breezy Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, showers likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday highs ranging from 54-50 lows ranging from 44-40. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with rain tonight (2 in. of snow possible, o.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph then 50 mph late at night), rain, snow (5-9 in. of snow possible) and breezy Thursday (winds: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), then snow showers (1-4 in. of snow possible) with showers likely (60%) in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of of snow showers (2 in. of snow possible) late Thursday night and colder, mostly cloudy Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain and snow late Friday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night snow level 6,000 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Thursday, falling to 2,500 ft. Thursday evening, 3,500 ft. Friday through Saturday lows 32-24 rising to 30 Saturday night highs 36-40. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and breezy, rain and snow Sunday night, rain and snow showers Monday, rain and snow showers Monday night,  rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain with snow likely (60%) Wednesday snow level 3,500 ft. 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 ranging from 40-35 lows 32-26.

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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.