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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 pushed 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  UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT ABOVE 4,000 FT.  FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY BELOW 4,000 FT. FOR THE THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.  A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM UNTIL 9 PM TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA-I-5 CORRIDOR, THE GREATER PORTLAND-VANCOUVER AREA, AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAYS RIVER NEAR ROSEBURG UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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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 this AM, showers this afternoon (0.75 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon), evening showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible) and colder, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) late Friday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday, and showers likely (60%) Saturday night highs 50-55 lows 37-40. 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 56-49 lows near 40. (seasonal  averages high 55 low 36)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with rain this AM, showers this afternoon, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (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 highs 55-58 lows 34-43. 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 AM rain then afternoon showers and windy today (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph until early afternoon), a good (50%) chance of coastal showers tonight, 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 breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) and Saturday night highs 55-50 lows 38-43. 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 and snow this AM, rain and snow showers this afternoon (8-12 in. of snow possible) and breezy today (winds: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40-50 mph over exposed ridges), then snow showers (2-6 in. of snow possible) with showers likely (60%) in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of of snow showers late tonight 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 (4-6 in. of rain possible), rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday (5-8 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. today, falling to 2,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 3,500 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. in the afternoon Friday, snow level 4,000 ft.  Friday night Saturday night highs 36-40 lows 24-30. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday and breezy, rain and snow Sunday night, rain and snow showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night,  rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain with snow likely (60%) Wednesday snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night,  3,500 ft. Monday, 3,000 ft. Monday night, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday, then 4,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday highs ranging from 42-36 lows 25-20.

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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.