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Reminders: Daylight Saving Time began officially at 2:00 AM today and that means Spring is just around the corner. The Vernal Equinox occurs at 4:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time in just a week next Sunday March 20th.

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The jet stream shows another cold trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) swinging in toward the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system moved through Oregon Saturday and now another stronger one is approaching and will bring strong winds and a lot of rain. It looks like more storms will be aiming for is like this frontal system coming in late next week.

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Advisories:  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT  THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 11 PM TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIOU MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5,000 FT.  A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM MONDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN ABOVE 5,000 FT., NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT FOR EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH 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 showers, heavy at times this evening,  showers tonight (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), showers Monday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph shifting to S 10-15 mph in the afternoon,  cloudy with a good (50%) chance evening rain, rain late Monday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) and breezy Tuesday (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 35 mph), rain Tuesday night (0.50 in. of rain possible), showers Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 42-45 cooling to near 39 Tuesday night and Wednesday night highs 57-53. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday and Thursday night, showers likely (60%) Friday, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night through Saturday night, then a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday highs near 54 lows near 40. (seasonal  averages high 56 low 37)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with rain and isolated thunderstorms this evening, showers late tonight (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph decreasing to SW 15-20 mph late at night), mostly cloudy with AM showers likely (60%) Monday, showers Monday afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. in the afternoon), cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late Monday night and breezy (wind: S 10-15 mph increasing to S 15-25 mph late at night), rain Tuesday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), rain Tuesday night(snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late at night),  showers Wednesday, and showers likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 44-38 highs 60-52. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday through Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then a (40%) chance of rain Sunday highs 52-54 lows near 38. (seasonal averages high 59 low 38)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain and isolated thunderstorms this evening, showers late tonight and very windy (wind: S 25-40 mph shifting SW 25-30 mph late tonight at the shore and SW 20-30 mph inland), showers Monday AM, showers likely (60%) Monday afternoon and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), cloudy with evening rain likely (60%) at the shore Monday night and a good (50%) chance of evening rain inland, then rain late Monday night, rain Tuesday and windy (wind: S 25-35 mph at the shore and SW 20-25 mph inland), rain Tuesday night and breezy (wind: SW 20-25 mph decreasing to SW 15 mph late at night), showers Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 45-40 highs 58-49. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Friday night through Saturday night, then a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday highs near 52 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 55 low 41).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain and snow this evening, showers late tonight (5-12 in. of snow possible) and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph gusts to 50 mph), showers  Monday (4-8 in. of snow possible) and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow likely (60%) Monday night (2-5 in. of snow possible), rain and snow Tuesday (4-9 in. of snow possible above 5,000 ft.) and breezy (wind: S 10-20 mph shifting SW 15-25 mph in the afternoon gusts to 45 mph), rain and snow Tuesday night (6-12 in. of snow possible above 4,000 ft.), snow showers Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night snow level 4,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. tonight and Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night, 5,000 ft Tuesday, 4,000 ft. Tuesday night, falling to 2,500 ft. Wednesday, and up to 3,500 ft. Wednesday night lows 27-30 highs 40-34. Mostly cloudy with showers likely Thursday through Friday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then a good (50%) chance of snow Sunday snow level 3,500 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 3,000 ft. Saturday night, and 2,500 ft. Sunday highs near 40 lows near 28.

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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.