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A Reminder: The  moon was officially full a 11:10 AM Saturday (the Full Worm Moon) and theVernal Equinox occurs at 4:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time today.

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The jet stream shows a trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) swinging in toward the Pacific Northwest. The low pressure offshore along with a surface frontal system is moving through California to our south keeping u us wet, at least off and on as it spins moisture our way. Additional storms will be aiming for us like this frontal system that will roll in early in the week to our South (position shown is Tuesday).

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Advisories:  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE ILLINOIS VALLEY IN EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE 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 a good (50%) chance of showers today, showers likely (60%) tonight, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday AM,  showers likely (60%) Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night through Tuesday night highs 50-54 lows 37-40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday through Saturday highs 55-50  lows 43-36. (seasonal  averages high 57 low 37)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with  a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain likely (60%) this afternoon (snow level 2,500 ft.), showers likely (60%) tonight (snow level 3,500 ft. falling to 3,000 ft. late), cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday (snow level 3,000 ft. falling to 2,500 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night (snow level 2,500 ft.) highs 54-50 lows near 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday  (snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday) through Wednesday,  rain likely (60%) Wednesday night, showers likely (60%) Thursday through Friday night, and cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday  highs 52-56 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 60 low 39)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) today, showers likely (60%) tonight, coastal showers likely (60%) Monday, and a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night highs 50-48 lows 40-42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday, rain likely (60%)  Wednesday night and Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night through Friday night, then a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday highs 55-52 lows 42-40. (seasonal averages high 56 low 42).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance AM rain and snow showers today, rain and snow showers likely (60%) this afternoon (1 in. of snow possible) and tonight (2 in. of snow possible),  rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday (1 in. of snow possible), then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 4,000 ft. this afternoon, and 5,000 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. tonight, and 3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night highs 42-35 lows 28-30. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Tuesday, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night through Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday snow level 2,500 ft. Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 4,500 ft. Friday night, and 3,000 ft. Saturday highs 35-40 Thursday lows 27-32.

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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.