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The jet stream shows a trough of low pressure ( “U” shaped area) swinging through the Pacific Northwest. The low pressure along with a surface frontal system are giving us at least a chance of showers. Additional storms will be aiming for us like this frontal system that will roll in Wednesday.

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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.

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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: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM,  showers likely (60%) this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday evening, then partly cloudy late Tuesday night highs 50-55 lows near 39. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday through Friday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, then showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday highs 54-48 lows 42-36. (seasonal  averages high 57 low 37)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) today (snow level 3,000 ft.), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 2,500 ft.), a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday (snow level 2,500 ft.) and Tuesday night (snow level  3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. late at night) highs 49-55 lows near 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday (snow level 3,500 ft. in the AM), rain likely (60%) Wednesday night through Thursday night, showers likely Friday and Friday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Saturday night, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday highs 53-57 lows 39-43. (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 coastal showers today and showers likely (60%) inland, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, then a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night highs 48-54 lows 40-42. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, rain likely (60%)  Wednesday night and Thursday AM, rain Thursday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Thursday night, showers Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, cloudy with  a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday highs 50-55 lows hovering between 40-44. (seasonal averages high 56 low 42).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%)  today (2 in. of snow possible), cloudy with snow showers likely (60%)  this evening, a good (50%) chance of snow showers late at night, a (40%) chance of snow showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening snow showers, then a (30%) chance of rain or snow showers late Tuesday night snow level 3,500 ft. this afternoon, 2,500 ft. tonight and Tuesday, then 3,000 ft. Tuesday night highs 35-38 lows near 27. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday and Thursday night, snow showers likely (60%) Friday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday and Saturday night, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday snow level 2,500 ft. rising to 3,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 4,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 3,000 ft. Friday, 3,500 ft. Friday night, 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, and 4,000 ft. Sunday highs 35-38  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.