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Most of the Willamette Valley and Portland area will see rain on Thursday, mostly falling in the afternoon and into the evening hours. Areas south of Eugene may escape the rain and have just a mostly cloudy day. Thursday's high will be 49 degrees.

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Snow levels will begin rising on Thursday and end up generally above 7,000 feet by this evening. With a warm front bringing in steady rain by Thursday night, temperatures will actually increase during the evening hours and could top 50 degrees by midnight.



An upper level ridge starts to build in the northeast Pacific by Friday

afternoon. Expect temperatures to be above averages for this time of year with a high of 56 on Friday. Most of Friday's rain will fall in the morning (and mostly in the higher foothills) with some clearing possible by afternoon.

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The end of the warm front is forecast to move well north of the area Friday night and

Saturday. But the warm temperatures will remain. Both Saturday and Sunday look mostly cloudy with some chances for showers. Highs will be in the mid 50s for Saturday and close to 60 for Sunday

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NOAA

Snow levels will be well above the passes for the whole weekend. Even the highest ski resorts will likely see rain for Friday through Sunday.



For a great look back on January 2018 as compared to January 2017 read The Oregonian's Jim Ryan's story here.

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