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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. On Groundhog Day a famous groundhog in Pennsylvania predicts the length of the rest of the winter. The Europeans brought this tradition with them when they came to “The Americas.” What was the animal they used in their native land that they didn’t find here? Please post your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) has been keeping us in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. It is moving across Oregon with a high pressure ridge behind it. The ridge will bring sunshine to usher in Autumn. The Autumnal Equinox occurs this Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. Another upper level low will move down from along British Columbia sending surface wave into the Pacific Northwest. A frontal system will push through the state over the weekend enhancing the wet Autumn weather.

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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:  Partly cloudy with areas of fog developing late tonight, AM fog or low clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,  and mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the AM then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy late Thursday night lows near 45-48 highs 72-69. A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday AM, and a (40%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday AM, then a (40%) chance of rain in the afternoon highs 75-70 lows 52-54. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night and Tuesday AM, then mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  rain late Wednesday night and Thursday AM,  mostly cloudy in the afternoon, and partly cloudy Thursday night lows 51-47 highs 70-76. Partly cloudy and warmer Friday through Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Saturday night, and mostly cloudy with a (30%-40%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday highs 77-82 cooling to 74 Monday lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with areas of fog late tonight, AM  fog, then mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon,  mostly cloudy with areas of patchy fog Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Wednesday night,  lows 52-46 highs 63-65. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday AM, warmer in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy Thursday night highs 65 lows 49. Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday AM, mostly cloudy  with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night, then a  (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday highs 64-70 lows 53-55. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight mainly to the North and partly cloudy South, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. through Tuesday AM rising to 11,000 ft. in the afternoon,  free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night lows 37-40 highs 63-57. A mix of clouds and sun Friday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy Friday night, and partly cloudy Friday night,   a mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain,  partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers evening showers, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon through Monday AM, then a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon snow level 8,000 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Friday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday highs 65-60 lows 42-46.

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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.

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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. On Groundhog Day a famous groundhog in Pennsylvania predicts the length of the rest of the winter. The Europeans brought this tradition with them when they came to “The Americas.” What was the animal they used in their native land that they didn’t find here? Please post your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is keeping us in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. It will move across Oregon and a  series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. A frontal system has  across the Pacific Northwest  bringing considerable rain. Another low will move down from along British Columbia continuing the wet weather pattern.   The Autumnal Equinox occurs this Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. A series of frontal systems will be approaching the coast toward the end of the week for even more wet Autumn weather.

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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:  AM clouds today, then a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog developing late at night high 72 low 46. AM fog/clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,  and mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs near 72 lows near 44-48. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday morning, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday afternoon and Saturday, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday AM, and a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon highs 70-75 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Tuesday AM, then partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, and partly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night highs 72-69 lows 50-47. AM fog then partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of  late Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, partly cloudy and warmer Friday through Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday highs 69-79 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy , patchy fog and a (30%) chance of showers early in the day then partly cloudy through this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM with coastal fog, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon inland, partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog Tuesday night highs 63-65 lows 52-46. Patchy fog Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night highs 65-62 lows 49-54. Mostly cloudy Friday morning, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night, and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday highs 64-70 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy and breezy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon and some clearing in the South, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight again mainly to the North and partly cloudy South snow level 8,000 ft. today and  above 8,000 ft. tonight high 58 low 37. AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers mainly North once again, then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon with a (30%) chance of rain in the afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon,  and partly cloudy Friday night  snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, a free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night,  then a snow level of 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday and back to a free air freezing level of 10,000 ft. Friday night highs 63-59-56- lows 40-34. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Saturday then a snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs near 62 low 42.

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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.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is keeping us in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. It will move across Oregon and a  series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. A frontal system has  across the Pacific Northwest  bringing considerable rain. Another low will move down from along British Columbia continuing the wet weather pattern.   The Autumnal Equinox occurs this Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. A series of frontal systems will be approaching the coast toward the end of the week for even more wet Autumn weather.

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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:  Mostly cloudy with a chance of  evening thunderstorms, and a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight, AM clouds Monday, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, and fog developing late at night lows 50-46 high 72. AM fog then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,  and mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs near 72 lows near 44-48. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday morning, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Friday afternoon and Saturday, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday AM, and a (40%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon highs 70-75 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy a good (50%) chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy  with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and Monday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and Tuesday AM with a slight (20%) chance of morning showers, then mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, and partly cloudy with areas of fog late Tuesday night lows 53-47 highs 72-69. AM fog then partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, partly cloudy and warmer Friday through Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday highs 69-79 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight, mostly cloudy a (20%) chance of showers early in the day then partly cloudy through Monday evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday AM with coastal fog, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon inland, partly cloudy with areas of patchy fog Tuesday night lows 54-46 highs 63-65. Patchy fog Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night highs 65-62 lows 49-54. Mostly cloudy Friday morning, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night, and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday highs 64-70 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy showers likely (60%) and colder tonight with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, mostly cloudy Monday AM, a  mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night snow level 8,000 ft. lows 40-37 high 58. AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon,  and partly cloudy Friday night  snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, a free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Tuesday night through Wednesday night,  then a snow level of 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday and back to a free air freezing level of 10,000 ft. Friday night highs 63-59-56- lows 40-34. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday AM, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Saturday then a snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs near 62 low 42.

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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.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. A frontal system will be moving cooler moist air across the Pacific Northwest  bringing increased chances for rain. The Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. A series of frontal systems will be approaching the coast toward the end of next week for even more wet Autumn weather.

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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:  AM rain likely (60%) and a bit cooler today, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, and a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, AM clouds Monday, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, and fog developing late at night highs 68-70 lows 54-46. AM fog then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,  and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night  highs lows. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday AM,  mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon through Friday morning, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon and evening, then a (30%) chance of rain Friday night and a slight (20%) chance Saturday highs 69-73 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with rain this AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening highs 67-72 lows 54-50. AM clouds, then partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers , partly cloudy Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through Saturday highs 72-76 lows 50-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, coastal showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon inland,  mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal showers tonight, a (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening inland and a (30%) chance of showers late Monday night highs 62-64 lows 54-50. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday highs 62-65 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this AM,  showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, showers likely (60%) and colder tonight and Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night snow level 8,000 ft. today through Monday night  highs 56-58 lows 42-36. AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy  Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday morning, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon through Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night and Saturday snow level 8,000 ft. through Thursday night then above  8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday highs 62-58 lows 39-42.

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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.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. A frontal system will be moving cooler moist air across the Pacific Northwest  bringing increased chances for rain. The Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. A series of frontal systems will be approaching the coast toward the end of next week for even more wet Autumn weather.

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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 rain tonight and possible thunderstorms late tonight, AM rain likely (60%) and a bit cooler Sunday, showers likely (60%) with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, and a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, AM clouds Monday, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, and fog developing late at night lows 58-46 highs 68-70. AM fog then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Tuesday night,  and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night  highs lows. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday AM,  mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon through Friday morning, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday afternoon and evening, then a (30%) chance of rain Friday night and a slight (20%) chance Saturday highs 69-73 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms this evening, then rain tonight through Sunday AM, showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening  lows 58-50 highs 67-72. AM clouds, then partly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers , partly cloudy Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through Saturday highs 72-76 lows 50-55. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain tonight and Sunday AM, coastal showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon inland,  mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of coastal showers Sunday night, a (20%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening inland and a (%) chance of showers late Monday night lows 56-50 highs 62-64. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday highs 62-65 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with rain and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms tonight and Sunday AM,  showers with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, showers likely (60%) and colder Sunday night and Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight,  8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night lows 45-36 highs 56-58. AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy  Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday morning, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, partly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon through Friday AM, a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night and Saturday snow level 8,000 ft. through Thursday night then above  8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday highs 62-58 lows 39-42.

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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.

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Here are today’s College Football Forecasts:  For the Ducks at Autzen Stadium vs Portland State -Kickoff at 3:15 PM Cloudy with off and on rain temperature 67 with light winds- rain gear necessary.

For the Beavers at Reser Stadium vs. Louisville –                                                                                  Kickoff at 2:30 PM Cloudy with off and on rain temperature 68 with light winds-rain gear necessary.

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Here a last look at  this week’s weather quiz question. Sorry, but nobody posted the correct answer this time. What was the longest drought ever recorded in the world and where did it occur?  The longest drought in the world occurred in Atacama, Chile and lasted for 400 years. Makes you thirsty, doesn’t it?  I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting next Monday.  The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. One frontal system fell apart as it hit the coast, but another is coming closer and will be moving cooler moist air across the Pacific Northwest  bringing increased chances for rain. Remember, the Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. A frontal system will be approaching the coast toward the end of next week for even more wet Autumn weather.

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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, patchy fog,  with rain likely (60%) this AM, rain at times this afternoon, rain tonight,  rain at times and a bit cooler Sunday, showers likely (60%) in the evening, and a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 72-69 lows 57-53. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening,  then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday morning, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, and mostly cloudy and warmer Thursday through Friday with a (40%) chance of rain highs 69-76 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with rain likely (60%) this AM, rain in the afternoon and tonight, showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, and a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening highs 74-69-73 lows 59-50. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday, then mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday with a (30%) chance of rain highs 69-75 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) today and tonight, showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night  highs 64-62-64 lows 56-53. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday highs 62-65 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with rain likely (60%) this AM, rain increasing in the afternoon, rain tonight, rain at times Sunday AM, then showers in the afternoon and Sunday night and Monday AM, a (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. through Sunday and 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, and back to 8,000 ft. Monday night highs 60-54 lows 44-36. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday morning then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy  Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon through Friday snow level above  8,000 ft. highs 60-65-61-59 lows 36-42.

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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.

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Here are your College Football Forecasts:  For the Ducks at Autzen Stadium vs Portland State -Kickoff at 3:15 PM Cloudy with off and on rain temperature 67 with light winds- rain gear necessary.

For the Beavers at Riser Stadium vs. Louisville –                                                                                  Kickoff at 2:30 PM Cloudy with off and on rain temperature 68 with light winds-rain gear necessary.

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Here a last look at  this week’s weather quiz question. Sorry, but nobody posted the correct answer this time. What was the longest drought ever recorded in the world and where did it occur?  The longest drought in the world occurred in Atacama, Chile and lasted for 400 years. Makes you thirsty, doesn’t it?  I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting next Monday.  The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. One frontal system fell apart as it hit the coast, but another is coming closer and will be moving cooler moist air across the Pacific Northwest  bringing increased chances for rain. Remember, the Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. A frontal system will be approaching the coast toward the end of next week for even more wet Autumn weather.

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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 rain likely (60%) this evening, a (50%) chance late tonight and Saturday AM, rain at times Saturday afternoon, rain Saturday night,  rain at times and a bit cooler Sunday, showers likely (60%) in the evening, and a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night  lows 58-53 highs 72-69. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening,  then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday morning, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, and mostly cloudy and warmer Thursday through Friday with a (40%) chance of rain highs 69-76 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with rain likely (60%) and a chance of thunderstorms (gusty winds possible in the storms) this evening, rain likely (60%) tonight and Saturday AM, and rain in the afternoon and Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, and a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening lows 59-50 highs 74-69-73. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday, then mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday with a (30%) chance of rain highs 69-75 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) tonight, rain Saturday and Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night lows 56-53 highs 64-62-64. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday highs 62-65 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain at times this evening and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, rain late tonight and Saturday AM, rain increasing in the afternoon, rain Saturday night, rain at times Sunday, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday AM, a (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. through Sunday and 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, and back to 8,000 ft. Monday night lows 46-36 highs 60-54. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday morning then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy  Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon through Friday snow level above  8,000 ft. highs 60-65-61-59 lows 36-42.

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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.

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Here is this week’s weather quiz question. Today is your last chance to win this week. What was the longest drought ever recorded in the world and where did it occur? Please post your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. A frontal system fell apart as it hit the coast, but another is coming closer and will be moving cooler moist air across the Pacific Northwest today bringing increased chances for rain. Remember, the Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd.

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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: Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) this AM, rain this afternoon, cloudy with  rain likely (60%) this evening, a (50%) chance late tonight, cloudy with rain becoming likely (60%) again Saturday, and showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, and a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 73-69 lows 55-50. AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a (40%) chance of showers Monday evening,  then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night through Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers late, and more clouds Thursday with a (40%) chance of rain highs 69-75 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 77 low 47)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with rain likely this AM, rain this afternoon and evening, rain likely (60%) tonight, rain likely Saturday AM, and rain in the afternoon and Saturday night highs 75-70 lows 57-55. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday AM changing to showers in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and (30%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Wednesday, and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday highs 69-75 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain today, rain likely (60%) tonight, rain Saturday and Saturday night highs 66-62 lows near 55. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday AM changing to afternoon showers, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night through Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday highs 62-64 lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this AM,  rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, rain likely (60%) at times tonight, rain at times Saturday, rain Saturday night and Sunday AM, then showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, evening showers likely (60%), then a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. through Sunday and 8,000 ft. Sunday night highs 66-52 lows 44-37. Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night, more clouds with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday snow level above or at 8,000 ft.  highs 56-62 lows 36-42.

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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.

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Here is this week’s weather quiz question. What was the longest drought ever recorded in the world and where did it occur? Please post your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. A frontal system (shown falling apart along the coast) will be moving cooler moist air across the Pacific Northwest between Friday and Saturday  bringing increased chances for rain. Remember, the Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd.

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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: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain tonight,  rain likely (60%) Friday AM, rain Friday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, rain likely (60%) late Friday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) Saturday afternoon, and showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, and a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 57-50 highs 73-69. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening,  then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night through Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday with a slight chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Wednesday night, and a mix of clouds and sun Thursday highs 68-74 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 77 low 47)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain tonight,  rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, rain Saturday, and rain likely (60%) Saturday night lows 58-55 highs 75-70. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and (30%) Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Wednesday, and a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday highs 75-70 lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) tonight,  rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday at the shore and rain inland, and rain Saturday night lows 58-52 highs 66-62. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night and (30%) Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday highs 62-64 lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight, and Friday AM,  rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, evening showers, rain likely (60%) late Friday night, showers likely (60%) Saturday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, showers likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. through Sunday and 8,000 ft. Sunday night lows 46-37 highs 66-52. Mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday snow level above or at 8,000 ft.  Monday through Thursday highs 56-60 lows 36-42.

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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.

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Here is this week’s weather quiz question. What was the longest drought ever recorded in the world and where did it occur? Please post your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. A frontal system (shown along the coast) will be moving across the Pacific Northwest between Friday and Saturday  bringing increased chances for rain. Remember, the Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd.

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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: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain today, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain tonight and Friday AM, showers likely  (60%) and cooler Friday afternoon through Saturday AM,  a (40%) chance of  rain Saturday afternoon and Saturday night highs 77-69 lows near 56. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, (40%) Sunday night and Monday morning, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Wednesday (warmer Tuesday and Wednesday) highs 69-76 lows 49-43. (seasonal averages high 77 low 47)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy and cooler today with a slight (20%) chance of rain,  a (30%) chance of rain tonight, rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday, and good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night highs 83-72 lows in the mid 50s. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night, and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday highs holding near 74  lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 82 low 50)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain today, a (40%) chance of rain tonight, rain likely (60%) and cooler Friday through Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night highs 67-62 lows 54-52. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night, and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%)  chance of showers Wednesday highs hovering between 62-64  lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain this AM,  a slight (20%) chance in the afternoon and tonight, a (40%) chance Friday morning, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, rain likely (60%) and cooler Friday night through through Saturday evening, then a good (50%) chance of rain late Saturday night snow level above 8,000 ft. through Saturday and 8,000 ft. Saturday night highs 67-55 lows 46-40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday morning, then a (40%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon through Monday morning snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday morning high near 55 lows 37. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night through Wednesday snow level above 8,000 ft. highs 58-62 lows near 37.

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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.