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The National Weather Service has designated this week as “Severe Weather Awareness Week” and has instructions to tell you what to do during various types of severe weather. Just follow this link for the whole week of information. Severe Weather Awareness Week.
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape) is moving toward the Pacific Northwest and is changing our weather back to wet and cooler. A weak cold front has brought back some sprinkles and a new frontal system, still offshore, will push through over the weekend adding more precipitation to the mix.
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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 becoming likely (60%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers Saturday (0.10 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers Sunday (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) in the evening, showers late Sunday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday AM, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night lows 47-39 highs 56-54-58. Patchy fog early Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy Friday AM and a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon with a (30%) chance of showers highs 68-60 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 65 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday AM, showers likely (60%) Saturday afternoon, evening showers, showers likely (60%) Saturday night, showers Sunday and Sunday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night (snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, then partly cloudy Monday night lows 48-42 highs 60-57. Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs 70-60 lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 69 low 44)
[If you live in Douglas County here is a great garden tip for you. The Douglas County OSU Extension Service Master Gardeners will be holding their annual Plant & Garden Expo on tomorrow Saturday, May 7th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds (Exit 123 off I-5). Don’t miss it.]
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a (20%) chance of coastal showers this evening, showers likely (60%) late tonight, a good (50%) chance of showers inland, cloudy with AM coastal showers likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of AM showers inland, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, evening coastal showers, showers likely (60%) late Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Saturday night inland, showers Sunday and Sunday evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, becoming just partly cloudy Monday night lows 50-43 highs near 55. Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday evening, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday highs 57-53 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 60 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain or snow this evening, rain and snow likely (60%) late tonight (2 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers Saturday (1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night (1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Sunday (1 in. of snow possible), rain and snow showers Sunday night, mostly cloudy early then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday afternoon, and just partly cloudy Monday night snow level 5,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, 4,500 ft. falling to 3,500 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, then a free air freezing level of 7,000 ft. Monday night lows 32-25 warming to near 30 Monday night highs 43-39 warming to 45 Monday. Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday night, mostly cloudy Friday AM, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 10,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, falling to 4,000 ft. Thursday, rising to 4,500 ft. Thursday night, and 5,500 ft. Friday highs 62-46 warming to near 50 Friday lows 35-29.
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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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