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The National Weather Service has designated next week as “Safe Boating Week.” Take this link to see the seven days of boat safety information that begins with this upcoming Saturday.
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A strong upper level area of low pressure (oval shape moving across Oregon) has sent moisture to the Pacific Northwest. A cold front moved through California sending some showers our way, but now it’s pushing well away from the area. There will be plenty of sunshine, due to a short lived high pressure area, for your Thursday with increasing clouds Friday. Another frontal system will be upon us by late Friday, followed by yet another frontal system early next week. It will be mostly dry Wednesday through Friday, but better chances of getting wet for the weekend. Today was the 31st anniversary of the big eruption of Mt. St. Helens up in Washington.
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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 a slight (20%) chance of showers and a thunderstorm this evening, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 37-46 highs 72-62. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday night through Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday highs bouncing from 65-60 and back to 65 Wednesday lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday evening, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night lows 40-48 highs 75-65. Mostly cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Wednesday highs near 65 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM with patchy fog, becoming sunny and warmer Thursday afternoon , mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers and cooler Saturday and Saturday night lows 44-49 highs 60-56. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 56 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, then a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night snow level 5,500 ft. tonight free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Thursday, 9,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, a snow level of 8,000 ft. Friday night, then 6,500 ft Saturday and Saturday night lows 30-35 cooling to near 30 Saturday night highs 58-63 cooling to near 50 Saturday. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday and Sunday night, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday through Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday snow level 6,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday highs 48-40 warming to near 52 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 30-35.
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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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