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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 high pressure ridge has brought us lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures. A couple of weak frontal systems (one Saturday and the next approaching Sunday AM) will bring back the clouds, but not much of a chance of showers. Looks like a pretty good weekend for the Rhododendron Festival in Florence and the rest of Western Oregon.
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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 clear tonight, partly cloudy Friday, becoming mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, a mix of clouds an sun Sunday afternoon, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 37-46 highs 72-60. A mix of clouds and sun Monday AM, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, just mostly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, and mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon highs 60-65 lows 42-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Friday, mostly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, at (30%) chance of showers Sunday and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 45-48 then cooling to 44 Sunday night highs 75-62. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night, mostly cloudy Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday highs 62-72 cooling to 62 Wednesday and up to 69 Thursday lows 44-48 cooling to 45 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 72 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night lows 44-49 falling to 44 Sunday night highs 60-54. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, just mostly cloudy Tuesday and warmer, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday highs 54-57 lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 61 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Friday and Friday evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night free air freezing level , 9,000 ft. tonight and Friday, a snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday night 7,000 ft. Saturday, falling to 6,500 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night lows 35-39 highs 64-45. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, then a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday snow level 5,000 ft. Monday, 5,500 ft. Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday highs 42-45 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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