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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 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: A mix of clouds and sun today, becoming partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly cloudy with a mix of clouds and sun Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday afternoon with a (30%) chance of showers, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 72-60 lows near 44. 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 68 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of showers, 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 highs 75-62 lows 48-44. 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: Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night through Sunday night highs 60-54 lows 48-44. 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: A mix of clouds and sun today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers late tonight, a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. today, a snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, 7,000 ft. Saturday, falling to 6,000 ft. Saturday night, then 5,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night highs 64-45 lows 35-29. 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 and Monday night, 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night and 5,000 ft. 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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