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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 continue through Friday.

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A high pressure ridge brought us lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures, but low pressure will slid along the coast from the Gulf of Alaska. A weak frontal system fell apart as it hit the Oregon coast  but succeeded in bringing more clouds and a few showers. A second storm will move through between Sunday and Monday with an increased chance for precipitation. There will be a short break on Tuesday, but it will cloud up agin by Wednesday. Other storms will move in, like this frontal system due in Wednesday, but there still won’t be much rain falling. Looks like a pretty good Sunday for the wrap up of the Rhododendron Festival in Florence and the rest of Western Oregon. If you are like me, you might be looking for a dry 24-hour dry period to lay down the weed-n-feed. It’s tough when there will be at least a slight chance of precipitation just about every day but Tuesday and that doesn’t leave 24 hours of guaranteed dry weather. O well, that’s what happens here in 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: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, and Monday AM, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy in  the evening, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night with a (40%) chance of rain late lows 46-42 warming to 45 Tuesday night highs 63-67. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night and Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday highs 62-65 lows near 45. (seasonal  averages high  68 low 44)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:  Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, just mostly cloudy Tuesday and warmer, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night lows 49-43 warming to 48 Tuesday night highs 65-60 warming to 70 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday,  a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, then a (40%) chance of showers Thursday night through Saturday highs 62-70 cooling to 65 Saturday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight through Sunday night, a (30%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening, just mostly cloudy Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night lows 47-44 highs near 57. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday highs 55-60 lows near 49. (seasonal averages high 62 low 48).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of isolated showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday AM,   rain and snow showers likely and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of rain, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night with a (40%) chance of rain late snow level 6,500 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Sunday, 5,000 ft. Sunday night, 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, then snow level 7,000 ft. Tuesday night lows 34-30 warming to 35 Tuesday night highs 50-54.  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Wednesday, a  good (50%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, AM clouds and sun Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of  rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday snow level 7,000 ft. Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday night, 5,000 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night through Friday night, then 5,000 ft. Saturday highs 50-55 lows near 36.

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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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