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The National Weather Service has designated the upcoming 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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Upper level low pressure (“U” shape offshore) will slide along the coast from the Gulf of Alaska and move across Oregon. A frontal system will move through the state increasing the chance for precipitation. There will be a short break on Tuesday, but it will cloud up again as this frontal system due in Wednesday will be bringing better chances for rain. If you are like me, you might be looking for a dry 24-hour dry period to lay down the weed-n-feed on the lawn. It’s tough when there will be at least a slight chance of precipitation just about every day but Tuesday and that still doesn’t leave 24 hours of guaranteed dry weather. Oh 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: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, a (40%) chance of AM showers Monday, showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon and evening (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms), a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Tuesday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Wednesday, then showers likely (60%) Wednesday night lows 48-42 highs 63-67 cooling to 58 Wednesday. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, showers likely Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday highs 62-65 falling back to near 60 Sunday 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 tonight, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, a (30%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy and warmer Tuesday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, then a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night lows 45-48 highs 65-60 warming to 70 Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, rain likely (60%) Friday through Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday highs 65-69 lows 49-44. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday evening, rain likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night lows 42-47 highs 55-60 cooling to 52 Wednesday. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with rain Friday through Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday highs 58-60 lows 50-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Monday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in thunderstorms) and evening, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers late Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night with a (40%) chance of rain late (0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) Wednesday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Wednesday night snow level 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night, 5,500 ft. Wednesday, then falling to 4,500 ft. Wednesday night lows 33-36 cooling to 32 Wednesday night highs 47-53 cooling to 48 Wednesday. AM clouds and sun Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday afternoon, a (40%) chance of rain Thursday night, showers likely (60%) Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday snow level 5,000 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 5,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday highs 50-55 cooling to near 50 Sunday lows 35-32.
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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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