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The Atlantic-Caribbean tropical storm season has begun. For updates on where tropical storms or hurricanes are headed just go to The National Weather Service Hurricane Center website.
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Upper level low pressure (“U” shape offshore) is sliding slowly into Oregon keeping the flow of moisture aimed at us. The wet weather will continue through the rest of the week. There will still be some sun breaks even on the rainy days ahead. Still cooler than normal, but the computer models show we’ll dry out, really warm up, and see increased sunshine over the weekend. It’s still too early to be certain of that yet, but the weather looks fine for the main events of the Prefontaine Classic Saturday.
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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 good (50%) chance of showers today (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night highs 63-78 lows 43-50. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday evening, mostly cloudy Sunday night, AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, then AM clouds with a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday highs 80-64 warming to 69 Wednesday lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 70 low 45)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers this AM, a good (50%) chance of showers today, showers likely (60%) tonight, a good (50%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon and evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night highs 65-79 lows 46-55. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday and Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday through Wednesday highs 79-69 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 48)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with isolated showers this AM, scattered showers this afternoon, a good (50%) chance of scattered showers tonight, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night highs 58-65 lows 47-52. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday through Monday, just mostly cloudy Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs 65-60 lows 52-47. (seasonal averages high 62 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers today (1 in. of snow possible), showers likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night snow level 4,500 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Friday, and 7,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. late Friday night, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Saturday, then a snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night highs 40-66 lows 30-45. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers Sunday, a (40%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy Monday evening, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday snow level 8,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday highs 70-54 warming to 58 Wednesday lows 42-36.
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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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