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The summer Solstice is about a week away at 10:16 AM Tuesday June 21st. It would be nice if summertime weather would actually start with the official beginning of Summer.
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The upper air wind flow will continue to push marine air in from the west as yet another upper level trough follows on the heels of the one that’s leaving. A frontal system is moving through the Pacific Northwest and combined with the upper trough they will keep us in the pattern of clouds, scattered showers, and sunshine. Another frontal system approaches the coast late in the week showing no change in the current weather pattern.
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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 this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy late Thursday night highs 74-65 warming to near 70 Thursday lows near 45. Mostly cloudy Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Sunday and Monday, and just partly cloudy Sunday night highs near 70 lows 48. (seasonal averages high 73 low 47)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for trees to remain moderate and Grass is remaining high.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle late tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night with patchy drizzle late, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain or drizzle, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle late highs 74-70 lows 52-49. Mostly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain or drizzle Saturday through Monday AM, then just mostly cloudy Monday afternoon highs 70-75 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of inland rain or drizzle late tonight and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Wednesday with patchy drizzle late at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, then a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle late Thursday night highs near 60 lows 52-46. Mostly cloudy Friday and Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or drizzle Saturday through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, and just mostly cloudy Monday afternoon highs 60-63 lows near 51. (seasonal averages high 64 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday with a light (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. today, snow level 7,000 ft. late tonight, above 8,000 ft. Wednesday, 6,500 ft. Wednesday night, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft.Thursday and Thursday night highs 63-54 lows 36-38. A mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy in the evening partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Friday, 10,000 ft. Friday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday highs near 55 lows near 37.
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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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