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The summer Solstice is less than 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. That will keep us in the pattern of clouds, sunshine and just a chance of showers mainly in the mountains and foothills. Another weak frontal system approaches the coast late in the week showing no change in the current weather pattern except that Summer could actually begin with summertime temperatures.
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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: AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of sprinkles, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of sprinkles, mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night highs 66-74 lows 47-49. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon highs 69-80 lows near 51. (seasonal averages high 73 low 47)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds and trees to be moderate and Grass increased to very high. (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle late at night and early Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Friday AM, just mostly cloudy Friday night highs 70-75 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon highs 68-80 lows 50-55. (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 a slight (20%) chance of areas of drizzle this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of coastal light rain or drizzle late Thursday night and Friday AM, just mostly cloudy Friday night highs 60-63 lows 48-50. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday and warmer, just mostly cloudy Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, clearing to mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon highs 60-67 lows 49-54. (seasonal averages high 64 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy this AM with a slight (20%) chance of rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of a shower in the afternoon , mostly cloudy this evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers North of Sisters, AM clouds, partly cloudy Thursday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night snow level 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 10,000 ft. falling to 8,000 ft. late tonight, 7,500 ft. rising to 10,000 ft.Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, 11,000 ft. Friday, then 10,000 ft. Friday night highs 56-65 lows 37-40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday highs 59-68 lows near 39.
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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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