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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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An upper level trough of low pressure is rolling across the Pacific Northwest. As it continues East our temperatures will start to rise. A high pressure ridge will help bring back the sunshine and warm us up again. Another low pressure trough and a weak cold front will move in by the end of the the weekend for another round of clouds and cooling Sunday and Monday.
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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 clear tonight, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night lows 50-54 highs 80-85. Partly cloudy Sunday through Wednesday highs 82-75 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 83 low 52)
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The Pollen forecast for the Eugene/Springfield Area is for weeds and trees to be Low, and Grass to be Moderate. Mold will be Moderate.The grass pollen season is pretty much over. (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny Thursday through through Saturday night lows 54-59 cooling to 55 Saturday night highs 85-90. Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 90-80 lows 56-52. (seasonal averages high 87 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy Saturday night with patchy fog late lows 52-56 highs 63-67. Partly cloudy with patchy early AM and late night fog Sunday through Monday, then just partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday highs near 65 lows 55-52. (seasonal averages high 67 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 15,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, 15,000 ft. Saturday, then 14,000 ft. Saturday night lows 42-47 highs 70-77. Mostly sunny Sunday through Wednesday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 15,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 13,000 ft. Weddnesday highs 74-67 lows near 45.
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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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