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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) has brought back the sunshine and is warming us up again. A low pressure trough (“U” shape) will move through and a weak cold front already moved through for another round of clouds and slight cooling. Another cold front will come through by mid week. It seems like this seesaw temperature pattern will last a little while longer, but the cooling won’t be by very much before temperatures start to rise again. It will stay dry with possible thunderstorms in Douglas county mid week and maybe showers in the mountains.
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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: Patchy AM fog, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night highs 86-82 lows 48-55. Partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday AM, then mostly sunny Sunday afternoon highs 86-80 lows 55-52. (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 Absent, and Grass to be just barely in the Moderate category. 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: Sunny this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and tonight, sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night, Sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, partly cloudy then mostly cloudy late Wednesday night highs 86-82 lows 53-58. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Thursday night through Saturday night, sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon highs 82-86 cooling to near 82 Sunday lows 60-54. (seasonal averages high 87 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog early this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy with early AM fog Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night highs 63-66 lows 50-55. Mostly cloudy Thursday through Sunday highs near 65 lows 55-52. (seasonal averages high 67 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy near Willamette Pass late this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening near Willamette Pass, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms South of Mt. Jefferson in the afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy Wednesday night with a slight chance of showers late at night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. this afternoon, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night highs 77-73 lows 47-44. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night, partly cloudy Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon snow above 8,000 ft.Thursday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, then 13,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday highs 75-68 lows 47-43.
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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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