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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape) has move through followed by a high pressure ridge (“arch” shape) for clearing, then another trough will follow close behind and stay offshore for a while. Don’t look for any serous changes in the weather through Friday.
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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 sunny today, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight, cloudy Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy at night and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night highs 85-80 lows 55=50. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear nights, partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny Monday afternoon, mostly clear Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon highs near 82 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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The Summer allergy season is over for the most part. Mold will remain Moderate. (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group) (Provided by Allergy and Asthma Research Group)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and drizzle late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night, highs 85-80 lows near 56. Partly cloudy Friday through Monday night, then sunny Tuesday highs near 82 lows near 55. (seasonal averages high 86 low 57)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with early AM fog, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, patchy drizzle and fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night, patchy fog late at night and early Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Friday night highs near 65 lows near 55. Mostly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon highs near 65 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Friday night free air freezing level rising to 14,000 ft. today, 13,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday, then 13,000 ft. Friday night highs 75-70 lows near 46. Mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening near Willamette Pass, mostly clear late Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night, 14,000 ft. Sunday, then 13,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday highs 73-70 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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