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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape – black line) is still offshore and a high pressure ridge (“arch” shape) remains over the rockies. The trough will move inland, but we’ll still be influenced by low pressure offshore at least through early next week keeping the onshore airflow over Oregon. That means don’t look for any serous changes in the weather through at least Tuesday.
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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: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night lows 55-48 highs 83-85 cooling to near 80 Sunday. Partly cloudy in the AM Monday, mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday through Thursday with mostly clear nights highs 83-80 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday evening, clearing Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night lows 58-53 highs 82-88 cooling to 84 Sunday. Partly cloudy Monday and Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear nights, then sunny Thusday highs near 85 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: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night lows 55-50 highs 63-66 cooling to near 60 Sunday. Mostly cloudy Monday through Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy with late night and early AM fog Tuesday night through Thursday highs 65-60 then 63 Thursday lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear nights free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight and Friday, 15,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 14,000 ft. Saturday night, 15,000 ft. Sunday, the 14,000 ft. Sunday night lows near 45 highs 72-76 cooling to 72 Sunday. Mostly sunny Monday through Thursday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 13,000 ft. Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday highs 75-70 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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