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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape on orange line) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean bringing more clouds and some cooling early next week, but for now short lived high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on orange line) will warm us up a bit today. The Perseid meteor shower peaks through Saturday, but the nearly full moon will probably spoil the show. A frontal system will approach the coast Sunday and move in bringing the chance of showers to the coast and Southern areas of Oregon Monday through early Tuesday. The weather will continue to be perfect for the Scandinavian Festival in Junction City through Sunday and for the beginning of the Lane County Fair that starts next Wdnesday.
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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: Sunny and a bit warmer today, clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, mostly clear Saturday evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday evening, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 85-76 lows 49-54. AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, then mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night highs 76-82 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny today, mostly clear tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night highs 85-80 lows near 54. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon through Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, then just partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 80-83 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 86 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, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon and night, patchy fog late at night and early Sunday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night highs 66-60 lows near 52. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon through Tuesday, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, then partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday highs 65-69 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, and partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, 13,000 ft. Saturday, 12,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, and 11,000 ft. Sunday night highs 73-65 lows 46-42. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon and Thursday with mostly clear skies at night snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, free air freezing level Tuesday, 11,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 63-75 lows 44-40.
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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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