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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) pushed across the Pacific Northwest today bringing more clouds with only a slight chance of showers. The weather will be good for the beginning of the Lane County Fair that starts Wednesday when another warming trend will begin as high pressure (“Arch” shape on orange line) slowly takes over.
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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 this evening, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear Wednesday evening, partly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 50-54 highs 83-86. Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer again Saturday afternoon through Monday highs 83-88 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 83 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear tonight, sunny and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 53-56 highs 84-87. Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, then just partly cloudy Saturday through Monday highs near 86 lows 55-59. (seasonal averages high 85 low 56)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly clear by late tonight, sunny Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 52-55 highs 72-65. Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, just mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Saturday through Monday highs 65-70 cooling to 63 Monday lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 65 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday through Thursday with mostly clear nights free air freezing level of 12,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night lows 42-49 highs 74-77 cooling to near 74 Thursday. Mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly clear late Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday AM, then partly cloudy and a bit warmer Monday afternoon free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Friday, then 15,000 ft. Friday night through Monday highs 72-79 lows 47-50.
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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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