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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge(“Arch” shape shaded in grey) is over the Pacific Northwest continuing the sunshine and warm temperatures. A weak cold front slid through just bringing some clouds that cleared out quickly while another weak front is moving in behind it. Look for a chance of thunderstorms for your Wednesday (into Thursday in the Cascades) and still quite warm. Temperatures will dip a bit Thursday, then they will start to warm back up again for the weekend. The weather will pretty much perfect for the Eugene Celebration Friday through Sunday.
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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 this AM, becoming partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then just mostly cloudy Friday night highs 90-86 warming to near 90 again Friday lows 57-50. Partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday and Monday, mostly clear Sunday night and Monday evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday highs 83-89 cooling to 78 Tuesday lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 82 low 51)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening with gusty winds and possible small hail, partly cloudy tonight through Thursday evening, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Friday, then mostly clear Friday night highs 92-87 lows near 60. Mostly sunny Saturday through Tuesday with mostly clear nights highs 86-90 cooling to 83 Tuesday lows near 56. (seasonal averages high 84 low 55)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening with a slight (20%) chance of inland afternoon and evening thunderstorms with gusty winds and possible hail, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Friday night highs 72-63 lows near 55-50. Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night through Tuesday highs near 66 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 66 low 53).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday and Thursday evening, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then partly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms late Friday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today falling to 13,000 ft. late tonight, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night highs 82-77 warming back to near 80 Friday lows near 52. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday and Monday with mostly clear nights, mostly clear Monday evening, then partly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Saturday through Monday, 14,000 ft. Monday night, then 13,000 ft. Tuesday highs 74-83 cooling to near 74 Monday and 66 Tuesday lows 47-53.
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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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