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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A trough of low pressure will swing in along the coast and a new frontal system (offshore approaching the coast) will enter the Pacific Northwest returning those clouds and cooler temperatures and maybe even some sprinkles.
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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: Cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, cloudy late tonight and Tuesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, then just mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 80-72 lows 52-46. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon through Sunday with mostly clear nights highs 75-83 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly clear in the evening, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 82-73 lows 57-50. Mostly cloudy Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday through Sunday with mostly clear skies at night highs 80-89 lows 52-55. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and patchy coastal fog Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night highs 65-62 lows 53-49. Mostly cloudy Thursday through Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday highs 66-72 lows near 53. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Wednesday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today, 15,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday night highs 73-60 warming to 64 Wednesday lows near 46. Mostly cloudy Thursday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Friday through Sunday with mostly clear nights snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Thursday night through Friday night then 14,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday highs 68-75 lows near 46.
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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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