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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: Mostly clear this evening, cloudy late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, and evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 53-47 highs 75-80. Mostly sunny Friday through Monday (Labor Day) with mostly clear nights highs 83-90 lows 48-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear this evening, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers and patchy fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night lows 55-45 warming to 53 Thursday night highs 76-72 warming to 77 Thursday. Mostly sunny Friday through Sunday with mostly clear nights, then sunny Monday (Labor Day) 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: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers and patchy fog tonight and Tuesday, partly cloudy this evening then cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers late tonight and Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, cloudy late at night, patchy coastal fog late Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night lows 53-46 warming to 52 Thursday night highs 65-62. Mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy and warmer Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night through Monday (Labor Day) highs 66-70 cooling to 65 Monday lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, cloudy late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Thursday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Thursday, then a free air freezing level of 11,000 ft. Thursday night lows 45-36 warming to 43 Thursday night highs 63-57 warming to 67 Thursday. Sunny Friday through Sunday with clear nights, then mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day) free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, then 13,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday highs 73-77 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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