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Advisories: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL 9 AM WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, CENTRAL, EASTERN, AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape on orange line) will swing through the Pacific Northwest continue bringing 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: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, cloudy Wednesday AM, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny and warmer Friday, then mostly clear Friday night lows 53-44 warming to 50 Thursday night then falling to 44 Friday night highs 70-80. Sunny Saturday through Monday (Labor Day) with mostly clear nights, mostly clear Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday highs 86-92 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 50)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late tonight, a slight (20%) chance of light rain and patchy drizzle Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy by late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, sunny Friday, then clear Friday night lows 52-47 warming to 55 Friday night highs 70-84. Sunny Saturday and Sunday with clear nights, then mostly sunny Monday (Labor Day) and Tuesday with clear nights highs near 90 lows near 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 a slight (20%) chance of drizzle with patchy inland fog tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night with patchy fog late and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, sunny Friday, then partly cloudy Friday night lows near 50 highs 62-66. Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly clear at night, sunny Sunday, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day), mostly clear Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday highs 70-65 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this evening, cloudy late tonight 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 Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday AM, sunny and warmer in the afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday, then clear Friday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, free air freezing level of 10,000 ft. Thursday, 13, Thursday night and Friday, then 14,000 ft. Friday night lows 40-36 warming to 45 by Friday night highs 52-69. Sunny Saturday through Monday (Labor Day) with clear nights, then sunny Tuesday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, then 14,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 80-82 cooling to 76 Tuesday lows 50-45.
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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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