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Advisories: A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS. THAT MEANS THERE IS A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT FOR ALL OF THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM PORTLAND SOUTH TO COTTAGE GROVE AND EASTWARD INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES.
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We will be staying under a strengthening blocking high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape covering the Pacific Northwest) for the week assuring that we will stay from very warm to hot. It looks like a frontal system will move down from the northwest early next week and that could break the back of this heat wave as long as the ridge weakens or moves to the East.
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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 tonight, sunny and hot Thursday through Saturday with clear nights lows near 53 highs 94-92 warming to 96 Saturday. Mostly sunny Sunday through Wednesday with mostly clear nights highs 95-76 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear tonight, sunny with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly clear Thursday night, sunny Friday, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night lows 58-60 cooling to 56 Saturday night highs 94-98. Mostly sunny Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night through Tuesday AM, then mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday and mostly clear Tuesday night highs 94-82 lows 56-52. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear inland, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny Thursday afternoon through Saturday with mostly clear nights and early AM and late night patchy coastal fog lows near 53 highs 65-70. Partly cloudy with patchy fog early Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy Sunday night through Tuesday, then just mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 68-63 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 66 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, partly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday and Saturday with mostly clear nights snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today through Friday night, then 13,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night lows near 54 highs 85-82 and back to 85 Saturday. Mostly sunny Sunday through Wednesday with mostly clear nights free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Sunday through Wednesday highs 84-67 lows 55-46.
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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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