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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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An upper air trough of low pressure (“U” shape on yellow line) moved eastward over Oregon. Now high pressure (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will dry us out for couple of days. Then low pressure returns offshore, but one frontal system will slide Southward brushing California and the next one will wait until Friday night to start bringing back the wet weather through the weekend and beyond.
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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: Patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late developing this evening then late tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon (Veterans Day), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night highs 62-58 lows 39-36. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain likely (60%) Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday, and Sunday night, rain likely (60%) Monday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 52-49 lows 42-36. (seasonal averages high 54 low 39)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon (Veterans Day), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night highs 60-55 lows 35-40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night through Monday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Tuesday highs 55-46 lows 44-39. (seasonal averages high 56 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, cloudy with patchy fog Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon (Veterans Day), then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night highs 62-56 lows 42-45. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday highs 54-48 lows 48-43. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun today, partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday (Veterans Day), then rain and snow likely (60%) Friday night free air freezing level 8,000 ft. rising to 9,000 ft. today and tonight, 10,000 ft. Thursday falling to 9,000 ft. Thursday afternoon, 9,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, snow level 4,500 ft. Friday night highs 46-49 cooling to near 45 Friday lows 33-30. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Saturday, rain and snow Saturday night, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Monday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Monday night and Tuesday snow level 4,500 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, 3,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 4,000 ft. Monday night, then 3,500 ft. Tuesday highs 39-33 lows near 28.
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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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