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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A trough of low pressure (“U” shape on the yellow line) has moved in bringing moisture with it. A frontal system passed through rather quickly taking the chance of rain with it. A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on the yellow line) will take over bringing back the sunshine for the end of the week through the weekend into next week.
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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: A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of a shower this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy with patchy lingering fog Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog Thursday night, AM fog Friday, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with patchy fog Friday night highs 50-52 lows 33-30. Patchy fog with a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night, then partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday highs 52-55 lows 34-32. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers this AM, a (40%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) until early this afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft), mostly cloudy with patchy fog tonight and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon and evening with patchy lingering fog, partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday AM, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, with patchy fog highs near 52 lows 34-30. Partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday and Saturday night, patchy AM fog Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Monday night, then just partly cloudy Tuesday highs 55-50 warming to near 55 Monday and Tuesday lows near 34-38. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with AM isolated coastal showers likely (60%), scattered AM showers then a slight (20%) chance of showers inland this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight with patchy fog late and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon, mostly clear Thursday night with areas of fog late inland, AM clouds and fog, mostly sunny in the Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night highs 50-58 cooling to near 54 Friday lows 38-35. Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night, then just partly cloudy Tuesday highs 56-59 cooling to near 54 Tuesday lows 39-43. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain or snow showers likely (60%) this AM, a (40%) chance of rain or snow showers in the afternoon (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow showers this evening, partly cloudy tonight through Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy Friday night snow level 3,500 ft. and tonight, free air freezing level 5,500 ft. Thursday, and 7,500 ft. Thursday night and Friday, then 8,000 ft. Friday night highs 38-45 lows 24-28. Partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Saturday, 7,500 ft. Saturday night, 7,000 ft. Sunday through Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 45-40 lows 25-28.
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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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