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A high pressure ridge will get stronger to bring a lot of sunshine and mild temperatures from today through Friday. Another weak storm system will move toward the West Coast over the weekend.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: AM fog then a mix of clouds and sun today, then mostly clear with fog late tonight high near 60 low 35. AM fog and partly cloudy Thursday with mostly sunny skies in the afternoon high 63. Partly cloudy with fog late Thursday night low 34. Patchy AM fog and cooler Friday with a mix of clouds and sun and partly cloudy at night highs near 56 low 36. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night high 53 low 37. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday through Tuesday highs in the low 50s lows in the mid to upper 30s.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: AM fog and clouds then mostly sunny today mostly clear in the evening and patchy fog late tonight high 66 low 44. Patchy AM and late night fog otherwise partly cloudy Thursday AM then afternoon sunshine high 62. Partly cloudy Thursday night patchy fog late low 46. Patchy AM fog again Friday morning then partly cloudy high 60. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Friday night low 43. Just a slight (20%) chance of of showers Saturday and Saturday night high 58 low 40 . Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday evening then a (30%) chance of showers at night high 55 low 40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday night and a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday highs in the mid 50s to 60 low 43 .
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: AM fog and partly cloudy this morning then sunny high 60. Mostly clear this evening then partly cloudy at night with fog late low 44. AM fog Thursday then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night with coastal fog high near 62 lows 45. AM fog and mostly cloudy Friday then partly cloudy in the afternoon high 56. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday night through Saturday night lows in the low 40s high 56. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday through Monday highs 55 low 43. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night low 45. A good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday high 55.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today and mostly clear at night free air freezing level 7,500′ today and tonight high 53 low 30. Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday and mostly clear Thursday night free air freezing level 7,000′ Thursday and Thursday night, and 6,000′ Friday highs mid to upper 40s falling to the low 40s Friday low 29 Thursday night. Partly cloudy Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain, snow level 5,500′ low 27. Partly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow, snow level 4,500′ high 38. Partly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain and snow Saturday night snow level 3,500′ low 26. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night snow level 3,500′ rising to 4,000′ high 39 low 29. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday snow level 5,000′ high 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night and Tuesday snow level 4,000′ falling to 3,500′ Tuesday low 33 high 38.
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