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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A weak high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape on yellow line) will be moving over and then away from the Pacific Northwest with a low pressure trough (“U” shape on the yellow line) pushing in behind it. That means we are going to dry out a bit, hopefully for the whole weekend, and then it’s back to a wet weather pattern. A frontal system has moved through with drying behind it as the ridge moves in. Another more complex frontal system will hit the coast after the weekend continuing the chance for rain. It will become stationary and fluctuate between moving in one direction and then reverse direction.
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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 cloudy this evening, partly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday through Sunday (Earth Day) and Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit cooler Monday, then becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 46-50 highs 72-79 cooling to near 74 Monday. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Friday highs 64-56 lows 47-40. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon (Earth Day), mostly cloudy with slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then a (40%) chance of showers Monday night lows 50-53 cooling to near 50 Monday night highs 78-80. Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, a (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, a good (50%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Friday highs 65-60 lows 52-44. (seasonal averages high 63 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, increasing clouds to mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy coastal drizzle late tonight, partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday (Earth Day), mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of inland evening showers, partly cloudy late Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers and cooler Monday, a (30%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night lows 48-50 highs near 60. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Tuesday through Wednesday, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the evening, a good (50%) chance of rain late Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday highs near 57 lows 48-44. (seasonal averages high 56 low 43).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday AM (Earth Day) partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday with a (40%) of AM showers, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. late tonight, 11,000 ft. Saturday, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. late Saturday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night lows 37-45 cooling to near 40 Monday night highs 65-69. A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday through Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 8,000 ft. Wednesday, 7,500 ft. Wednesday night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 60-45 lows 38-33.
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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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