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This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week for the Pacific Northwest. To find out what to do in severe weather go to the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Portland’s website to their Severe Weather Awareness Week information all this week.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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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 with showers likely (60%) today with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible, more in storms), partly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of scattered evening showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night highs 55-68 lows 38-40. Mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Thursday highs 76-63 lows 44-40. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) today (afternoon snow level 3,000 ft., under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) this evening (snow level 3,000 ft.), mostly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, sunny and warmer Sunday, then clear Sunday night highs 54-78 lows 38-46. Sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Thursday highs 77-66 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.10 in, of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy late tonight and Saturday, then mostly clear Saturday night, sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night highs 53-60 lows 40-45. Mostly sunny Monday, then just partly cloudy Monday night through Thursday highs near 58 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers this AM, rain and snow showers this afternoon (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, then partly cloudy Sunday night snow level 3,000 ft. today and tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, then 9,000 ft. Sunday night highs 36-58 lows 26-36. Mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night through Thursday free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Monday through Wednesday, then 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 66-52 lows 38-32.
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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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