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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 a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Saturday, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly sunny Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night lows 38-45 highs 60-78. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday highs 70-67 lows 43-40 warming to near 45 Friday. (seasonal averages high 65 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy with patchy frost late tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy frost in the AM, mostly sunny Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Saturday night, sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear Sunday night, sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night lows 38-48 highs 66-82. Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy at night, partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday and Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, then sunny and warmer Friday highs 77-65 warming to 77 Friday lows 49-40 warming to 47 Thursday night. (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 a slight (20%) chance of showers inland this evening, partly cloudy with patchy frost late tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy inland frost Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly clear Sunday night, sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night lows 40-48 highs 59-62. Partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday, then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with mostly clear skiesFriday highs 57-53 warming to 57 Thursday and Friday lows 44-48. (seasonal averages high 58 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight, a mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, mostly sunny and warmer Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night snow level 3,500 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. rising to 4,500 ft. Saturday, 6,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Saturday night, 7,500 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. Sunday afternoon, 9,000 ft. Sunday night, then 10,000 ft. Monday and Monday night lows 26-38 highs 45-67. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday highs 65-55 lows 35-30 warming to 35 Thursday night.
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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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