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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: Clear tonight, sunny and warmer Saturday, clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday (Mother’s Day), then just partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night lows 40-53 cooling to 45 Monday night highs 82-86 cooling to 78 Monday. Partly cloudy Tuesday AM and Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers Friday highs 79-63 lows 43-45. (seasonal averages high 66 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, sunny Sunday AM (Mother’s Day), partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night, then mostly cloudy and a bit cooler Monday and Monday night lows 45-55 highs 87-90 cooling to near 80 Monday. Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night and Friday highs 78-70 lows 48-46. (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear tonight, sunny and warmer Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Sunday AM then partly cloudy, sunny inland in the AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon (Mother’s Day), mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Sunday night while mostly cloudy inland in the evening and partly cloudy late Sunday night, patchy AM fog, then mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night lows 45-50 cooling to 46 Monday night highs 66-58. Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night and Friday highs 59-54 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 59 low 46).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear skies tonight, sunny Saturday, clear Saturday night, mostly sunny and warmer Sunday (Mother’s Day), and partly cloudy Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, then partly cloudy late Monday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 13,000 ft. Sunday through Monday night lows 34-48 cooling to 43 Monday night highs 65-73. Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. Thursday, then snow level of 8,000 ft. Thursday night and above 8,000 ft. Friday highs 68-50 lows 39-35.
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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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