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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this evening, a (40%) chance of light rain and drizzle late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain and drizzle Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night, partly cloudy Thursday and Thursday evening, mostly cloudy at night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night lows 52-42 warming to near 50 Thursday night and cooling to 46 Friday night highs 68-76. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Tuesday highs 79-72 warming to near 75 Tuesday lows 50-53. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and drizzle Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon through Thursday AM, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, becoming partly cloudy late Thursday night through Friday night lows 54-47 warming to 52 Friday night highs 70-78. Mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday, mostly clear Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday highs 83-87 cooling to near 80 Monday lows 53-58 cooling to near 50 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 75 low 51)
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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 this evening, a (30%) chance of coastal rain and drizzle tonight and a (30%) chance of inland rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers and drizzle Wednesday, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of inland AM rain, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Wednesday night, then partly cloudy Thursday through Friday night lows 51-44 warming to near 52 Friday night highs near 60. Partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday highs 66-60 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, a good (50%) chance of light rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Friday night snow level above 8,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft.Wednesday night, 10,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 12,000 ft. Friday, then 10,000 ft. Friday night lows 39-34 warming to near 42 Friday night highs 55-62. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Tuesday night night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000 ft. Friday night, 13,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday, then 12,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 64-62 lows 46-42.
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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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