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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: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night, mostly cloudy Saturday through Sunday AM with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 42-57 cooling to 48 Sunday night highs 77-84 cooling to near 70 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday and Monday evening, then mostly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday highs 72-68 warming to near 85 Thursday lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 72 low 47)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear this evening, becoming partly cloudy late tonight and Friday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday, mostly clear Saturday evening, mostly cloudy late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of patchy AM drizzle Sunday, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle Sunday night lows 50-60 cooling to 55 Sunday night highs 73-88 cooling to near 75 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM drizzle Monday, partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy Thursday highs 74-86 lows 51-48 warming to 52 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 75 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly clear Saturday evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle Sunday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night lows 48-55 cooling to near 50 Sunday night highs 64-68 cooling to near 60 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle Monday AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy late Monday night and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon highs 62-66 lows 50-47 warming to 52 Thursday. (seasonal averages high 62 low 50).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny and warmer Friday, partly cloudy Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon and Sunday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, 15,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 16,000 ft. Sunday, then 15,000 ft. Sunday night lows 38-52 cooling to near 40 Sunday night highs 69-74 cooling to near 65 Sunday. Partly cloudy Monday through Thursday AM, then mostly sunny Thursday afternoon free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 13,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 55-to 77 lows 39-50.
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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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