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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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This week is “Lightning Safety Awareness Week” and the National Weather Service has a special web page just full of things you should know about lightning.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Patchy AM fog, more dense in the higher hills, mostly sunny and warmer today, partly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and cooler Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday evening, mostly cloudy at night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday and Friday evening, then mostly cloudy Friday night highs 77-74 lows 49-55. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday highs 71-75 cooling to 72 Tuesday lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 76 low 49)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon through Friday night highs 80-78 warming to 81 Friday lows 53-58. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday AM, then partly cloudy Monday afternoon through Tuesday highs 74-82 lows 59-53 warming to 56 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 79 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM coastal fog, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday and Friday night highs 63-66 lows 50-55. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday through Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday AM, then partly cloudy Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM and partly cloudy Tuesday highs 62-65 lows 54-52. (seasonal averages high 63 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight through Thursday, mostly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Friday, then mostly cloudy Friday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. this afternoon, 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. Thursday through Friday night highs 66-72 cooling to near 64 Friday lows near 43. Mostly cloudy Saturday with a good (50%) chance of showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday, mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday, above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Monday AM, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Monday afternoon lowering to 13,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 63-57 warming to 65 Monday and falling to near 60 Tuesday lows 40-43.
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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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