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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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An upper level low (“U” shape in blue arrows shaded in grey) has moved in off the Oregon coast. A frontal system pushed through the state bringing more clouds and cooler temperatures again. We’ll get a little warmer toward the end of the week and leading into the holiday weekend.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight and Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night, and Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night lows 52-50 highs 79-75 warming to near 80 Thursday. Partly cloudy Friday and Friday night, sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Monday (Labor Day) highs 82-85 cooling to near 80 Monday (Labor Day) lows 50-56. (seasonal averages high 83 low 54)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday and then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 53-50 cooling to near 50 highs near 65. Partly cloudy Friday through Monday (Labor Day) highs 60-66 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 66 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Tuesday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 13,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night lows 45-42 highs 67-63 warming to 68 Thursday. Partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night through Monday (Labor Day) free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Friday through Monday highs near 72 lows near near 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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