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Advisories: NOT AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in blue arrows offshore) will kept us hot. An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows and shaded) in the Gulf of Alaska will start to change our weather as the ridge moves away. A frontal system will slide into Oregon Saturday starting the cool-down, then another frontal system (shown to the northwest) will move in from the northwest Sunday night and Monday for a slight chance of light rain or drizzle.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, sunny and cooler in the afternoon, clear in the evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, cloudy Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with patchy fog late and a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night, patchy AM fog, cloudy with a slight chance of rain Monday, then mostly cloudy Monday night lows 55-42 highs near 87-72.Sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, clear at night, then sunny and even warmer Thursday and Friday highs 76-90 cooling to near 85 Friday lows 42-50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy inland tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon inland, mostly cloudy at the beaches, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers with some lingering fog, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of light rain late Sunday night, cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, lows 53-48 highs near 62. Patchy AM fog, cloudy with with a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Monday, mostly cloudy cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday night, then mostly sunny Thursday and Friday highs 62-66 lows 46-49. (seasonal averages high 66 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, partly cloudy and colder Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun and much cooler Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, cloudy and cooler with a (40%) chance of showers Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, cloudy in the evening, then partly Monday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 14,000 ft. and Saturday night, 12,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Monday night lows 48-38 highs 79-52. Partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, sunny and warmer Wednesday and Thursday and mostly clear at night, then mostly sunny Friday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. rising to 12,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday night and Friday highs 63-80 lows 35-42.
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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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