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Advisories: A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows and shaded) is moving through the Pacific Northwest and will, with the help of a cold front is bringing a chance of us getting wet today. A high pressure ridge (“Arch shape shaded grey and with blue arrows ”) will bring back the sunshine and warm us up a bit.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers this AM, mostly cloudy this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear by late tonight, sunny Tuesday and Wednesday with clear skies at night lows 44-52 highs 74-86. Sunny Thursday and Friday with clear nights, mostly clear Friday night, then mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with mostly clear nights highs 92-80 lows 50-48. (seasonal averages high 81 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear inland Tuesday night, mostly clear in the evening and partly cloudy late Tuesday night at the shore, sunny Wednesday, then mostly clear Wednesday night highs 64-60 warming to 65 Wednesday lows 47-48. AM clouds, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon through Saturday with clear nights, then partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday highs 62-60 warming to 63 Sunday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon, mostly clear and colder tonight, sunny and warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night, sunny and warmer Wednesday, then clear Wednesday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today, free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, then 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night highs 56-75 lows 36-42. Sunny and warmer Thursday and mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Friday through Sunday with mostly clear skies at night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday, 13,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday, 14,000 ft. Friday night, then 13,000 ft. Saturday through Sunday highs 79-68 lows 47-40.
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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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