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Advisories: A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM UNTIL 8 AM TUESDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN.
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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 with the help of a cold front brought a little rain to us this morning. A high pressure ridge (“Arch shape shaded grey and with blue arrows ”) will bring back the sunshine and warm us up a bit starting Tuesday, but the warming to more normal temperatures will take place Wednesday and Thursday.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy tonight, sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with clear skies at night lows 44-42 warming to 54 Wednesday night then near 50 Thursday night highs 77-92. Sunny Thursday and Friday with clear nights, mostly clear Friday night, then sunny Saturday through Monday with clear nights highs 90-80 warming to 85 Monday lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 81 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this evening, partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Tuesday night, sunny Wednesday, clear inland Wednesday night while mostly clear in the evening and mostly cloudy late night at the shore, sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy and cooler Thursday night lows 47-42 warming to 52 Thursday night highs 60-63. AM clouds, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday AM, then sunny Monday afternoon highs near 63 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear and colder tonight, sunny and warmer Tuesday, clear Tuesday night, sunny and warmer Wednesday, clear Wednesday night, sunny and warmer Thursday, then clear Thursday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight, 12,000 ft. rising to 13,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night lows 32-46 highs 65-78. Sunny Friday and Saturday (cooler Saturday) with clear nights, mostly sunny Sunday, clear at night, then sunny Monday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Thursday, 14,000 ft. Friday, 13,000 ft. Friday night through Sunday night, then sunny Monday highs 79-68 lows 47-40 warming to 46 Sunday night.
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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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