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Advisories: NOT AT THIS TIME.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (“U” shape in blue arrows and shaded) is moving away from the Pacific Northwest. A high pressure ridge (“Arch shape shaded grey and with blue arrows ”) will bring back the sunshine and warm us up a bit through the rest of the workweek.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Sunny tonight, sunny and warmer Wednesday and Thursday with clear skies at night, mostly sunny Friday, mostly clear at night lows 47-55 cooling to near 50 Friday night highs 88-93 cooling to 89 Friday. Partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, mostly clear Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday with mostly clear skies Monday night highs 81-87 cooling to 84 Tuesday lows 53-50. (seasonal averages high 80 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear tonight, sunny Wednesday and Thursday with clear nights, areas of patchy fog Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with areas of fog late Friday night lows 50-52 cooling to 47 Friday night highs 63-60. Cloudy with areas of patchy fog Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday highs 64-60 warming to 64 Tuesday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, sunny and warmer Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night and mostly clear Thursday night, mostly sunny Friday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Friday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. late tonight, 14,000 ft. Wednesday through Thursday night, then 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night lows 37-45 highs 73-80 cooling to 75 Friday. Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy at night and Sunday AM, sunny Sunday afternoon, clear at night, sunny Monday, mostly clear Monday night, then mostly sunny Tuesday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Saturday, 13,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 14,000 ft. Sunday night through Tuesday highs 70-74 lows 40-46.
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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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