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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows over Western Canada) is bringing even more sunshine to the Pacific Northwest for the rest of the week into the weekend. A trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape with blue arrows now in the Gulf of Alaska) will move closer to the Oregon coast bringing the chance of showers by Thursday.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear tonight, sunny and warmer Friday and sunny and a bit cooler Saturday, mostly clear Friday evening and partly cloudy at night then mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night lows 46-50 cooling to 48 Sunday night highs 90-82. Mostly sunny and warmer Monday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy and cooler Tuesday and Tuesday evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 88-72 lows 53-47. (seasonal averages high 75 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear this evening, partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of patchy drizzle late Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night lows 50-46 highs 60-62. Mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon through Thursday highs 65-62 lows 50-46. (seasonal averages high 64 low 48).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear with patchy smoke tonight, mostly sunny and a bit cooler Friday, partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny and just slightly cooler in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight, 13,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 14,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, then 15,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night lows 45-40 warming back to 45 Sunday night highs 72-70 warming to 75 Sunday. Mostly sunny and a tough warmer Monday, partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Wednesday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun and even cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 14,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night, 12,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday highs 75-59 lows 45-38.
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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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