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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has moved to the east a bit, but still centered over Oregon, (see blue arrows curving from the northeast) and a thermal trough of low pressure (dashed line along the Oregon coast) our weather pattern will remain stable. A low pressure disturbance off the coast (see first graphic- shaded area) will move in toward the weekend and will increase the clouds and the chance of rain too. We’ll have chilly nights followed by pleasant days with sunshine and average temperatures.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: AM clouds, sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, mostly clear tonight, AM clouds, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night highs 72-70 lows 40-45. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of Friday and Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday through Monday highs 64-67 lows near 49 (seasonal averages high 70 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: AM clouds then sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, sunny Wednesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Wednesday night through Thursday night highs 62-59 lows 43-47. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday night, then cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday through Monday highs 59-62 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, clear tonight, sunny Wednesday, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today and tonight, 12,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night highs near 65 lows near 40. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Monday highs 55-50 warming to 55 Sunday cooling to 52 Monday lows 40-36.
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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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