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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) continues to be centered over the Pacific Northwest. An upper level low (see first graphic- shaded area) sitting off the Oregon-California coasts will move inland late in the week into the weekend along with a surface frontal system and will increase the clouds and the chance of rain too. More frontal systems will parade through Sunday and Monday.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in evening, partly cloudy late Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (60%) Friday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday AM, then a (40%) chance of rain Saturday night lows 43-53 cooling to near 50 Saturday night highs 73-64. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday highs near 68 lows 49-52 (seasonal averages high 69 low 46)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, cloudy Thursday in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late Thursday night and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 43-53 highs 59-62. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night through Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday highs 60-63 cooling to 59 Wednesday lows 53-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 47)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain Friday afternoon, rain likely (70%) Friday night, then, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Saturday and Saturday night free, air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight through Thursday night, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night lows near 40 highs 65-50. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, rain Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday through Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, then above 8,000 ft. Wednesday highs 55-53 lows 37-42.
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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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