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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 is moving inland in Southern California and will spin up clouds at us. A surface frontal system that will slide through on Saturday will increase the clouds and the chance of rain too. More frontal systems will parade through Sunday and Monday. We are finally going to see our first significant rain of the season. Note: Remember that the roadways can get very slippery when we get rain falling on very dry pavement. The rain water brings up the oil that has been deposited on the pavement making a slippery coating until enough rain can wash it away.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear with patchy fog early this AM, sunny this afternoon, clear in evening, partly cloudy late tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) 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 highs 75-66 rising to 70 Saturday lows 43-53 cooling to near 50 Saturday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night, rain 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: Mostly cloudy at the shore, cloudy with patchy fog early this AM, mostly sunny inland this afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, rain likely (70%) Friday night and Saturday AM, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon and Saturday night highs near 58 lows 43-53. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, rain likely (70%) Sunday night, rain Monday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain 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 46)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Sunny today, mostly clear tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Friday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, a good (50%) chance of rain in the 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. today through tonight, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Friday through Saturday night highs 65-56 warming to 58 Saturday lows near 40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday, rain likely (60%) Sunday night, 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. Sunday 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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