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High Pressure (the arch-shaded and with blue arrows-moving ashore) is moving away from us to be replaced, temporarily by a low pressure trough (the “U” shape shaded with blue arrows in it) which has pushed a new frontal system through Oregon. High pressure will return for a while and then it’s back to low pressure and more storms next week.
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Advisories: A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY INCLUDING ROSEBURG, THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, AND JACKSON COUNTY.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: A mix of clouds and sun today with a slight (20%) chance of showers, just partly cloudy tonight high 56 low 32. A mix of clouds and sun and warmer Saturday then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday highs 62-59 low 40. Partly cloudy Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers low 42. Mostly cloudy with a (40%-50%) chance of showers Monday through Wednesday night and (30%) Thursday highs 57-53 lows near 39.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this morning , breaking out to partly cloudy in the afternoon high 60. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday morning with patchy fog then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon low 30 high 62. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) of evening showers then a slight (20%) chance showers late Saturday night low 40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Sunday night and (30%) Monday highs 60-55 low near 40 . Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of rain Monday night low 40. A good (50%) chance of rain and snow Tuesday and Tuesday night high 55 low 39. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday and (30%) Wednesday night and Thursday highs in the upper 50s low 38.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers at the beaches, patchy fog inland then partly cloudy tonight and Saturday morning and becoming mostly cloudy Saturday afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers lows 34 highs 55. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers inland Saturday night low 40. Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers then a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday highs near 55 low 42-39. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Monday night through Tuesday night lows 42-40 highs near 54 . Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 57 lows near 40 .
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A (30%) chance of scattered snow showers today snow level 3,000′ in the afternoon high 40. Partly cloudy tonight with a slight (20%) chance of evening snow showers snow level 3,500′ late at night low 22. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday and a bit warmer free air freezing level 5,000′ high 49. Mostly cloudy Saturday night with a (30%) chance of showers snow level 5,500′ falling to 4,500′ low 27. A (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday through Thursday snow level 4,000′ to 4,500′ falling to 3,500′ Tuesday rising to 4,000′ Tuesday night through Thursday highs 47-40 lows 30-25.
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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.