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An upper level high pressure ridge (the shaded “Arch” shape) has taken over our weather pattern and turned off the rain. The ridge will keep us dry with our standard issue late night and early AM fog through the weekend into early next week. The ridge will weaken and move allowing upper level low pressure to take over sending storms our way by next Tuesday. A frontal system will approach the Pacific Northwest Tuesday returning the chances for rain.
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Advisories: AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM NEXT TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY, EASTERN CURRY COUNTY, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY, THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN, EASTERN AND WESTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with areas of fog tonight and Saturday AM, cloudy afternoon and Saturday night with patchy fog late at night, cloudy Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night lows 30-37 highs 45-40 warming to 45 Monday. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, rain likely (60%) Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday highs 50-45 lows 38-35. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night, Patchy AM an late night fog otherwise mostly cloudy Monday and Monday night lows 36-33 warming to 38 Monday night highs 52-55. Just mostly cloudy with rain rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Thursday, then rain and snow showers likely (70%) Thursday night, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday highs 50-46 lows 39-34. (seasonal averages high 52 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear tonight with patchy inland fog late at night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, cloudy with patchy coastal fog and areas of drizzle Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the evening inland and mostly cloudy with fog at night, AM fog, mostly cloudy Monday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday night lows 38-42 highs 54-47 warming to 53 Monday. Mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday, rain likely (70%) Tuesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, then showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday highs 52-48 lows near 40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday then partly cloudy Monday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, 9,000 ft. Saturday night, 8,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. Sunday night, 8,000 ft. Monday, then 7,000 ft. Monday night lows 25-27 highs 44-40 warming to 43 Monday. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of rain and snow Tuesday, rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow Wednesday night, snow likely (70%) Thursday, then mostly cloudy with snow showers likely (70%) Thursday night and Friday snow level 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 4,000 ft. Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 4,000 ft. Wednesday night, 2,500 ft. Thursday, then at the surface Thursday night and Friday highs 40-32 lows 26-22.
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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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