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Note: Don’t forget that we go to Daylight Saving Time this weekend. The skies should be clear enough to enjoy the extra daylight Sunday. Remember to turn your clocks ahead one hour at bedtime Saturday night (Officially at 2 AM Sunday). It’s also time to check the batteries in your smoke detectors, CO detectors, and any other safety detectors you might so says the fire department.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (Shaded “U” shape) is sliding through the Pacific Northwest and taking the showers with it as it moves away. A new high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) dries us out Friday through the weekend and then a new trough takes over early next week. A frontal system looks like it will get stuck as a stationary front well north of us next week and move in midweek.
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Advisories: A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE SOUTH OREGON COAST.A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated evening showers, partly cloudy with areas of fog and patchy frost late tonight and Friday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with areas of fog and frost late Friday night and Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night lows 29-42 highs 53-57. A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain at night, a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of rain at night, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday highs 58-55 warming to 57 Thursday lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 55 low 36)
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance showers this evening, patchy fog and freezing fog late tonight, partly cloudy Friday AM, mostly sunny with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Friday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 33-39 highs 54-62. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a (30%) chance of rain at night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday highs 62-57 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, partly cloudy tonight with areas of patchy frost late, partly cloudy Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear Friday night, sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night lows 35-42 highs 50-55. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night through Wednesday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday highs 56-53 lows near 45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers tonight, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated rain and snow showers Friday afternoon, just partly cloudy Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night snow level 3,000 ft. tonight, 2,500 ft. Friday, free air freezing level 5,000 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. at night, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Saturday afternoon, then 7,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night lows 19-32 highs 38-48. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (30%) chance of rain Tuesday night, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday snow level 7,000 ft. Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,500 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 7,500 ft, at night, then 7,000 ft. Thursday highs 48-44 lows 30-32.
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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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