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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 today through the weekend and then a new trough takes over 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 UNTIL 7 AM TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE SOUTH OREGON COAST.A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM TODAY 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 areas of fog and patchy frost this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with areas of fog and frost late tonight and Saturday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 55-58 lows 29-42. 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, then a good (50%) chance of rain at night and 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 patchy freezing fog this AM, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear late tonight, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 54-62 lows 34-39. 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 areas of frost this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear tonight, sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Sunday, then mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 50-55 lows 39-42. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, 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 this afternoon, just partly cloudy tonight, mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then mostly cloudy at night snow level 3,500 ft. today, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. tonight, 5,000 ft. Saturday, 6,000 ft. rising to 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night highs 38-48 lows 22-32. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, a (30%) chance of rain at night, a (40%) chance of rain Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday night and Thursday snow level 7,500 ft. Monday through 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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