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A trough of low pressure (shaded area that’s “U” shaped over the southwest) is moving to the east and spreading south. A warm front coming through on Saturday will raise our temperatures to more comfortable levels. As the low pressure moves out high pressure behind it will give us another sunny weekend. The next storm system will be approaching the coast Monday bringing with it more precipitation. Does this weather pattern sound familiar? At least most of the sunshine has been occurrin over the weekend when most people want to play or putter around outdoors.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The Pollen Count Forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area : Trees HIGH, Grass LOW, and Weeds ABSENT.
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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: Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) this evening (possible small hail) with a (40%) chance of showers late tonight, a slight (20%) chance Friday AM, and a (20%) chance of showers Friday night lows 39-43 high 56 . Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of light rain or drizzle Saturday morning and partly cloudy Saturday evening becoming mostly cloudy at night high 60 low 40. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night high 68 low 45. Partly cloudy Monday through Tuesday with a (30%) chance of showers highs near 59 low 40. Partly cloudy Tuesday night through Thursday with a slight (20%) chance showers lows 40 highs near 60.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight snow level 2,500 ft. low 38. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday morning snow level 3,000 ft. then just mostly cloudy until late Friday night when there will be and a slight (20%) chance of showers high 58 low 40. Mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy at night high 62 low 42. Mostly cloudy and dry Sunday and Sunday night high 72 low 46. Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of showers and cooler Monday through Tuesday night highs 58-53 low 40 . Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 58-62 low 40.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers tonight low near 40. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday morning then mostly cloudy Friday a slight (20%) chance of showers again late at night high 57 low 43. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday morning becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon and clouds increase to mostly cloudy Saturday night high 58 low 42. Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night high 60 low 46. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday through Wednesday and a (40%) chance Wednesday night and Thursday highs 53-58 lows 46-42.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) this evening and a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (2 in. of snow) snow level 3,000 ft. rising to 3,500 ft. late tonight low 24. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday through Saturday morning then just a slight (20%) chance Saturday afternoon snow level 3,000 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday evening, 3,500 ft. late at night, and 4,000 ft. Saturday highs 43-46 low 26. Look for a slight (20%) chance of light rain or drizzle Saturday night snow level rising to 4,500 ft. late at night low 29. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday free air freezing level 6,000 ft. then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. high 56 low near 32. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday snow level falling to 7,000 ft. in the afternoon high 47. Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night snow level 4,000 ft. low 30. Partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of snow showers Tuesday and a slight (20%) chance Tuesday night and Wednesday snow level 3,000 ft. high 40 low 28. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and a (30%) chance of showers Thursday snow level 6,500 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Thursday low 29 high 48.
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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.