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Here comes high pressure aloft (Shaded “Arch” shape moving into Oregon) that will keep us relatively dry until Friday afternoon. Upper level high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape headed our way) will bring plenty of sunshine back for the weekend after just a slight chance of showers mainly early Saturday AM.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM, a (30%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a (30%) chance of rain tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers Friday (0.20 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy good (50%) chance of evening showers, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then partly cloudy at night highs 62-56 warming to near 60 Saturday lows 45-38. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, clear at night, sunny Tuesday, clear at night, then mostly sunny Wednesday highs 65-75 lows 38-43. (seasonal averages high 61 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today and tonight, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, then just partly cloudy Saturday night highs 68-63 lows 47-40. Partly cloudy Sunday, mostly clear at night, then mostly sunny Monday through Wednesday with clear nights highs 67-79 lows 40-48. (seasonal averages high 63 low 42)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain today and tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM rain likely (70%), showers Friday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then just mostly cloudy Saturday night lows 46-49 cooling to 42 Saturday night highs 58-54. Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, mostly sunny Monday, mostly clear at night, mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear at night, then sunny Wednesday highs 57-70 cooling to 64 Wednesday lows 43-48. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow this AM, a (40%) chance of rain this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of rain this evening, a (40%) chance of rain late tonight, showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers at night and breezy (wind: W 15-25 mph decreasing to W 10-15 mph late), a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night snow level 4,500 ft. rising to 6,000 ft. this afternoon, 6,500 ft. tonight and Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, 5,000 ft. Saturday, then free air freezing level 5,500 ft, Saturday night free air freezing level highs 47-40 warming to 46 Saturday lows 30-32 cooling to 28 Saturday night. Mostly sunny Sunday and Monday with partly cloudy skies Sunday night and clear Monday night, sunny Tuesday, clear at night, then mostly sunny Wednesday free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Sunday, 7,500 ft. at night, 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 9,000 ft. Monday, 10,000 ft. Monday night, then 11,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday highs 51-64 lows 32-38.
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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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