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Look for my latest Eugene Daily News column A Bolt From Out Of The Blue.
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An upper level high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape) that has been dominating our weather pattern will move away from us slowly. Here’s the cold front that was a lot weaker than I expected so the rain chance for the Sunday pretty much dissolved. An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape) has moved up to the Oregon coast shifting the airflow from the southwest increasing our chances for rain for a while. Another cold front should be approaching the Oregon coast by Wednesday (position shown is for Thursday after passage).
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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: Partly cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered showers this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of isolated showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, a sight (20%) chance of showers at night, then mostly cloudy a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night lows 42-48 highs 69-63. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy in the evening with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday highs 65-72 lows 42-46 cooling to 42 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, just mostly cloudy tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, then showers likely (60%) Thursday night lows 46-52 cooling to 48 Thursday night highs 73-64. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%), a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, then just partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday highs 67-75 lows 44-48 cooling to 44 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 70 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, patchy fog late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with patchy fog Tuesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy at night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Thursday, cloudy with showers likely (60%) in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night lows 47-52 cooling to 48 Thursday night highs 58-54. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (30%) chance of showers Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, mostly cloudy Sunday night, then partly cloudy Monday highs 56-60 lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a (40%) chance of scattered rain and snow showers this evening, partly cloudy and cooler with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight, just partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday AM, showers likely (70%) in the afternoon and evening, a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night snow level 6,500 ft. falling to 4,500 ft. late tonight, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, 9,000 ft. Tuesday night, snow level 6,500 ft. Wednesday through Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night lows 33-38 cooling to 35 Thursday night highs 55-50. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday snow level 5,500 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, 7,000 ft. at night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, 7,000 ft. at night, then 8,000 ft. Monday highs 50-58 lows 32-36.
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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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