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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. A frontal system will be moving through the Pacific Northwest spreading showers ahead of and behind it. Another cold front should be approaching the Oregon coast by Saturday. This weekend is the 106th celebration of the Rhododendron Festival in Florence. Yes, there will be a chance of rain Friday through Sunday but the chance are pretty low. Remember, if it does rain and you get wet that this celebration is for the “Rhody” which likes and needs rain.
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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: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers this evening, showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with showers likely (60%) in the evening, a (40%) chance of showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday AM, (30%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers late Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 48-45 highs 65-62 warming to 65 Saturday. Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Sunday night through Monday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 64-60 lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers this evening, rain likely (70%) tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), periods of AM rain, showers Thursday afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), cloudy with evening showers likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night lows 52-48 warming to 50 Saturday highs 63-67. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, just partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showersWednesday highs 68-72 cooling to 63 Wednesday lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 70 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy showers likely (60%) this evening, occasional rain late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with periods of AM rain, coastal showers likely (70%) Thursday afternoon while inland showers in the afternoon (0.20 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of coastal showers Thursday night while evening showers likely (60%) inland and a good (50%) chance of showers late at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, mostly cloudy Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of coastal showers Friday night while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers at night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night lows 53-48 highs 57-55. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, just mostly cloudy Sunday night, partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs near 58 lows near 46. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) of showers this evening, showers likely (70%) late tonight (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (70%) Thursday (0.25 in. of rain possible) and Thursday night (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers late Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday AM, a (30%) chance of afternoon showers, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night snow level 6,500 ft. tonight and Thursday, 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 6,500 ft. Friday night, 6,000 ft. Saturday, then 6,500 ft. Saturday night lows 37-35 highs 50-47. Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday snow level 5,500 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. at night, 7,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 6,000 ft. Tuesday night, then 5,000 ft. Wednesday highs 48-55 cooling to 40 Tuesday warming to 46 Wednesday lows 34-32.
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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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