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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 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 move through the Pacific Northwest spreading showers ahead of and behind it. Another frontal system should be approaching the Oregon coast by Monday. 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 chances 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 showers likely (70%) today (0.15 in. of rain possible), cloudy with showers likely (60%) this 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 (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), a (40%) chance of showers in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night highs 63-67 cooling to 63 Saturday lows 48-45. 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 65-67 cooling to 62 Wednesday lows near 42. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with evening showers, a good (50%) chance of showers late tonight (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), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night highs 63-67 lows near 48. Mostly cloudy 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 showers Wednesday highs 70-64 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 with showers this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), scattered showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy cloudy Friday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night while a slight (20%) chance of inland showers at night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday under 0.10 in. of rain possible), becoming partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night highs 55-57 lows 49-47. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through 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 48-44 warming to 48 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with 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. today, 7,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 5,500 ft. Saturday, then 6,000 ft. Saturday night highs 50-47 lows 37-34. 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, 7,000 ft. at night, 8,000 ft. Monday, 7,000 ft. 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 34-30.
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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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