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We’ll be drying out as an upper air high pressure ridge (growing shaded “Arch” shape) builds in protecting us from any storms. So far, it looks like a partly cloudy and pleasant day Saturday for the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. A frontal system will bring us some clouds Saturday night and Sunday AM with a slight chance of a shower at the coast. Next week is looking dry and bright.
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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 slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy tonight night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday evening, mostly cloudy at night and Sunday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Sunday night lows 40-46 cooling to 42 Sunday night highs 72-75 cooling to near 70 Sunday. Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear at night, then mostly sunny Tuesday through Thursday with mostly clear skies at night highs 78-84 lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 69 low 45)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy Friday night, sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, sunny in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night lows 45-52 highs 78-80 cooling to 75 Sunday. Mostly sunny Monday through Wednesday with mostly clear nights, a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday evening, partly cloudy Thursday AM, then sunny Thursday afternoon highs 83-88 cooling to 85 Thursday lows 52-56. (seasonal averages high 73 low 49)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night, sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, becoming sunny in the afternoon, then partly cloudy and breezy Sunday night lows 47-50 highs near 63. Partly cloudy and breezy Monday, mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday through Thursday with mostly clear skies at night highs 62-66 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 60 low 49)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, mostly cloudy late tonight, partly cloudy Friday through Saturday evening, mostly cloudy late at night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night snow level 6,000 ft. tonight, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Friday afternoon, 11,000 ft. Friday night, 12,000 ft. Friday night, 11,000 ft. Saturday, 12,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night, 12,000 ft. Sunday, then 11,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Sunday night lows 33-40 cooling to 36 Sunday night highs 60-65 cooling to 60 Sunday. Mostly sunny Monday, clear at night, sunny Tuesday, mostly clear Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday with mostly clear skies Wednesday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Monday, 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Monday night through Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. rising to 14,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 14,000 ft. falling to 13,000 ft. Thursday afternoon highs 70-66 lows near 43.
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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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