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An upper air high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape with blue arrows) has taken over as our weather maker. our near future is looking dry, bright, and quite a bit warmer as the high pressure keeps any serious storms away. A frontal system pushed through with most of its energy going to the north over the ridge into Canada and another one (Upper left part of screen on last graphic) will push inland tonight and Friday with most of its energy again mainly to our north. Also an upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape following the ridge) will move in sitting offshore Sunday into Monday as a new frontal system slides in Sunday. Great weather for the NCAA Track and Field Championships except for the very high grass pollen count. Anyone who is allergic will have to deal with it the best way they can.
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The Grass Pollen Count has gone through the roof and is listed at Very High at 398 according to Oregon Allergy Associates.
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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 tonight through Friday night, mostly sunny Saturday and Sunday with clear skies Saturday night and partly cloudy Sunday night lows 49-46 highs hovering near 80. Partly cloudy Monday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday highs 73-68 warming to 74 Thursday lows near 48. (seasonal averages high 71 low 46)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear this evening, partly cloudy late tonight and Friday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Friday night, partly cloudy Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Saturday night, patchy AM fog, sunny Sunday afternoon, then mostly clear Sunday night lows 54-56 cooling to near 50 Sunday night highs 85-87 cooling to 82 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog Monday, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon highs 76-72 lows 54-50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 50)
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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, clear Friday evening at the shore and mostly cloudy late with patchy fog late while clear inland Friday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Saturday AM, sunny in the afternoon, clear Saturday night, partly cloudy with patchy fog Sunday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, clear in the evening, partly cloudy with patchy fog late Sunday night lows 50-53 cooling to 50 Sunday night highs near 64-66 cooling to 62 Sunday. Mostly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny Monday afternoon, just partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday highs 62-59 lows 52-49. (seasonal averages high 61 low 50)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, and Friday AM, mostly sunny Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night, sunny Saturday, clear at night, mostly sunny Sunday, then mostly clear Sunday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. tonight through Sunday, then 15,000 ft. falling to 14,000 ft. Sunday night lows 40-45 cooling to 40 Sunday night highs 70-74 cooling to near 70 Sunday. Mostly sunny Monday, partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late at night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Monday, 12,000 ft. late at night, 12,000 ft. falling to 11,000 ft. Tuesday afternoon, 11,000 ft. in the evening, snow level above 8,000 ft. late Tuesday night through Thursday highs 62-55 warming to 64 Thursday lows 45-40.
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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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