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An upper level low (Shaded “U” shape) will be sending waves of moisture at us for another day. A pair of weak disturbances will slide through but they should not produce any significant precipitation through the weekend. About mid next week a high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) will move toward the coast and start to dry us out again.
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Advisories: None At This Time.
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Air Quality Index:
Eugene-Springfield: The Pollution Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Amazon Park, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Pollution Index is 25 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Willamette Activity Center, Oakridge. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
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Home Wood Heating Advisory:
Eugene/Springfield: (Green) Burning is Allowed.
Oakridge: (Green) Burning is Allowed.
The use of Pellet stoves is always allowed.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Showers likely (60%) today (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog at night.
- Areas of AM fog, mostly cloudy Sunday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night.
- highs 47-45 lows 32-28 warming to 30 Sunday night.
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday and and Monday night (snow level 1,000 ft. at night),
- Then a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow at night (snow level 1,000 ft. a night),
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain or snow Thursday (snow level 1,000 ft.).
- highs 45-40 lows near 28. (seasonal averages high 49 low 35).
Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this AM, rain and snow showers likely (70%) this afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,000 ft. rising to 2,500 ft. in the afternoon), a (30%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible, snow level 2,500 ft.),
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday and in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
- highs near 48 lows 30-33.
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, mostly cloudy in the evening, partly cloudy late Monday night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday through Thursday.
- highs near 48 lows near 32. (seasonal averages high 51 low 37)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM showers, showers likely (70%) this afternoon (0.30 in. of rain possible), a (30%) chance of showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night.
- highs 49-52 lows near 36.
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy Monday night through Tuesday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday.
- highs 50-53 lows near 37. (seasonal averages high 52 low 40)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:
- Snow showers today (1-2 in. of snow possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of evening snow showers, a slight (20%) chance of snow showers late tonight,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers Saturday, just partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow at night.
- snow level at the surface today, 2,500 ft. tonight, at the surface Saturday, free air freezing level 4,000 ft. Saturday night, at the surface rising to 3,500 ft. Sunday afternoon.
- highs 30-33 lows 20-17 warming to 20 Sunday night.
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) of snow Monday and Monday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of snow Wednesday night,
- Then just partly cloudy Thursday.
- snow level at the surface Monday, free air freezing level at the surface Monday night through Tuesday night, snow level at the surface Wednesday and Wednesday night, then free air freezing level at the surface Thursday.
- highs 29-33 cooling to 27 Wednesday night lows 16-20.
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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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