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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has moved up to the coast and will give us a couple of days filled with sunshine. There may be a chance of showers Friday as the high weakens and a frontal system slides through, but dry weather returns Saturday. Then a frontal system will move into Oregon between Sunday and Monday returning the slight chance of showers.
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Advisories: None at this time.
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Air Quality Index: Eugene-Springfield: The Air Quality Index is 38 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at HWY 99, Eugene. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 30 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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis:
- Patchy fog and areas of frost this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain at night, then partly cloudy late at night.
- highs 62-58 lows 33-40.
- Just partly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday.
- highs 68-53 warming to 56 Tuesday lows 46-38. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Areas of AM fog, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear with patchy fog late tonight,
- Patchy AM fog, sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night.
- highs 60-63 cooling back to 60 Friday lows 37-42.
- Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy Sunday and at night,
- Partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Then partly cloudy Tuesday.
- highs 70-58 warming to 63 Tuesday lows 47-42. (seasonal averages high 57 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Sunny today, clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Friday, then with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening.
- highs 59-56 lows 39-44 cooling to near 40 Friday night.
- Just partly cloudy and warmer Saturday and Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Then partly cloudy Tuesday.
- highs 63-55 lows 49-43 (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Sunny and just a bit warmer today, mostly clear tonight,
- Mostly sunny Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy late with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Thursday night,
- Cloudy with AM rain and snow likely (60%), a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Friday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain at night.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today and tonight, 8,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 6,000 ft.Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, then 6,000 ft. Friday night.
- highs 49-544 lows 27-30.
- Partly cloudy Saturday through Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night and Tuesday.
- free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Saturday, 9,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, 7,000 ft. at night, 6,500 ft. Monday, 6,000 ft. at night, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday.
- highs 55-38 warming to 42 Tuesday lows 36-28.
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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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