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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 Sunday 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 24 in the Good category measuring Particulate Matter at Springfield City Hall. Data courtesy of Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)
Oakridge: The Air Quality Index is 9 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:
- Clear this evening, partly cloudy tonight,
- Mostly sunny Thursday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Thursday night,
- Cloudy with AM rain, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and at night.
- lows 35-46 highs 60-56 warming to 68 Saturday.
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (50%) chance of showers Wednesday.
- highs 66-55 warming to 57 Tuesday cooling to 54 Wednesday lows 44-37 warming to 44 Tuesday night. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- 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 AM rain likely (60%), showers Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night.
- lows 37-42 highs 64-59 warming to near 70 Saturday.
- Mostly cloudy Sunday and at night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday.
- highs 72-58 lows 42-38. (seasonal averages high 58 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Clear this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Thursday AM, sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (70%), showers Friday afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, mostly cloudy late Friday night.
- Just partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
- lows 39-46 cooling to near 42 Friday night and Saturday night highs 60-56.
- Mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy at night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday.
- highs 60-55 lows 44-42 warming back to 44 Tuesday night (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- 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, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
- free air freezing level 10,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Thursday, snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday night, 5,500 ft. Friday, 6,000 ft. Friday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft Saturday, then 9,000 ft. at night.
- lows 30-36 highs 49-42 warming to 55 Saturday.
- Partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
- Then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday.
- free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. at night, snow level 6,500 ft. Monday, 6,000 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. at night, then 4,500 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 54-42 warming to 45 Tuesday cooling to near 40 lows 33-28.
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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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