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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has moved up over the coast and will give us another day with sunshine. There will be a chance of showers tonight and Friday as the high weakens and a frontal system (shown offshore) 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 49 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 54 in the Moderate 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:
- A mix of clouds and sun today, becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with AM rain, breaking out to a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday afternoon, then partly cloudy at night.
- highs 62-58 warming to 62 Saturday lows 43-35 warming to 39 Saturday night.
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday after patchy AM fog, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy 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 43-35. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Patchy AM fog, sunny this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy late at night,
- Sunny with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night.
- highs 66-59 warming to near 70 Saturday lows 45-40 warming to 44 Saturday night.
- Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain 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 70-63 warming to 66 Tuesday cooling to near 60 Wednesday lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 58 low 39)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:
- Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon (0.15 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy Friday night.
- Just partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night.
- highs 59-62 lows 47-43 warming to near 46 Saturday night.
- Mostly cloudy Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain 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 60-56 lows 47-44 warming back to 47 Tuesday night (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Mostly sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late with a (40%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy late at night through Saturday night.
- free air freezing level 8,000 ft.falling to 7,500 ft. this afternoon, snow level 5,500 ft. tonight through Friday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft Saturday, then 9,000 ft. at night.
- highs 52-45 warming to 54 Saturday lows 30-28 warming to 32 Saturday night.
- 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, snow level 6,000 ft. at night, 5,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. at night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Tuesday, 7,000 ft. at night, then snow level 4,500 ft. Wednesday.
- highs 53-42 warming to 44 Wednesday 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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