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A high pressure ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape) has moved up over the coast and gave 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 28 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 12 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:
- Becoming mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers Friday afternoon (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly clear with patchy fog late at night,
- Patchy AM fog with a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly sunny and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy with patchy fog late at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday after patchy AM fog, becoming mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) at night.
- lows 40-37 warming to 42 Sunday night highs 58-66 cooling to near 60 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and at night,
- Mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
- highs 53-60 cooling to 55 Thursday lows 36-43. (seasonal averages high 56 low 37).
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg:
- Becoming mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late tonight,
- Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), showers Friday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy late at night,
- Partly cloudy with patchy AM fog, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy at night,
- Mostly cloudy Sunday, a (40%) chance of evening rain, then rain likely (60%) at night.
- lows 45-40 warming to 44 Sunday night highs 60-70 cooling to 65 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Then a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
- 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 a (30%) chance of rain late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Mostly cloudy with AM coastal rain while AM rain likely (60%) inland, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy Friday night,
- Patchy AM fog, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon, a good (50%) chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Sunday night.
- lows 47-43 warming to near 47 Sunday night highs 58-62 cooling back to 58 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, a slight (20%) chance of showers at night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and at night,
- Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night,
- Then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday.
- highs 56-62 cooling back to 56 Thursday lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades in Lane County:
- Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy late with a (40%) chance of rain and snow late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),
- Cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and snow showers Friday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain and snow showers, partly cloudy late at night,
- Mostly sunny Saturday, partly cloudy at night,
- A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, then rain and snow likely (60%) Sunday night.
- snow level 5,500 ft. tonight and Friday, 5,000 ft, Friday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft Saturday, 9,000 ft. at night and Sunday, then snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 4,500 ft Sunday night.
- lows 32-30 warming to 32 Saturday night cooling back to 30 Sunday night highs 45-52 cooling to 48 Sunday.
- Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers at night,
- Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night,
- A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers at night,
- Then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday.
- free air freezing level 3,000 ft. Monday, 2,500 ft. at night, free air freezing level 4,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,500 ft. at night, snow level 5,000 ft. rising to 6,000 ft.Wednesday, 4,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. at night, then 5,500 ft. Thursday.
- highs 38-47 cooling to near 40 Thursday lows 26-30.
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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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