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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U” shape moving through Oregon) will give us at least a chance of rain into the weekend. Then we will go back to more sun and warmer weather as we approach Father’s Day. Summer officially begins on Monday June 21st at 4:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time. Looks like it will actually look and feel more like summer is getting underway early next week.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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The Updated Pollen Count Forecast for the Eugene-Springfield area : Trees LOW, Grass VERY HIGH, and weeds ABSENT. Data from Allergy and Asthma Research Group.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers tonight, mostly cloudy Thursday AM then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers continuing at night lows 45-43 high 69. AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Friday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy Friday night high 72 low 49. AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy at night with again a slight (20%) chance of showers high 66 low 49. AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening then mostly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun Monday after AM clouds, partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy Tuesday night highs 68-74-69 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy Wednesday AM then a mix of clouds and sun in the afternoon high 72.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and Thursday, then just mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday lows 45-50 highs 67-72. Mostly cloudy Friday night through Saturday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers lows 50 high 66. Mostly cloudy Sunday AM, then partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Monday night highs 74-78 lows 52-54. Mostly cloudy Tuesday then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 77-79 low 54.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and Thursday, just mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday night inland lows near 50 highs 62-65. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday and Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday morning, then partly cloudy Sunday night through Monday night highs 62-58 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, then partly cloudy Wednesday highs 62-64 low near 50.
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers tonight, a (30%) chance of showers Thursday, partly cloudy in the evening and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday snow level 6,000 ft. falling to 5,500 ft. Thursday, and 7,000 ft. Friday, above 8,000 ft. Friday night lows 30-36 highs 52-60. Mostly cloudy Saturday with a (30%) chance of showers and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night snow level 8,000 ft. to above 8,000 ft. high 55 low 34. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. at night highs 60-64 low 40. Partly cloudy Monday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday, then mostly cloudy in the evening then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday night and Wednesday snow level above 8,000 ft. lows 36-42 highs 59-63.
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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.