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The jet stream will be sending waves of alternating weak high pressure and low pressure over the rest of the week into the weekend. The result will be a continuation of the unsettled weather pattern that will be a roller coaster from clouds with a chance of sprinkles to more sun and dry and back again. Look at the surface maps and you’ll see high pressure at the surface and a weak cold front over the Pacific will bring just the chance of sprinkles.
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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 HIGH, and weeds LOW. Data from Allergy and Asthma Research Group. (The actual count is down, but the warmer dry weather will increase it rapidly.)
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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 this AM, then a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon high 77. Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, partly cloudy Thursday night and mostly cloudy Friday AM with a slight chance of light rain or drizzle and a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon through Tuesday and partly cloudy at night highs 77 Thursday, 73 Friday to 77 Sunday, cooling to 70 Monday and 67 Tuesday lows 53-55 then 47-52.
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy today with sun peeks, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon and evening and tonight and Thursday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night with a slight chance of showers late at night highs 78-75 lows 52. Mostly cloudy Friday morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, and partly cloudy Friday evening, then clearing and cooler Friday night high 79 low 48. Sunny and warmer Saturday, becoming partly cloudy at night, then partly cloudy and cooler Sunday, Sunday night, and Monday AM with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 82-72 lows 52. Mostly cloudy Monday evening, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday low 48 high 76.
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM, then partly cloudy this afternoon and evening with patchy fog late at night and early Thursday AM, then just mostly cloudy in the afternoon highs 66-62 low 54. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Thursday night and Friday low 50 high 66. Partly cloudy Friday night through Sunday morning, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday afternoon through Monday night lows 48-53 highs near 66. Mostly cloudy Tuesday morning, then partly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers high 60 .
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: AM clouds and a slight (20%) chance of showers, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon thunderstorms, and a slight (20%) chance of showers at night and AM clouds Thursday with a mix of clouds and sun and cooler in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers snow level above 8,000 ft. highs 72-66 low 42. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening showers, mostly cloudy Thursday night and AM clouds then a mix of clouds and sun Friday afternoon, partly cloudy at night snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday night, free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Friday and Friday night lows 42-36 high 65. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, and a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Saturday and Saturday night and a snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday highs 70-64 low 36. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night through Tuesday snow level above 8,000 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. Tuesday lows 40-37 highs 65-55.
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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.