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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in the jet stream) has brought sunshine to the Pacific Northwest and is warming us up. A weak frontal system moved through Oregon Sunday, but it won’t change the weather for very long. There is another frontal system offshore that will move inland Wednesday, but should stay mainly to the North. That means it will not do much to change our weather.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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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: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer this afternoon, and partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Tuesday, and partly cloudy Tuesday night highs 84-77 low 52. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Thursday and warmer Friday, partly cloudy Wednesday night, and mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday night highs 74-80 lows 47-50. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy at night, then a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday highs 77-72 low near 50. (seasonal averages highs 73 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, then sunny Wednesday afternoon and partly cloudy at night highs 88-77 lows near 58. Mostly sunny and warmer Thursday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night and Saturday AM, mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain late Saturday night and Sunday highs 80-75 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 77 low 48)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy this AM with patchy coastal fog, partly cloudy today and tonight, AM clouds Tuesday, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Tuesday night highs 70-64 lows 59-55. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, mostly clear Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday and Friday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Friday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Saturday through Sunday highs 64-66 lows near 54. (seasonal averages high 66 lows 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun today and cooler Tuesday, mostly clear tonight, and partly cloudy Tuesday night free air freezing level 15,000 ft. today and tonight, 14,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night highs 75-69 lows 45-40. A mix of clouds and sun Wednesday partly cloudy Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday and warmer Friday, mostly clear Thursday night , and partly cloudy Friday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 14,000 ft. Wednesday night, 15,000 ft. Thursday and Thursday night, 14,000 ft. Friday and Friday night highs 68-74 lows 42-44. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, partly cloudy in the evening, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Saturday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday highs 66-62 low near 45.
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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.