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Advisories: A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS, THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE, THE WILLAPA HILLS, AND ALL OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 11 AM SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTHERN OREGON COAST, THE WESTERN ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, AND THE WESTERN ROGUE BASIN OF SOUTH WESTERN OREGON. THAT MEANS THERE IS A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY FOR THE ENTIRE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, THE FOOTHILLS OF LANE COUNTY, THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON FOOTHILLS, AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE, AND THE WILLAPA HILLS.
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Saturday College Football Forecasts: Ducks vs. Nevada at Autzen Stadium – Kickoff time 12:30 PM – Mostly sunny and hot, warming from near 80 to the mid 90s by the end of the game. Beavers vs Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin – Kickoff 11:00 AM CDT 9:00 AM PDT – Mostly sunny & warming from near 70 to near 80 by the end of the game.
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We will be staying under a strengthening blocking high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape covering the Pacific Northwest) assuring that we will stay from very warm to hot. It looks like a frontal system will move in early next week with increased onshore airflow and that should break the back of this heat wave.
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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: Clear tonight, mostly sunny & hot Saturday and Sunday, mostly sunny but much cooler Monday, mostly clear at night lows 50-54 highs 95-83. Mostly sunny Tuesday, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy at night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday AM, then mostly sunny Friday afternoon highs 82-76 lows 50-47. (seasonal averages high 79 low 48)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, sunny Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon through Monday AM, then partly cloudy Monday night lows 58-55 highs 96-87. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Friday highs 87-77 lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 81 low 53)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear with patchy coastal fog tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog Saturday AM, sunny Saturday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and early Sunday AM, mostly cloudy at the shore and partly cloudy inland Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late at night and early Monday AM, then just mostly cloudy Monday night lows near 52 highs 67-62, AM fog, mostly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday, mostly cloudy with patchy fog Wednesday night and Thursday, then just mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday highs 66-60 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 65 low 51).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Clear tonight except for some evening clouds near Willamette Pass, sunny Saturday, mostly clear at night, mostly Sunday and Monday, mostly clear at night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. tonight through Sunday night, then 15,000 ft. Monday and Monday night lows near 52 highs 82-76. Mostly sunny Tuesday and Wednesday, mostly clear Wednesday evening, partly cloudy Wednesday night through Friday AM, then mostly sunny Friday afternoon free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Tuesday through Wednesday, then 13,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 74-66 lows 50-44.
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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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