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Your Saturday Football Forecasts:
The Beavers vs UCLA at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 12:30 PM Becoming partly cloudy near 70 warming to 82 by the end of the game. The clouds will increase in the evening with the chance of rain, if we’re lucky, will hold off until late at night.
The Ducks vs Arizona in Tucson: Kickoff 7:15 PM Sunny and hot near 95 cooling to near 78 by the end of the game.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape) is moving away from the Pacific Northwest and a trough of low pressure is following bringing back the chance of rain with it. The Autumnal Equinox, 2:05 AM PDT today, begins Fall, but it will still feel like late Summer. We should see some precipitation pushing through the Pacific Northwest by the end of the weekend into early next week as a frontal system moves in Sunday and another frontal system follows that one.
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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 today through Saturday evening, becoming mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday AM, afternoon showers likely (60%), then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 85-69 lows 53-50. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday AM, rain likely (60%) Monday afternoon through Tuesday AM, mostly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night, and Thursday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon highs 70-78 lows 53-49. (seasonal averages high 75 low 46)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy tonight through Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers late Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday AM, showers in the afternoon and evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 89-69 lows 55-50. Cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday through Tuesday, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday night through Thursday highs 70-77 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 77 low 50)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, cloudy with patchy fog late tonight and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, a slight (20%) chance of evening coastal showers, becoming mostly cloudy with rain becoming likely (60%) late Saturday night and Sunday AM, showers in the afternoon and evening, then a (40%) chance of showers late Sunday night highs 68-63 lows 54-50. Cloudy and breezy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, breezy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 62-66 lows 53-48. (seasonal averages high 64 low 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain late Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, then a (40%) chance of showers late Sunday night free air freezing level 16,000 ft. today, 14,000 ft. tonight and Saturday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday night through Sunday night highs 77-60 lows 48-42. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday afternoon and night, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday afternoon and night, mostly cloudy Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday night, free air freezing level 14,000 ft. Wednesday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Wednesday night and Thursday highs 58-69 lows 44-40.
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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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