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Here are your preliminary College Football Forecasts for Saturday.
Ducks vs. Stanford at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 5:00 PM Mostly cloudy with rain 56 cooling to the upper 40s toward the end of the game. Rain gear definitely needed. It never rains in Autzen Stadium?
Beavers vs. California at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 7:30 PM Mostly cloudy with rain 55 cooling to the upper 40’s toward the end of the game. Rain gear definitely needed.
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Here is my weekly weather quiz question. What is the difference between a “dormant” volcano and an “extinct” volcano? Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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A frontal system moved through the southern reaches of Oregon slowly spreading the moisture ahead of it. Behind the front there will be a little break with high pressure (shaded “Arch” shape centered at the coast) taking over through Thursday. Another frontal system will push through next weekend as upper low pressure takes over increasing the rain chances again.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of showers this evening, a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, patchy AM fog with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy Wednesday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, cloudy Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, then cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night lows 44-40 warming to 46 Friday night highs near 58. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, rain Sunday night, then rain likely (60%) Monday through Tuesday highs 58-54 warming to 56 Tuesday lows 45-48. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight and patchy fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, just mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with patchy fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely (60%) late Friday night lows 43-40 warming to 46 Friday night highs 58-62. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday and Saturday night, rain likely (70%) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday night through Tuesday highs near 55 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 54 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers this evening, cloudy with areas of fog late tonight and Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with areas of fog late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, then breezy with showers likely (60%) late Friday night lows 44-42 warming to near 50 Friday night highs 59-55. Mostly cloudy with rain Saturday through Tuesday highs near 55 lows 48-52. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers tonight, cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Wednesday AM, just cloudy in the afternoon, partly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Friday with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon and a good (50%) chance of rain Friday night snow level 5,000 ft. tonight and Wednesday, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Wednesday night, 7,500 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, then snow level 6,000 ft. Friday and Friday night lows 32-36 highs 43-48 cooling to 43 Friday. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (70%) Saturday, rain and snow Saturday night, rain and snow likely (70%) Sunday, then rain and snow Sunday night through Tuesday snow level 6,500 ft. Saturday, 5,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, 4,500 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, then 5,500 ft. Tuesday highs 44-38 warming to 43 Tuesday lows near near 32.
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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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