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Here are your College Football Forecasts for Saturday.
Ducks vs. Stanford at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 5:00 PM Mostly cloudy with rain changing to showers 55 cooling to the upper 40s toward the end of the game, Wind: S 10-15 mph decreasing to S 5-10 mph as the game progresses. Rain gear definitely needed. It never rains in Autzen Stadium?
Beavers vs. California at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 7:30 PM Mostly cloudy with rain changing to showers 53 cooling to the upper 40s toward the end of the game, Wind: S 5-10 mph. 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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There has been a break from the chance of showers with high pressure (shaded “Arch” shape centered at the coast) taking over, but that will end Friday. Another frontal system (the first in a series of storms will push through for the weekend as upper low pressure takes over increasing the rain chances again.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with widespread fog again late tonight and Friday AM, mostly cloudy with a sight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, a good (50%) chance showers Friday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Saturday (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (S 20-25 mph decreasing to S 10-15 mph in the afternoon), showers likely (70%) Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night lows 45-49 cooling to 43 Saturday night and warming to 46 Sunday night highs 57-52. Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, rain possibly heavy at times Monday night, mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday through Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) highs 55-52 lows 46-43. (seasonal averages high 52 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) of showers Friday night (under 0.10 in of rain possible), showers Saturday AM, rain (0.35 in. of rain possible) in the afternoon and Saturday evening, showers (0.15 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) late Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday, then rain and breezy Sunday night lows 44-47 cooling to 42 Saturday night and warming to 45 Sunday night highs 58-54. Mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Monday and Monday night, then rain Tuesday through Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) highs near 54 lows 47-42. (seasonal averages high 53 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight, a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday afternoon, a (30%) showers at night and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph at the coast and S 10-20 mph inland) with a (40%) of showers Friday night (under 0.01 in. of rain possible), rain and breezy (wind: SW 20-30 mph at the shore and SW 15-20 mph – gusts to 40 mph in the AM) Saturday (0.65 in. of rain possible), evening rain, coastal showers late at night and showers likely (60%) Saturday night (0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain and breezy Sunday, then rain and windy Sunday night lows 48-52 cooling back to 48 Sunday night highs 56-52. Mostly cloudy with rain and windy Monday and Monday night, then mostly cloudy with rain Tuesday through Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) highs 55-57 cooling to 53 Thursday lows 51-46. (seasonal averages high 55 low 43)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Becoming mostly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening showers, showers ( 0.10 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) late Friday night and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain Saturday and windy (S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 in the AM), rain and snow showers Saturday night, then rain and snow Sunday and Sunday night free air freezing level 8,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,500 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, 6,500 ft. Saturday, 3,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, then 5,000 ft. Sunday night lows 34-36 cooling to 30 Saturday night and warming to 34 Sunday night highs 43-36. Mostly cloudy with rain Monday, rain possibly heavy at times at night, rain and snow Tuesday, rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Wednesday through Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, 6,500 ft. Monday night, 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 5,000 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, then 3,500 ft. Thursday highs 39-44 cooling to near 40 Wednesday 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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