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College Football Forecast for Saturday:
The beavers vs Nicholls State in Corvallis at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 11:30 AM Rain 48 warming to 55 by the end of the game, Wind: S 10-15 mph.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U”shape in blue arrows) has moved closer to the coast. A frontal system is sliding through the Pacific Northwest sending waves of showers at us. The next storm will move through late Friday. Another frontal system will push through to keep the parade of storms going into the weekend and beyond.
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Advisories: A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FRIDAY FOR THE KLAMATH BASIN, NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with showers (0.50 in. of rain possible) tonight, AM rain, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) Friday afternoon and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Friday night, rain (0.20 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) Saturday, evening rain, showers (0.50 in. of rain possible) late at night, then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday and Sunday night lows 43-46 cooling to 42 Sunday night highs 53-56 cooling to near 50 Monday. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, rain likely (70%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs 50-47 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 48 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.65 in. of rain possible) tonight and Friday AM, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) Friday afternoon, rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Friday night, rain Saturday (0.20 in. of rain possible) and Saturday night (0.70 in. of rain possible), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) and breezy Sunday, then showers Sunday night lows 47-44 highs 56-52. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening showers, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, then a (30%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon highs 50-55 then cooling to 50 Thursday lows 45-42. (seasonal averages high 49 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with rain (0.40 in. of rain possible) tonight, AM rain with afternoon showers (0.20 in. of rain possible) Friday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Friday night and windy (wind: S 20-30 mph gusts to 45 mph), mostly cloudy with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Saturday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), rain Saturday night (0.70 in. of rain possible), rain and windy Sunday, then showers Sunday night lows 50-45 highs 57-52. Cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday, rain likely (70%) Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, showers Wednesday, showers likely (60%) Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday highs 54-57 cooling to 52 Thursday lows 49-44. (seasonal averages high 52 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers (0.75 in. of rain possible) tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain and snow Friday AM, rain and snow showers (0.50 in. of rain possible, 2 in. of snow possible) in the afternoon and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) Friday night and breezy (wind: S 10-25 mph gusts to 40 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday and Saturday evening, rain and snow showers late Saturday night, rain and snow and breezy Sunday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow Sunday night snow level 6,000 ft. tonight, 5,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 4,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, then 3,500 ft. Sunday night lows 34-30 highs 43-35. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow likely (70%) Monday and Monday night, rain likely (70%) Tuesday, rain Tuesday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Thursday snow level 4,000 ft. Monday, 4,500 ft. Monday night, 7,500 ft. Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. Wednesday, 3,500 ft. Wednesday night, then falling to 2,500 ft. Thursday highs 36-42 falling to 36 Wednesday night lows 30-33 cooling to 28 Wednesday night.
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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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