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College Football Forecast for Saturday: The Beavers vs Nicholls State in Corvallis at Reser Stadium: Kickoff 11:30 AM- Showers 48 warming to 55 by the end of the game, Wind: S 10-15 mph. The showers will be off and on so you will need the rain gear for this final regular season game.
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An upper level trough of low pressure (shaded “U”shape in blue arrows) has moved in along the coast. A frontal system will slide through the Pacific Northwest sending waves of showers at us. Another frontal system will push through to keep the parade of storms going into the weekend and beyond.
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Advisories: A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY, AND WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST, 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 today with showers (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) tonight, AM rain, showers (0.25 in. of rain possible) likely (60%) Saturday afternoon, rain (0.50 in. of rain possible) at night, then mostly cloudy with rain Sunday (0.45 in. of rain possible) and showers Sunday night highs 55-50 lows 46-42. Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday and Tuesday night, showers likely (70%) Wednesday, a good (50%) chance of showers 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 35)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, showers (0.10 in. of rain possible) this afternoon, rain (0.55 in. of rain possible) tonight and Saturday (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain Saturday night (0.70 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph increasing to SW 15-25 mph gusts to 40 mph late), AM rain, afternoon showers (0.35 in. of rain possible) Sunday, then showers Sunday night highs 56-52 lows 47-44. 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 45-40. (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 and a slight (20%) chance of coastal thunderstorms this AM and rain inland, afternoon showers (0.15 in. of rain possible) today and windy (wind: S 20-30 at the shore and S 15-25 mph inland), rain (1.00 in. of rain possible) tonight and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph at the shore and SW 15-25 mph inland), mostly cloudy with rain (0.25 in. of rain possible) Saturday and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph), rain Saturday night (1.00 in. of rain possible) and very winds (wind: S 10-20 mph increasing to S 30-45 mph late at the shore and S 10-15 mph increasing to S 25-35 mph late at night inland), AM rain, afternoon showers (0.35 in. of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 20-25 mph gusts to 40 mph decreasing to SW 15 mph in the afternoon) Sunday, then showers Sunday night and breezy highs 57-52 lows 50-45. 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 afternoon highs 54-57 cooling to 52 Thursday lows 49-40. (seasonal averages high 52 low 41)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with showers today (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow (0.50 in. of rain possible, 1-4 in. of snow possible) tonight and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), mostly cloudy with rain and snow Saturday AM, rain and snow showers in the afternoon, rain and snow Saturday night and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph), rain and snow and windy (wind: SW 20-30 mph) Sunday, then mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers and breezy Sunday night snow level 6,000 ft. today, 5,000 ft. tonight, 4,500 ft. Saturday, 5,000 ft. Saturday night, 4,000 ft. Sunday, then 3,500 ft. Sunday night highs 43-36 lows 34-30. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (70%) Monday, rain and snow likely (70%) Monday night, rain likely (70%) Tuesday, rain Tuesday night, rain and snow showers 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, 6,000 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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