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Preliminary forecast for the Ducks Football “Spring Game” Saturday April 27th at 11:00 AM: So far it looks like we’ll see partly cloudy skies to start the morning then a mix of clouds and sun (sometimes lots of sunshine and sometimes more clouds). The slight chance of showers should hold off until later at night. It will be a bit cool with temperatures in the 50s slowly warming up to a high of 65 in the afternoon.
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Preliminary forecast for the Eugene Marathon Sunday April 28th: Some early AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun temperatures near 45 at the start warming into the 50s with an afternoon high of 65. It will be a near perfect” day for a marathon whether you are a fast runner, a slow jogger, or a spectator.
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Upper level high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape) has brought plenty of sunshine back, at least for your most of your workweek, but low pressure (shaded “U” shape) will be dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska. Add that to a cold front that will sweep more to our north (the strongest part anyway) Saturday and we’ll see the slight chance of showers back by Saturday night and Sunday.
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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: Clear tonight, sunny Wednesday, clear at night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night lows 33-45 highs 75-70. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday and Monday, partly cloudy Sunday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 65-60 warming to 67 Tuesday lows 44-40 warming to 44 Monday night. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Clear tonight, sunny Wednesday and Thursday while clear Wednesday night and partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night lows 42-49 highs 78-73. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday night through Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday highs 72-63 warming to 72 Tuesday lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 64 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Clear tonight, sunny Wednesday and Thursday, clear Wednesday night while partly cloudy Thursday evening and mostly cloudy at night, then partly cloudy Friday and Friday night lows 43-46 highs 68-58. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night through Monday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20 chance of showers Tuesday highs 57-53 warming to 60 Thursday lows 46-43. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Wednesday, clear at night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night free air freezing level 7,500 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. rising to 10,000 ft. Wednesday through Friday night lows 32-36 highs near 60. Partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers at night, just partly cloudy Monday, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday, snow level 7,500 ft. at night, 6,000 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, 7,500 ft. at night, then 8,000 ft. Tuesday highs 52-46 warming to 55 Tuesday lows 33-36.
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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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