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Preliminary forecast for the Ducks Football “Spring Game” Saturday at 11:00 AM: So far it looks like we’ll see partly cloudy skies all day with increasing clouds in the evening. The slight chance of showers should hold off until late at night. It will be a bit cool early with temperatures near 50 slowly warming up to a high near 70 late in the afternoon.
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Preliminary forecast for the Eugene Marathon Sunday April 28th: AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of a shower, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temperatures will be near 45 at the start warming to an afternoon high near 68. It will be a near perfect” day for a marathon whether you are a fast runner, a slow jogger, a walker, a wheelchair athlete, or a spectator.
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Upper level high pressure (Shaded “Arch” shape) has brought plenty of sunshine back, at least for your workweek, but low pressure (shaded “U” shape) will be dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska. Add that to a cold front (position shown is Sunday) that will sweep more to our north (the strongest part anyway) Saturday and we’ll see just 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: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a good (50%) chance of rain late Sunday night lows 40-45 cooling to 42 Sunday night highs 77-68. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night though Thursday lows 41-38 warming to 43 Tuesday night highs 57-62 warming to 72 Thursday. (seasonal averages high 62 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, sunny Friday, mostly clear at night, partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night lows 47-45 highs 80-72. Mostly cloudy with AM rain likely (60%), a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night, sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night, and partly cloudy Tuesday night highs 62-78 lows 38-45. (seasonal averages high 65 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly clear inland tonight, mostly cloudy with patchy coastal fog late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday with patchy AM coastal fog, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy at night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night with patchy coastal drizzle late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday and Sunday night lows 46-44 highs 61-57. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM, a (20%) chance of showers and cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Monday night, sunny and warmer Tuesday, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Wednesday, mostly clear at night, then partly cloudy Thursday highs 53-63 lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 56 low 44)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Friday, partly cloudy at night, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight through Friday night, 10,000 ft. Saturday, snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday night, 6,500 ft. Sunday, then 7,500 ft. Sunday night lows 37-32 highs 68-54. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday while mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night and partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday night, then partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday snow level 6,000 ft. Monday, 5,000 ft. Monday night, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Tuesday, 8,000 ft. at night, 9,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. at night, then 12,000 ft. Thursday highs 43-58 lows 29-40.
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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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