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Forecast for the Ducks Football “Spring Game” Saturday at 11:00 AM: 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 in the 40s warming to near 60 then slowly warming up to a high near 74 late in the afternoon.
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Forecast for the Eugene Marathon Sunday: Mostly cloudy early in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temperatures will be near 45-50 at the start warming to an afternoon high near 70. 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 given us plenty of sunshine and much warmer than normal temperatures, but will change as low pressure (shaded “U” shape) will be dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska. Add that to a cold front (position shown is Monday) that will sweep through over the weekend (the strongest part will be to the north) 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: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM, a good (50%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night lows 42-45 cooling to 38 Monday night highs 74-60. Partly Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear Wednesday night, mostly sunny Thursday, then partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday highs 61-75 cooling to near 70 Friday lows 35-35. (seasonal averages high 63 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly clear tonight, partly cloudy Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, a (30%) chance of rain Monday, then just mostly cloudy and colder Monday night lows 50-40 highs 76-62. Mostly sunny Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with mostly clear skies each night, then just partly cloudy Thursday highs 67-80 lows 39-45 cooling to 42 Wednesday night. (seasonal averages high 65 low 44)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night with patchy coastal fog and patchy drizzle late Saturday night, patchy AM fog, mostly cloudy Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, patchy AM fog, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday, then just mostly cloudy at night lows 45-44 highs 59-55. Mostly sunny and warmer Tuesday, Wednesday, and cooler Thursday, mostly clear at night, then partly cloudy Friday highs 59-68 cooling to near 60 Friday lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 57 low 44)
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly clear tonight, mostly sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday AM, a (40%) chance of showers in the afternoon, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night free air freezing level 11,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. Saturday, snow level 8,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, above 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 6,000 ft. Monday, then 5,500 ft. Monday night lows 35-27 highs 57-45. Partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday and Thursday, mostly clear at night, then partly cloudy Friday snow free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 8,000 ft. Wednesday, 11,000 ft. at night, then 12,000 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 46-64 cooling to 56 Friday lows 30-40.
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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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