The winds turned from the Northwest and pushed the smoke out of the Southern Willamette Valley Thursday. Nice to be able to breathe outside again. The Upper level High Pressure ridge is rebuilding and that means sunshine and a nice warmer day today, high 82 after some patchy AM fog. With the offshore increasing the smoke will head our way again. Sunshine after AM fog again on Saturday warming to 84. Sunny and even warmer Sunday high 87. Look for a big change in the weather Monday as a Cold front brings more clouds, much cooler temperatures (60s), and the chance of rain back to western Oregon.

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