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Duck Football Game Forecast for Saturday: A mix of clouds and sun with cooler temperatures. Be prepared for the temperature in the 60s at kickoff to rise to only the low to mid 70s before the game is over. Kickoff time is 12:30 PM. For the Beavers game at TCU (Arlington, TX) kickoff at 4:45 PM PDT/6:45 PM CDT sunny temperature 85 cooling to the 70s by the end of the game.
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Today is your last chance to answer my weather quiz question for the week. What is the warmest temperature ever recorded in the world and name the location. Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts. The first person to post the correct answer wins a week of free personalized forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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A high pressure ridge (See “Arch” shape) is warming us back up again today, maybe be our last very warm day of the season, then another trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) will replace the ridge and a cold front will move in over the weekend to cool us down again (note the nasty weather along the east coast due to Hurricane Earl).
Note: With the changing weather pattern we will see a drastic drop in temperatures over the holiday weekend particularly in the foothills and mountains. Be prepared for cold temperatures at night and possible precipitation if you will be camping or engaging in any outdoor activities.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts. **
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly sunny and warmer today, partly cloudy this evening, and mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Saturday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler Sunday afternoon, and partly cloudy Sunday night highs 88-67 lows 50-44. Mostly cloudy Monday (Labor Day), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night through Tuesday night highs 72-75 lows 46-49. AM clouds Wednesday, a mix of clouds and sun and cooler in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers, AM clouds, then a mix of clouds and sun Thursday with a slight (20%) chance of showers highs 78-73 lows near 50. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Sunny and warmer today, mostly clear in the evening then mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy and cooler in the evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night highs 88-75 lows 54-48. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night and Monday (Labor Day), then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night through Thursday highs in the low to mid 70s lows 49-54. (seasonal averages high 84 low 52)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny today, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight with patchy fog late at night, mostly cloudy Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening inland, a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, and just mostly cloudy Sunday night with patchy fog late highs 66-59-63 lows 52-48. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday (Labor Day) , through Thursday highs 64-60-64-66 lows near 52. (seasonal averages high 68 low 52).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: A mix of clouds and sun and warmer this afternoon, and partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun and much cooler Saturday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain and a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, partly cloudy Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy and colder with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Saturday night and Sunday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. today and tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Saturday and Sunday night highs 80-54 lows 44-34. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the AM, then partly cloudy Monday (Labor Day) with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon and night, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers through Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a bit warmer Wednesday afternoon through Thursday snow level above 8,000 ft. highs 59-64 cooling to 55 Thursday lows 36-42.
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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.