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Here are your College Football Forecasts:  For the Ducks at Autzen Stadium vs Portland State -Kickoff at 3:15 PM Cloudy with off and on rain temperature 67 with light winds- rain gear necessary.

For the Beavers at Riser Stadium vs. Louisville –                                                                                  Kickoff at 2:30 PM Cloudy with off and on rain temperature 68 with light winds-rain gear necessary.

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Here a last look at  this week’s weather quiz question. Sorry, but nobody posted the correct answer this time. What was the longest drought ever recorded in the world and where did it occur?  The longest drought in the world occurred in Atacama, Chile and lasted for 400 years. Makes you thirsty, doesn’t it?  I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting next Monday.  The first person to post the correct answer will win one free week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs.

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A  trough of low pressure (See “U” shape offshore) is setting up over the Pacific Ocean and will stay offshore keeping in a cool moist airflow for quite some time. A series of waves will push through the trough generating rain. One frontal system fell apart as it hit the coast, but another is coming closer and will be moving cooler moist air across the Pacific Northwest  bringing increased chances for rain. Remember, the Autumnal Equinox occurs next Wednesday at 8:09 PM beginning the Fall season and the full Harvest moon reveals itself in the early morning hours of Thursday September 23rd. A frontal system will be approaching the coast toward the end of next week for even more wet Autumn weather.

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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: Cloudy with rain likely (60%) this evening, a (50%) chance late tonight and Saturday AM, rain at times Saturday afternoon, rain Saturday night,  rain at times and a bit cooler Sunday, showers likely (60%) in the evening, and a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night  lows 58-53 highs 72-69. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and Monday evening,  then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night and Tuesday morning, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, and mostly cloudy and warmer Thursday through Friday with a (40%) chance of rain highs 69-76 lows 46-52. (seasonal averages high 76 low 46)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg:  Cloudy with rain likely (60%) and a chance of thunderstorms (gusty winds possible in the storms) this evening, rain likely (60%) tonight and Saturday AM, and rain in the afternoon and Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday, and a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday evening lows 59-50 highs 74-69-73. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday AM, then mostly cloudy in the afternoon with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday night, mostly cloudy Thursday, then mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday with a (30%) chance of rain highs 69-75 lows 50-54. (seasonal averages high 80 low 49)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) tonight, rain Saturday and Saturday night, showers likely (60%) Sunday and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and a slight (20%) chance of showers late Monday night lows 56-53 highs 64-62-64. Mostly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday night through Friday highs 62-65 lows 50-52. (seasonal averages high 67 lows 50).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly cloudy with rain at times this evening and a chance of isolated thunderstorms, rain late tonight and Saturday AM, rain increasing in the afternoon, rain Saturday night, rain at times Sunday, then showers likely (60%) Sunday night and Monday AM, a (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening, and a slight (20%) chance of rain late Monday night snow level above 8,000 ft. through Sunday and 8,000 ft. Sunday night, 7,000 ft. Monday, and back to 8,000 ft. Monday night lows 46-36 highs 60-54. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday morning then a mix of clouds and sun and warmer in the afternoon, partly cloudy  Tuesday night, a mix of clouds and sun and warmer Wednesday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Thursday afternoon through Friday snow level above  8,000 ft. highs 60-65-61-59 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.