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College Football Forecasts for today:
Ducks at Arizona State in Tempe, AZ: Kickoff 7:35 PM PDT: Sunny 97 (cooling to 88 by the end of the game) Wind NW 5 mph
Beavers at Boise State: Kickoff 5:00 PM PDT: Sunny 86 (cooling to near 70 by the end of the game) Wind SE 5-20 mph
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A high pressure ridge (“Arch” shape in the jet stream) will bring sunshine to the Pacific Northwest and warm us up. Great weather for the Oregon beach clean up, A weak frontal system (warm front first) brushed through Oregon and the next part will come through over the weekend. A weak front will brush by us by Sunday bringing a slight chance of some rain and yet another frontal system will approach the state Tuesday to Wednesday bringing back a chance of cooler Autumn weather again.
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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: Early AM fog, mostly sunny and warmer today, mostly clear this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late at night, mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of AM rain, mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 82-77 lows 49-55. Mostly cloudy Monday AM, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday (warmer) through Friday (cooler) with partly cloudy nights highs 82-76 lows 55-50. (seasonal averages high 74 low 45)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: AM clouds, sunny this afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday, becoming partly cloudy Sunday night highs 85-87 lows 53-57. AM sun, partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Friday highs 88-77 lows 59-54. (seasonal averages high 78 low 48)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy today and tonight, mostly cloudy and warmer Sunday with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy Sunday night highs 69-72 lows 53-56. AM clouds, partly cloudy Monday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday, then partly cloudy Tuesday night through Friday highs 70-64 lows 56-50. (seasonal averages high 66 lows 49).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny and warmer today, mostly clear tonight, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday, and partly cloudy Sunday night free air freezing level 14,000 ft. through tonight, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday and free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Sunday night highs 74-66 lows 40-44. A mix of clouds and sun Monday through Friday with partly cloudy nights free air freezing level 15,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday, 14,000 ft. Tuesday night, 13,000 ft. Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night 14,000 ft. Thursday, and 15,000 ft. Thursday night and Friday highs 77-65 lows near 45.
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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.