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Here are your forecasts for today’s local College Football Games:
Ducks at Washington State in Pullman: Kickoff 2 PM 64 degrees Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of light rain increasing to a good 50% chance at night.
Beavers at Arizona in Tucson: Kickoff 4 PM 89 degrees Sunny with slow cooling.
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Sorry no winner for this week’s weekly weather quiz question. Major flooding occurred along the Northeast Coast of the U.S. in the summer of 1972 causing a 500-year flood in Elmira, New Your and other locations. What was the main cause of this flooding? You’ll get extra praise if you can explain a secondary cause for all of the rain that fell. The main cause of the flooding was a tropical depression that was Hurricane Agnes. The secondary cause was a cold front that became stationary along the Canadian border with New York and New England that dumped rain on the Northeast for a full week before what was left of Agnes moved in. I’ll have a new weekly weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs.
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A high pressure ridge (shaded “Arch” shape over the Pacific and the Northwest) is moving away from us. Low pressure is falling in behind the ridge bringing back cooler rainy weather. A frontal system (warm front first) has brought the rain back. Another warm front is coming this evening then a cold front will follow tomorrow. Look for a stronger cold front to roll across Oregon on Thursday bringing an even better chance of precipitation back.
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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 cloudy with rain this AM, rain likely (60%) and a bit cooler this afternoon, rain tonight and Sunday AM, showers and cooler in the afternoon, mostly cloudy and cooler with patchy fog Sunday night highs 69-59 lows 50-44. Patchy fog Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day) through Wednesday, partly cloudy at night, and mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Thursday through Friday highs hovering from 66-60 lows 44-47. (seasonal averages highs 68 low 42)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain today, rain likely (60%) this evening, and a good (50%) chance of rain late tonight, rain likely (60%) Sunday AM then rain in the afternoon, a (40%) chance of showers Sunday evening highs 72-60 lows 54-46. Partly cloudy with patchy fog Monday AM, sunny in the afternoon (Columbus Day), mostly clear Monday night, mostly sunny Tuesday, partly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, and just mostly cloudy Friday highs 62-70 falling to 60 by Friday lows 42-52 Wednesday cooling to 45 Thursday night . (seasonal averages high 73 low 45)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with rain today, rain likely (60%) in the evening, rain late tonight, AM rain Sunday then rain likely (60%) in the afternoon at the shore, AM rain likely (60%) then afternoon rain inland, and mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers Sunday evening highs 65-60 lows 54-47. Patchy AM & late night fog, sunny Monday (Columbus Day) and Tuesday, partly cloudy Wednesday and Wednesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday, a (30%) chance of rain Thursday night, and just mostly cloudy Friday highs 62-65 lows 46-48. (seasonal averages high 65 lows 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy with rain likely (60%) today and tonight, rain likely (60%) Sunday AM, then afternoon and evening showers, and colder Sunday night snow level above 8,000 ft. today through Sunday, 7,000 ft. Sunday night highs 54-50 lows 43-32. A mix of clouds and sun Monday (Columbus Day) through Wednesday, partly cloudy each night, and partly cloudy with a (30%) of showers Thursday, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday free air freezing level 10,000 ft. Monday, 11,000 ft. Monday night, 12,000 ft. Tuesday, 13,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, 12,000 ft. Wednesday night, and a snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday through Friday highs 54-63 , cooling to 52 Friday low 34-38.
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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.