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Football Forecast for Thursday:
Ducks vs UCLA at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 6PM Partly cloudy 55 Wind: light
Should be dry for the game with slowly increasing clouds and only a slight (20%) chance of showers at night. Make sure you dress in layers because the temperature will be dropping as the game progresses.
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An upper level upper level High Pressure ridge (“Arch” shaped area) will strengthen and keep us dry for a little while longer. An upper level trough of low pressure (the “U” shaped area over the Gulf of Alaska) will start changing our weather and help send moisture ahead of a cold front that will be approaching the coast Thursday. That’s when the slight chance of rain will return just in time for the Ducks game.
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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: A mix of clouds and sun today and Wednesday afternoon with some lingering fog, and partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday night with areas of fog late highs near 58 lows 35-38. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of showers, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday and Friday night, and rain likely (60%) and cooler Saturday through Monday highs 58-61 lows fluctuating from 42-47 and back to 42. (seasonal averages highs 63 low 40)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Sunny this afternoon, clear at night, sunny Wednesday, and mostly clear Wednesday night highs 68-70 lows 41-45. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and cooler Thursday through Friday, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, rain and breezy Saturday night and Sunday, rain Sunday night, then showers likely (60%) Monday highs 66-59 lows 44-49 cooling to 45 Sunday night. (seasonal averages high 68 low 43)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Sunny this afternoon and Wednesday, and partly cloudy Wednesday night with areas of coastal fog highs 65-61 lows 44-46. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Thursday and (40%) Thursday night and Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, rain likely (60%) Saturday, rain and windy Saturday night through Sunday night, and showers likely (60%) Monday highs 62-56 lows 45-50. (seasonal averages high 63 lows 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly sunny today and Wednesday, and mostly clear tonight and Wednesday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today through Wednesday night highs 63-60 lows 35-33. A mix of clouds and sun Thursday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday night, a (30%) chance of rain Friday, then rain likely (60%) Friday night through Monday free air freezing level 12,000 ft. Thursday, snow level above 8,000 ft Thursday night, and 8,000 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night and Saturday, 8,000 ft. Saturday night, falling to 6,500 ft. Sunday, 5,500 ft. Sunday night, and 5,000 ft. Monday highs 59-48 on Friday cooling to near 40 Sunday and warming to 48 Monday lows 35-32.
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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.