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Here is a sneak peak at the Saturday Football Forecasts:

Ducks vs Washington at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 12:30 PM Mostly cloudy with a  (30%) chance of showers

Beavers at UCLA in  Los Angeles, CA: Kickoff 4 PM Sunny 73

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An upper level High Pressure ridge (“Arch” shaped shaded area) has build up to protect us from any storms for a short while. Another large trough of low pressure trough (“U” shaded area over the ocean) will come in behind the ridge  by late in the week. A cold front will be moving through the Pacific Northwest Friday and Friday night (position shown on Saturday) with another behind it bringing back more wet weather. Yet another frontal system will march through on Wednesday.

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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 early AM fog today, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight with more clouds late, mostly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain, a (30%) chance of evening rain, then a good (50%) chance of showers late Friday night highs 65-57 lows near 46. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM showers , a (30%) chance of showers Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday night and Sunday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night through Tuesday, and (40%) Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 59-50 lows near 43. (seasonal averages highs 56 low 38)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Partly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of afternoon rain Friday, mostly cloudy a (40%) chance of rain Friday night highs 68-59 lows near 48.  Mostly cloudy with a (20%) chance of rain Saturday, rain Saturday night and rain likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (50%) chance of rain Sunday night and Monday, (40%) Monday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, and cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 58-50 lows 45-40. (seasonal averages high 60 low 41)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend:  Partly cloudy with patchy coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy tonight,  mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Friday, a (40%) Friday night highs 60-56 lows near 50. Mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of AM rain, rains likely (60%) Saturday afternoon, rain likely (60%) Saturday evening, then rain and breezy late Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night, showers likely (60%) Monday, a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday highs near 55 lows 48-40. (seasonal averages high 59 lows 44).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County:  Mostly sunny this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy Friday with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon rain mainly north of Mt. Jefferson, a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, then showers a (30%) chance Friday night free air freezing level, 12,000 ft. today, 11,000 ft. tonight, snow level 9,000 ft. Friday falling to  8,000 ft. in the evening and 7,000 ft. at night, highs 62-50 lows 37-35. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday, rain Saturday night, rain likely (60%) Sunday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Sunday night through Wednesday snow level 7,000 ft. Saturday, and 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 4,500 ft. Sunday, snow level takes a dive to 4,000 ft. Sunday night,  3,000 ft. Monday,  2,500 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 3,500 ft. Tuesday night, and 4,500 ft. Wednesday highs 42-32 warming to near 36 Tuesday and Wednesday lows 32-24 warming to 36 Wednesday.

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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.