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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 52 warming to 57 (if the computer models are right the rain will hold off until Saturday evening, but you might want to carry a rain poncho just in case.)
Beavers at UCLA at Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA: Kickoff 4 PM Mostly cloudy 75
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Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour (Fall Back) at bedtime Saturday night (2 AM Sunday to be precise) as we leave Daylight Saving Time and return to Standard Time. Also, check the batteries in your smoke alarms and change them if necessary.
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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 as we enter the weekend. A weak cold front will be moving through the Pacific Northwest Friday with another stronger frontal system behind it by late Saturday bringing back more wet weather.
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Advisories: A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM PORTLAND THROUGH EUGENE.
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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 fog (dense in some areas) this morning, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy this afternoon,mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday, mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Saturday evening, rain late Saturday night (0.25 in. possible), showers Sunday, mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Sunday night highs 59-53 lows 46-40. Mostly cloudy with good (50%) chance of rain Monday, rain Monday night, rain Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday (Veterans Day) highs hovering near 52 lows 40-45. (seasonal averages highs 56 low 38)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Mostly cloudy today with early AM fog, mostly cloudy today through Saturday, cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain in the evening and rain Saturday night, AM rain Sunday, showers likely (60%) Sunday afternoon, and mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night highs 65-50 lows 48-40. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Monday and likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Wednesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday (Veterans Day) highs near 52 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 60 low 41)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday, coastal rain likely (60%) in the evening and a good (50%) chance inland, then rain late Saturday night, AM rain Sunday, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night highs 63-50 lows 46-40. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday and likely (60%) Monday night, rain Tuesday, showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday (Veterans Day) highs 52-57 lows 46-40. (seasonal averages high 59 lows 44).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy today and tonight, mostly cloudy and cooler Saturday, a (30%) chance of rain by evening, rain late Saturday night (3-6 in. of snow possible down to near pass levels), rain and snow showers Sunday, then a good (50%) chance of rain Sunday night, free air freezing level 11,000 ft. today, 9,000 ft. tonight, 8,000 ft. Saturday, snow level 6,500 ft. Saturday night, 5,000 ft. Sunday, and falling to 3,500 ft. Sunday night highs 52-40 lows 35-28 . Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, rain likely (60%) Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Wednesday through Thursday (Veterans Day) snow level 3,000 ft. Monday and Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 3,500 ft. Wednesday, 3,000 ft. Wednesday night, and 4,000 ft. Thursday highs near 40 Sunday then 33 Sunday night warming to 38 by Thursday lows 26-36.
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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.