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Attention skiers: Hoodoo and Willamette Pass plan to open the ski season Friday at 9 AM just in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Hood Meadows are open.
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A peek at the College Football Forecasts:
The Ducks vs Arizona at Autzen Stadium: Kickoff 4 PM Friday rain 46 and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph) cooling as the game progresses. You will need the rain gear and warm clothing.
The Beavers at Stanford Saturday: Kickoff 4:30 PM Rain 56 (a benefit for the Beavers?)
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Here is this week’s weather quiz question. Let’s make this one local that relates to our current weather pattern. What is the greatest snow depth ever officially reported for Eugene? A pat on the back if you know the year in which it occurred. Please place your answer as a comment after the forecasts on this page. The first person to post the correct answer will win one week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. Good luck.
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Weak high pressure will give us a dry Thanksgiving Day, but it won’t last long as another low pressure trough will move in quickly behind it. A cold front will bring the chance of precipitation back Thursday night and Friday with the chance of some freezing rain as it moves in. Another frontal system will push through from the Northwest by Monday bringing more rain with it.
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Advisories: A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 AM THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COAST.
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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: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday AM (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy in the afternoon and at night with a slight (20%) chance of evening rain, a (40%) chance of rain late at night, rain Friday and breezy (wind: S 15-25 ,mph), rain Friday night, showers likely (60%) Saturday, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 26-39 highs near 46. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, a (30%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday, then showers likely (60%) Tuesday night and Wednesday highs 45-48 lows 34-39. (seasonal averages highs 49 low 36)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including, Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with areas of fog and freezing fog through tonight, AM fog and freezing fog Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), partly cloudy in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Friday AM, rain likely (60%) in the afternoon, rain Friday night, AM rain and snow showers Saturday, rain and snow likely (60%) Saturday afternoon and evening, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night lows 26-38 highs 40-45. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, patchy AM fog Monday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain Monday night, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday highs 44-50 lows 32-40. (seasonal averages high 53 low 38)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy Thursday night with a slight (20%) chance of rain, rain Friday and Friday night, AM showers Saturday, showers likely (60%) Saturday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Saturday night lows 32-40 highs 46-50. Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Sunday, a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, AM fog, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Monday, mostly cloudy with rain Monday night, then rain likely (60%) Tuesday through Wednesday highs from 46-52 lows 37-42. (seasonal averages high 55 lows 42).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance rain and freezing rain Thursday night and not as cold, rain and light freezing rain Friday AM, snow and rain Friday afternoon (3-7 in. of snow possible) and at night (5-9 in. of snow possible), snow showers Saturday, snow showers likely (60%) Saturday night free air freezing level at the surface tonight, 2,500 ft. in the AM increasing to 4,500 ft. Thursday afternoon, snow level 4,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Thursday night, and 3,500 ft. Friday and Friday night, 2,500 ft. Saturday, and at the surface Saturday night lows 10-30-26-20 highs 33-30. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of snow showers Sunday, a slight (30%) of snow showers Sunday night, a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Monday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow Monday night, rain and snow likely (60%) Tuesday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Tuesday night, and snow showers Wednesday snow level 2,500 ft. Sunday and Sunday night, 3,000 ft. Monday, rising to 3,500 ft. Monday night, 4,000 ft. Tuesday, and falling to 2,500 ft. Wednesday highs 32-37 lows 20-25.
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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.