Here’s a your Civil War Football game forecast. At kickoff time 6:00 PM the temperature should be in the upper 30s and winds N 5-10 mph and diminishing late at night. The sky condition is the most difficult part. There should be clear skies at kickoff with increasing low clouds or fog as the game progresses. It’s possible the low ceiling weather could begin over Autzen Stadium when the game begins. Bundle up because the temperature will be falling through the 30s before the game is over.

A high pressure ridge that is over the Pacific Northwest will continue protecting us for the next couple of days. The next cold front to bring back precipitation will be here late on Friday. For now look for dry weather with late night and early morning fog.

For the Willamette Valley: Skies will be clear with fog overnight low 26.  Thursday will start out with morning fog and clouds, then become mostly sunny high 44-47. Mostly cloudy Thursday night with patchy fog again low near 24-26 . That means a chilly but dry evening for the Civil War  football game at Autzen Stadium. The temperature at kickoff time 6:00 PM will be in the upper 30s so bundle up if you are going to the game.  Mostly cloudy Friday morning with more patchy fog then a mix of clouds & sun in the afternoon high near 44-47. Mostly cloudy & cold Friday night with a slight chance of showers or snow flurries (no accumulation) low 27-30. Partly cloudy Saturday through Tuesday with a slight chance of showers highs near 40 lows near 30. The snow level will drop down to about 1,000′ Monday night, but again no snow accumulation is expected as this system should be quite dry. Tuesday will be partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers high near 40. Tuesday night through Wednesday it will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers 30% Tuesday night and 50% by Wednesday. For the Umpqua Basin the daytime and overnight temperatures will be just a few degrees warmer than the Willamette Valley.  At the coast high temperatures will be in the mid 40s to the low 50s and lows from above freezing at night.

For the Cascades:  The free air freezing level will be at 9,000′ tonight, down to 8,000′ Thursday and Thursday night, dropping to 5,500′ Friday. The snow level will fall to well below the passes and stay there Saturday through Wednesday (2,500′ Tuesday night & Wednesday) with a slight (20%) chance of snow showers.