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ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Tonight
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Oct. 2, 1932 — March 2, 2015
Partly cloudy
37°
Friday
Astoria
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Portland
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Corvallis
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Salem
35/67
Albany
35/65
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Burns
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Medford
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Normal high ............................... 53°
Normal low ................................. 38°
Precipitation
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Month to date .......................... 0.10"
Normal month to date ............. 1.05"
Year to date ........................... 15.58"
Normal year to date .............. 18.44"
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