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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015
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Gearhart’s goals for 2015
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ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Tonight
Oregon Weather
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tomorrow’s
weather.
Temperatures
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lows and
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highs
Rain
40°
Tuesday
The Dalles
41/58
Astoria
40/56
Portland
44/58
Corvallis
43/60
Eugene
44/59
Pendleton
39/54
Salem
43/59
Albany
44/59
Wednesday
Burns
35/50
Medford
46/60
Considerable
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shower
56°
46°
Thursday
47°
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015
58°
44°
Mostly sunny and
mild
64°
47°
Almanac
Sun and Moon
Astoria through Sunday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 56°
Low ............................................ 41°
Normal high ............................... 54°
Normal low ................................. 40°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 0.21"
Month to date .......................... 4.15"
Normal month to date ............. 5.43"
Year to date ........................... 19.63"
Normal year to date .............. 22.82"
Sunset tonight .................. 7:31 p.m.
Sunrise Tuesday ............... 7:11 a.m.
Moonrise today ................ 9:18 a.m.
Moonset today ................ 11:58 p.m.
Regional Cities
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Indianapolis
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Las Vegas
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San Francisco
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Klamath Falls
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Tonight's Sky: Arcturus of Bootes is a red giant,
22 million miles in diameter.
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
Tomorrow’s Tides
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
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