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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
State offers free well-water
testing on North Coast this fall
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Clatsop County area in the
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study area includes the cit-
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ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
Astoria 5-Day Forecast
Tonight
Mostly cloudy
50°
Saturday
Oregon Weather
Shown is
tomorrow’s
weather.
Temperatures
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lows and
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highs
The Dalles
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Astoria
50/64
Portland
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Corvallis
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Eugene
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Pendleton
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Salem
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Albany
53/82
Sunday
Partly sunny
Klamath Falls
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64°
51°
Monday
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with a couple of
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Almanac
Sun and Moon
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 64°
Low ............................................ 53°
Normal high ............................... 62°
Normal low ................................. 48°
Precipitation
Yesterday ................................ 0.00"
Month to date .......................... 1.29"
Normal month to date ............. 3.02"
Year to date ........................... 26.66"
Normal year to date .............. 33.06"
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Sunrise Saturday .............
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Honolulu
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Las Vegas
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