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Partly cloudy tonight. Partly sunny tomorrow. Cascades: Brilliant sunshine today. Partly cloudy tonight. Clouds and sun tomorrow; cooler. Northern California: Low clouds followed by sunshine at the coast today; sunny elsewhere. To submit a Letter to the Editor:PDLOWR0DQDJLQJ(GLWRU'DQLHO :DWWHQEXUJHU6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25RUHPDLO HGLWRU#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: VSRUWV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP COMMERCIAL PRINTING Shane Weston VZHVWRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Hi 68 85 80 68 84 83 84 85 90 85 82 86 79 90 65 69 91 91 87 82 84 83 82 83 81 89 90 Lo 58 49 48 55 46 50 58 55 62 51 47 50 45 59 57 57 60 63 61 62 47 62 60 50 62 66 57 W sh s s c s s s s s s s s s s c s s s s pc s pc s s pc s s Hi 67 81 73 69 82 78 76 78 83 81 81 79 72 86 64 67 90 84 80 74 77 76 77 74 73 83 81 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sat. Lo 55 50 43 54 47 47 51 51 57 50 48 49 41 59 54 54 62 58 56 57 44 54 55 46 56 61 52 W c pc pc pc s pc c pc pc pc s pc pc s c c s pc pc c pc c pc pc c pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 89 89 95 64 74 72 79 91 79 68 88 Lo 73 81 71 53 54 54 56 73 76 50 79 W pc t s r t pc sh s r sh t Hi 92 89 93 69 77 72 72 88 81 67 95 Sat. Lo 75 80 68 53 54 51 53 73 75 49 79 W pc t s pc t pc pc s r s pc WINDS Boardman Pendleton Today Saturday WSW 10-20 WSW 8-16 WSW 10-20 W 8-16 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: A shower or two across the north today; sunshine in central parts. Mostly cloudy in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Pleasant today with sunshine and patchy clouds. Partly cloudy tonight. 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Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Drenching showers and thunderstorms will affect the Southeast today, while severe storms blast the Upper Midwest. Showers will dot northern New England. Only spotty storms are forecast for the interior West. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 104° in Needles, Calif. Low 36° in Truckee, Calif. 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