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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
LOCAL WEATHER
Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Wed
Thu
3/25
Fri
3/26
64/43
Sat
3/27
Sun
3/28
3/29
74/45
76/51
71/45
71/46
Cloudy. High 64F.
Winds SW at 10 to
15 mph.
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the mid 70s and
lows in the mid 40s.
Mainly sunny. Highs
in the mid 70s and
lows in the low 50s.
Chance of showers.
Highs in the low 70s
and lows in the mid
40s.
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the low 70s and
lows in the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:50 AM 7:15 PM
Sunrise Sunset
6:49 AM 7:17 PM
Sunrise Sunset
6:47 AM 7:18 PM
Sunrise Sunset
6:45 AM 7:19 PM
Sunrise Sunset
6:43 AM 7:21 PM
Oregon At A Glance
Portland
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Salem
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Eugene
Hermiston
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Pendleton
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Klamath Falls
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Area Cities
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Astoria
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Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Eugene
Hi
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Lo Cond.
45 rain
43 pt sunny
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48 pt sunny
35 cloudy
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45 rain
45 rain
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Florence
Grants Pass
Hermiston
John Day
Klamath Falls
La Grande
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Lincoln City
Mcminnville
Medford
Hi
60
70
64
58
61
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59
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Lo Cond.
45 rain
44 pt sunny
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34 pt sunny
38 rain
32 cloudy
46 rain
45 rain
43 pt sunny
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Newport
Pendleton
Portland
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Springfield
The Dalles
Tillamook
Vale
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57
60
62
62
71
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65
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47 rain
43 rain
45 rain
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47 pt sunny
44 rain
43 rain
44 rain
44 rain
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Houston
Los Angeles
Miami
Minneapolis
New York
Hi
79
82
86
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63 sunny
74 pt sunny
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43 rain
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San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC
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City
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Hi
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