February 28, 2025 4:10 a.m.

It was a record-breaking high temperature for the date in the Umpqua Valley on Thursday.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that the mercury reached 70 degrees at the Roseburg Regional Airport. The previous record high for February 27th was 69 degrees, set in 1938.

Roseburg is forecast to tie the record high for the date Friday. 71 degrees is expected. That would equal the warmest ever February 28th, set in 1934.

March is forecast to begin with mostly sunny conditions but a cooler 63 degrees on Saturday. Rain is expected to begin in the late afternoon and remains in the forecast for the next several days.

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