June 21, 2024 3:50 a.m.
The Umpqua Valley will see two more days with high temperatures at or near 90 degrees before cooling for most of the next week.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service said the mercury reached 88 degrees at the Roseburg Regional Airport on Thursday. The record for the date was 93 degrees, set in 1945, 2008 and 2021. Roseburg is forecast to reach 91 degrees Friday for the first full day of summer, and 90 degrees on Saturday before dropping to 80 degrees on Sunday.
Monday will warm back to the mid-80s, while Tuesday is slated to hit near 90 degrees. The region cools to the upper 70s to mid-80’s for several days after that. Little to no chance of rain is in the forecast for the balance of June.
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