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It’s the beginning of a new week and that means a new quiz question.
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Here is my weather quiz question for this week. What is the “Wind Chill Factor (or effect) ?” Please remember to post your answer as a comment by clicking on “no comments /comments” in the upper right hand portion of this page under the caption, then add your comment. The first person to post the correct answer will win a week of free personalized weather forecasts tailored to your needs. The answer has to be a comment to win. An email answer will not count. Good luck.
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Advisories: NONE AT THIS TIME.
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Here are your detailed forecasts.**
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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), showers likely (60%) this evening, a good (50%) chance of showers and colder late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) showers Tuesday night (under 0.10 in. of rain possible) and Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night highs near 57 lows 41-45. Mostly cloudy with rain likely (60%) Thursday, showers likely (60%) Thursday night, a good (50%) chance of showers Friday, a (40%) chance of showers Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of Saturday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday highs 57-65 lows 43-40 warming to 43 Saturday night. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), a good (50%) chance of showers tonight (snow level 3,000 ft. late at night), mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Tuesday (snow level 3,000 ft.), just mostly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday, then rain Wednesday night highs 60-63 lows 44-40 warming to near 50 Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday, a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday highs 62-66 lows 47-44. (seasonal averages high 66 low 44)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with AM rain today, showers this afternoon (0.10 in. of rain possible), cloudy with a good (50%) chance showers tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM coastal showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of inland showers Tuesday, just mostly cloudy Tuesday night, rain likely (60%) Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night highs 55-57 cooling to 52 Wednesday lows 45-50. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Thursday night, showers likely (60%) Friday, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Friday night and Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday highs near 56 lows 46-43. (seasonal averages high 57 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with rain this AM, showers this afternoon (0.25 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers and colder tonight (1-3 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Tuesday night, a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday AM, mostly cloudy in the afternoon, then rain Wednesday night snow level falling to 5,500 ft. this afternoon, 3,500 ft. tonight, 3,500 ft. Tuesday and Tuesday night, 4,000 ft. rising to 5,500 ft. Wednesday, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday night highs 44-40 warming to 48 Wednesday lows 29-33. Mostly cloudy with rain Thursday, rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night and Friday, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night, a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday and Saturday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Sunday snow level 6,000 ft. Thursday, 4,500 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 3,000 ft. Saturday, 4,000 ft. Saturday night, then 4,500 ft. Sunday highs 51-55 lows near 34.
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**Because weather forecasting is a combination of science, intuition, and timing there can be no absolute guarantees that individual forecasts will be 100% accurate. Nature is in a constant state of flux and sudden unexpected weather events can happen.
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