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Congratulations to BriAnna for being the first person to post the correct answer to this weeks weather quiz question.Here is the question again. What is the “Wind Chill Factor (or effect) ?” Her is her answer “A wind chill factor is the felt air temperature on exposed skin due to wind.” Here is a more detailed answer: Wind chill (often popularly called the wind chill factor) is the felt air temperature on exposed skin due to wind. The wind chill temperature is always lower than the air temperature, and the windchill is undefined at the higher temps (above 10 °C [50 °F]). Humidity on the skin can result in a higher felt air temperature, which is accurately termed the heat index (or humidex), and is used instead. I’ll have a new weather quiz question for you starting next Monday. 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.

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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 a good (50%) chance of showers today (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), rain likely (60%) this evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) showers late tonight (under 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday night and Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night highs 55-60 cooling to 54 Thursday lows 40-45 cooling to 42 Thursday night. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday AM, showers likely (60%) in the afternoon and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 57-66 lows 40-43. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)

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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers this AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers this afternoon (snow level 3,000 ft.), partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM (snow level 3,000 ft.), a slight (20%) chance of showers in the afternoon, evening rain likely (60%), rain late Wednesday night (snow level 3,500 ft. in the evening), then mostly cloudy with AM rain, showers Thursday afternoon and Thursday night highs 63-65 cooling to 60 Thursday lows 43-48. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 59-70 lows near 43. (seasonal averages high 66 low 45)

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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers and a (30%) chance of inland showers today, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers tonight, a  slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday AM, a slight (20%) chance of afternoon showers, mostly cloudy with coastal rain Wednesday night, inland rain likely (60%) in the evening and rain late Wednesday night, rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon and Thursday night highs 56-59 cooling to 54 Thursday lows 40-47. Mostly cloudy with showers Friday, showers likely (60%) Friday night, a (30%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Monday highs 55-60 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 57 low 45).

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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers this AM, rain and snow showers likely (60%) this afternoon and evening (under 0.10 in. of rain possible),  a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers late tonight (1 in. of snow possible, 0.10 in. of rain possible), AM clouds with a slight (20%) chance of showers, a mix of clouds and sun Wednesday afternoon, cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain and snow in the evening, rain and snow late Wednesday night and Thursday AM, rain and snow showers and breezy (wind: SW 15-25 mph) in the afternoon, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Thursday night snow level 3,500 ft. today and tonight, 3,000 ft. Wednesday AM, snow level 5,000 ft. Wednesday night, 5,500 ft. Thursday, then  5,000 ft. Thursday night lows 28-34 highs 40-45 cooling to near 40 Thursday. Mostly cloudy with rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday and Friday night, a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, partly cloudy Sunday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night, then just partly cloudy Monday snow level 4,500 ft. Friday, 4,000 ft. Friday night, 3,500 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 6,000 ft. Sunday, 6,500 ft. Sunday night, then free air freezing level 7,500 ft. Monday highs 39-55 lows 34-28 warming to 32 Sunday night.

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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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