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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: AM clouds, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of evening rain, rain late tonight (0.25 in, of rain possible), rain Thursday AM, showers in the afternoon (0.50 in, of rain possible), evening showers then mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Thursday night (0.15 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with showers likely (60%) Friday, then mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Friday night (0.15 in. of rain possible) highs 58-55 lows 45-40. A mix of clouds and sun with a slight (30%) chance of showers Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, just partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday highs 57-69 cooling to near 66 Tuesday lows 40-45. (seasonal averages high 64 low 41)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain this AM (AM snow level 3,000 ft.), rain tonight (0.25 in. of rain possible), mostly cloudy with rain Thursday (0.25 in, of rain possible), showers Thursday night (snow level 3,000 ft. late Thursday night, 0.10 in, of rain possible), showers Friday (afternoon snow level 3,000 ft., 0.10 in. of rain possible), and (40%) chance of showers Friday night highs 63-56 lows 48-42. Mostly cloudy Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, sunny and warmer Sunday, partly cloudy Sunday night, sunny Monday, then partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday highs 63-73 cooling to near 70 Tuesday lows 42-46. (seasonal averages high 67 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 rain this AM, rain tonight (0.70 in, of rain possible) and breezy (wind: SW 10-15 mph, shifting SE then S 15-25 mph late at night), rain Thursday (0.45 in, of rain possible) and breezy (wind: S 15-25 mph switching NW 10 mph late afternoon at the shore and SW 10-20 mph shifting W 10 mph late inland), showers Thursday night (0.15 in, of rain possible) and Friday (0.15 in, of rain possible), then showers likely (60%) Friday night highs 57-52 lows 46-42. Mostly cloudy Saturday, mostly clear Saturday night, mostly sunny Sunday and Monday with partly cloudy skies Sunday night and Monday night, then partly cloudy and pleasant Tuesday highs 57-60 cooling to near 55 Tuesday lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 57 low 45).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers this AM, a mix of clouds and sun this afternoon, mostly cloudy with rain and snow tonight and rain Thursday AM (1-3 in. of snow possible, 0.25 in. of rain possible), showers Thursday afternoon (0.50 in. of rain possible), rain and snow showers Thursday night and Friday, then rain and snow showers likely (60%) Friday evening, then a good (50%) chance of rain and snow showers Friday night snow level 3,000 ft. this AM, 5,000 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. Thursday, 5,500 ft. falling to 4,000 ft. Thursday night, 4,000 ft. Friday, then 4,000 ft. Friday night highs 45-38 lows 32-30 warming to 34 Friday night. A mix of clouds and sun with a (40%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and snow showers Saturday night, then just partly cloudy Sunday through Tuesday snow level 4,000 ft. Saturday, 4,500 ft. Saturday night, free air freezing level 6,500 ft. Sunday, 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, then 9,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday highs 42-57 cooling to 53 Tuesday lows 29-35.
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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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