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It’s time for my weekly weather quiz question. This week’s question is: what is the “Heat Index” and why is it important to know what it is? 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: Partly cloudy today and tonight, mostly cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night highs 76-79 cooling to near 76 Wednesday lows 47-44 warming to 48 Wednesday night. AM clouds with a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon, partly cloudy nights, partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Sunday highs 71-66 lows near 44. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Patchy AM fog and partly cloudy this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, a slight (20%) chance of isolated thunderstorms this evening, partly cloudy late tonight through Wednesday, then mostly cloudy and colder Wednesday night highs 80-85 cooling to near 80 Wednesday lows 50-48. Mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers, partly cloudy Friday through Sunday AM, then becoming mostly cloudy Sunday afternoon. highs 73-68 warming to near 74 Sunday lows 45-49. (seasonal averages high 70 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy with patchy AM fog and a slight (20%) chance of coastal drizzle this AM and this afternoon, patchy AM fog inland then partly cloudy this afternoon, mostly cloudy tonight with patchy evening coastal fog, just partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday evening, becoming mostly cloudy Tuesday night through Wednesday night highs 57-60 lows 48-44. Mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday through Saturday, then mostly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday highs 57-54 lows 43-46. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today with a slight (20%) chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms, partly cloudy late tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, then partly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night free air freezing level 13,000 ft. today through Tuesday, 12,000 ft. Tuesday night and Wednesday, then 11,000 ft. Wednesday night highs 74-67 lows 42-38. Partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night, then just partly cloudy Friday through Sunday snow level above 8,000 ft. Thursday, 8,000 ft. Thursday night, free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 9,000 ft. Saturday, then 10,000 ft. Sunday highs 62-55 warming to near 60 Sunday lows 35-30 warming to 35 Saturday 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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