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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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Forecast for the Southern and lower Mid Willamette Valley including Eugene-Springfield and Albany-Corvallis: Mostly cloudy tonight, cloudy Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night, mostly cloudy Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Wednesday night, a mix of clouds and sun Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy Thursday night lows 46-40 highs 76-66. A mix of clouds and sun Friday and Saturday with partly cloudy nights, partly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, then a mix of clouds and sun Monday highs 65-75 lows 43-48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 43)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy tonight through Tuesday AM, partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening, mostly cloudy and colder Wednesday night, mostly cloudy and cooler with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night lows 52-42 highs 83-70. Partly cloudy Friday through Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday and Sunday night, then a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon highs 69-79 cooling to near 74 Sunday lows 43-53. (seasonal averages high 70 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Cloudy with patchy coastal fog this evening, just mostly cloudy Tuesday, partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Wednesday night lows 48-42 highs near 58. Mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night, partly cloudy Friday through Saturday, mostly cloudy Saturday night through Sunday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon highs 55-62 lows 44-50. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of evening thunderstorms, mostly cloudy late tonight, a mix of clouds and sun Tuesday, partly Tuesday night, mostly sunny Wednesday AM, partly cloudy in the afternoon and Wednesday night, then partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday and Thursday night free air freezing level 12,000 ft. tonight through Tuesday night, 11,000 ft. Wednesday, 10,000 ft. Wednesday night, snow level 8,000 ft. Thursday, then 7,000 ft. Thursday night lows 39-33 highs 68-53. Just partly cloudy Friday through Monday free air freezing level 8,000 ft. Friday and Friday night, 9,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000 ft. Saturday night and Sunday, then 11,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday highs 52-65 cooling to 58 Monday lows near 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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