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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: Partly cloudy this AM, mostly sunny this afternoon, partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle Thursday AM, partly cloudy and cooler Thursday afternoon and evening, then mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night highs 75-63 lows 42-37. A mix of clouds and sun Saturday and Sunday, partly cloudy Saturday night and mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night, mostly cloudy Monday with a (30%) chance of AM rain, a (40%) chance of afternoon rain, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday highs 69-75 cooling to 64 Tuesday lows 42-48. (seasonal averages high 67 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon, becoming mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy late Thursday night through Friday night highs 78-66 lows 45-40. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday evening, mostly cloudy at night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday afternoon through Tuesday highs 74-78 cooling to near 68 Tuesday lows 46-52. (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 coastal fog this AM, partly cloudy this afternoon and in the evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, then just partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night highs 60-53 lows 44-40 warming to 43 Friday. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday evening, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and warmer Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Monday AM, a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday highs 59-62 cooling to 57 Tuesday lows 45-52. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy today and tonight, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of AM drizzle, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, then partly cloudy Thursday night through Friday night free air freezing level 10,000 ft. today, 9,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, then 7,500 ft. Friday night highs 62-50 lows 35-30. Partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night and early Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, then mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night and Tuesday free air freezing level 9,000 ft. Saturday, 10,000 ft. Saturday night, 11,000 ft. Sunday night, snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday through Tuesday highs 58-65 cooling to 53 Tuesday lows 35-40 cooling to 36 Monday 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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