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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 evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, partly cloudy and cooler Thursday afternoon and evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday night, a mix of clouds and sun Saturday, then partly cloudy Saturday night lows 42-37 warming to near 40 Saturday night highs 65-62 warming to near 70 Saturday. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain late Sunday night and Monday, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Wednesday highs 75-62 lows 49-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, becoming mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny Thursday afternoon, mostly clear in the evening, mostly clear mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and Friday evening, mostly clear night, then partly cloudy Saturday and Saturday night lows 45-40 warming to 47 Saturday night highs 69-74. Partly cloudy Sunday AM, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday afternoon, cloudy with a (30%) chance of rain Monday night, mostly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday highs 77-65 lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 70 low 47)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday AM, mostly sunny in the afternoon, partly cloudy in the evening, mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday, mostly cloudy Friday, partly cloudy Friday night through Saturday evening, then mostly cloudy Saturday night lows 45-40 warming to 45 Saturday night highs 55-60. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain and warmer Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, then a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday highs 62-55 warming to near 60 Wednesday lows 52-48. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of showers Thursday afternoon, partly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of drizzle late Thursday night and Friday AM, then partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday night free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, snow level 6,500 ft. Thursday, free air freezing level 7,500 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. Thursday night, 6,000 ft. Friday, 7,000 ft. Friday night, 8,000 ft. Saturday, then 10,000 ft. Saturday night lows 35-30 warming to 37 Saturday night highs 52-48 warming to near 60 Saturday. A mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Sunday night and early Monday AM, a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Monday night, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday and Tuesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain Wednesday free air freezing level 11,000 ft. Sunday, snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night and Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, then 7,000 ft. Wednesday highs 67-47 warming to 52 Wednesday lows 45-40.
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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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