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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 this evening, mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon through Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 36-50 highs 65-75. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Monday and Monday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (30%) chance of showers Tuesday night, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday and Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a slight (20%) chance of rain Thursday highs 67-62 warming to 66 Thursday lows 49-45. (seasonal averages high 67 low 44)
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Forecast for the Umpqua Basin including Roseburg: Partly cloudy this evening, mostly cloudy with patchy frost late tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and evening, mostly clear late Friday night, sunny Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon and Saturday night, mostly cloudy Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers late Sunday night lows 40-50 highs 67-80. Mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Monday AM, rain likely (60%) Monday afternoon, cloudy with rain likely (60%) in the evening, a (30%) chance of showers late Monday night through Tuesday night, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday through Thursday highs 70-68 lows 52-46. (seasonal averages high 70 low 48)
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Forecast for the South Oregon Coast including Coos Bay and North Bend: Mostly cloudy tonight and Friday AM, partly cloudy Friday afternoon and night with patchy fog late Friday night and Saturday AM, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon, mostly cloudy Saturday night, mostly cloudy and warmer Sunday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Sunday night lows 40-50 highs 55-62. Cloudy with rain likely (60%) Monday and Monday night, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday through Wednesday, then mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers Wednesday night and Thursday highs 60-56 lows 52-45. (seasonal averages high 59 low 47).
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Forecast for the Cascades of Lane County: Partly cloudy tonight through Friday night, partly cloudy and warmer Saturday, partly cloudy Saturday night, a mix of clouds and sun Sunday, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of showers in the evening, then a good (50%) chance of showers Sunday night free air freezing level 7,500 ft. falling to 6,500 ft. tonight, 6,000 ft. rising to 7,000 ft. Friday, 7,500 ft. falling to 7,000 ft. late Friday night, 8,000 ft. Saturday, 9,000 ft. Saturday night, 11,000 ft. Sunday, then snow level above 8,000 ft. Sunday night lows 30-40 highs 50-68. Mostly cloudy with a good (50%) chance of showers Tuesday, a (40%) chance of showers Tuesday night and Wednesday, partly cloudy with a (30%) chance of showers Wednesday night, then a mix of clouds and sun with a (30%) chance of rain and snow Thursday snow level above 8,000 ft. Monday, 8,000 ft. Monday night and Tuesday, 7,500 ft. Tuesday night, 6,500 ft. Wednesday, 6,000 ft. Wednesday night, then 4,000 ft. Thursday highs 55-46 warming to 54 Thursday lows 39-36.
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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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