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[Monday, Sept. 18, 2000 ]
Today's University Park
forecast
Warming
temperatures will prevail through midweek as a bit of
summer returns to Happy Valley before the changing of the
seasons. Tropical Storm Gordon will spread some clouds
into the area for the next two days, although no rain is
expected from this storm. Once a cold front passes
through the region later in the week, showers and cooler
temperatures can be expected.
--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Mostly sunny........High 75.
Tonight: A few clouds.......Low 55.
Tomorrow: More clouds than sun......High 77.
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy.....Low 60.
Wednesday: Mild with a mix of sun and
clouds.......High 80, Low 63.
Thursday: Breezy and cooler with a shower or
thunderstorm....High 69, Low 51.
Friday: Partly sunny, breezy, and
seasonal......High 72, Low 48.
Regional
temperature map
Legend:
SU(Sunny), PS(Partly Sunny), MC(Mostly Cloudy),
CY(Cloudy), HZ(Hazy), RN (Rain), RS (Rain/Snow),
SH(Showers), SN (Snow), SF (Snow Flurries), I(Ice), TS
(Thunderstorms).
Pennsylvania
Cities Forecast
| City | Today's
High/Low Weather |
Tomorrow's
High/Low Weather |
| Allentown | 75/56 MC | 75/60 SH |
| Altoona | 76/55 MS | 78/61 PS |
| Bradford | 73/51 MS | 77/56 PS |
| Erie | 75/59 MS | 79/63 PS |
| Harrisburg | 78/58 PS | 78/63 MC |
| Johnstown | 74/54 MS | 77/57 PS |
| Philadelphia | 79/61 MC | 77/63 RN |
| Pittsburgh | 79/57 MS | 82/62 PS |
| Scranton | 74/55 PS | 76/58 MC |
| Williamsport | 78/54 MS | 78/58 PS |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 84/58 | Sunny |
| Indiana | 82/57 | Sunny |
| Iowa | 85/56 | Mostly Sunny |
| Michigan | 77/57 | Mostly Sunny |
| Michigan St | 79/58 | Mostly Sunny |
| Minnesota | 82/56 | Breezy |
| Northwestern | 84/62 | Mostly Sunny |
| Ohio State | 81/55 | Sunny |
| Purdue | 85/59 | Sunny |
| Wisconsin | 83/57 | Breezy |
Highlight
Tropical Storm Gordon was downgraded from hurricane
status last night as it moved into North-central Florida.
A tropical system is classified as a tropical storm if
its maximum sustained winds are at least 39 miles per
hour. Winds must exceed 74 miles per hour for a storm to
be considered a hurricane.
UV Index
The UV Index is a measure of the predicted ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface. Today's UV Index is: 5. It will take approximately 30 minutes to sunburn.
Guide to the UV
Index:
0 to 2 Minimal UV Radiation Exposure
3 to 4 Low UV Radiation Exposure
5 to 6 Moderate UV Radation Exposure
7 to 9 High UV Radiation Exposure
>10 Very High UV Radiation Exposure
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 72 degrees
Record high: 87 degrees in 1972
Normal low: 50 degrees
Record low: 33 degrees in 1943
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8
a.m. yesterday)
September precipitation: 0.83 inches
Normal September precip: 3.40 inches
September temp. departure: +0.57 degrees
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 7:15 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:56 a.m.
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- Campus weather service
- State College Daily Weather Summary and Statistics from the Campus weather service
- Local weather links from Penn State
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