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[Friday, Sept. 29, 2000 ]
Today's University Park
forecast
After a
frosty start to the day in Happy Valley, temperatures
will modify with abundant sunshine. High pressure will
prevail through the weekend allowing for dry and mild
conditions. This high pressure system will slide to the
east allowing the mercury will climb above seasonal
levels by mid-week with no precipitation in sight..
--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Sunny and spectacular........ High
63.
Tonight: Clear and crisp....... Low 41.
Tomorrow: Sunny and warmer....... High 68.
Tomorrow night: Starlit skies..... Low 45.
Sunday: Continued mainly sunny....... High 70, Low
47.
Monday: Partly sunny with a few afternoon
clouds... High 72, Low 49.
Tuesday: More sun than clouds........... High 74,
Low 51.
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 | 65/40 SU | 69/43 SU |
| Altoona | 62/40 SU | 68/44 SU |
| Bradford | 58/36 SU | 66/40 SU |
| Erie | 65/47 SU | 73/46 SU |
| Harrisburg | 66/42 SU | 70/46 SU |
| Johnstown | 62/39 SU | 65/43 SU |
| Philadelphia | 68/45 SU | 72/47 SU |
| Pittsburgh | 67/46 SU | 73/49 SU |
| Scranton | 62/42 SU | 69/47 SU |
| Williamsport | 63/40 SU | 68/44 SU |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 76/53 | Sunny |
| Indiana | 73/49 | Sunny |
| Iowa | 79/55 | Sunny |
| Michigan | 70/51 | Sunny |
| Michigan St | 72/51 | Sunny |
| Minnesota | 78/53 | Sunny |
| Northwestern | 77/56 | Sunny |
| Ohio State | 71/47 | Sunny |
| Purdue | 75/53 | Sunny |
| Wisconsin | 77/54 | Sunny |
Highlight
One of the coldest air masses of the season has settled
into the northeast in the form of a Canadian high. Lows
bottomed out in the upper teens in northern New England.
Although it was a chilly morning for Penn State, readings
were slightly warmer than the coldest ever September
reading of 28ºF last set in 1947.
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UV Index
The UV Index is a measure of the predicted ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface. Today's UV Index is: 4. It will take approximately 45 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: 67 degrees
Record high: 88 degrees in 1953
Normal low: 46 degrees
Record low: 30 degrees in 1947
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8
a.m. yesterday)
September precipitation: 1.99 inches
Normal September precip: 3.07 inches
September temp. departure: - 0.69 degrees
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 6:56 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:07 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
- Penn State University Weather Pages
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