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[Wednesday,
Jan. 17, 2001 ] Today's University Park forecast
Clouds
will again grace the skies of Happy Valley today as a
cold front to our north stalls. This front will develop
flurries across the northern half of Pennsylvania. A
storm brewing near the Texas coast will begin to make its
way towards us on Friday, providing rain as temperatures
rise ahead of the low pressure system. A strong cold
front will plummet our weekend temperatures.--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Cloudy with a few
flurries................ High 34.
Tonight: Becoming partly cloudy.................
Low 22.
Tomorrow: Increasing clouds......................
High 36.
Tomorrow night: Remaining cloudy............ Low
32.
Friday: Rain developing.......................
High 41, Low 36.
Saturday: AM rain/snow mix, turning windy and
colder...High 36, Low 22.
Sunday: Windy and cold with scattered snow
showers... High 26, Low 18.
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 | 35/21 MC | 36/34 CY |
| Altoona | 32/22 SF | 36/34 CY |
| Bradford | 27/15 SF | 32/28 CY |
| Erie | 29/23 SF | 39/37 CY |
| Harrisburg | 39/26 MC | 36/33 CY |
| Johnstown | 29/23 SF | 36/34 CY |
| Philadelphia | 42/26 MC | 40/38 MC |
| Pittsburgh | 32/24 SF | 40/38 CY |
| Scranton | 33/20 MC | 33/30 CY |
| Williamsport | 38/22 SF | 35/32 CY |
Big Ten Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 28/23 | Cloudy |
| Indiana | 31/26 | Cloudy |
| Iowa | 23/15 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Michigan | 32/24 | Cloudy |
| Michigan St | 31/21 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Minnesota | 22/15 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Northwestern | 31/19 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Ohio State | 33/25 | Cloudy |
| Purdue | 30/24 | Cloudy |
| Wisconsin | 25/18 | Mostly Cloudy |
Weather Highlight
While Pennsylvania’s weather has left much to be desired during the past few days, residents of Sydney, Australia, have faced much harsher conditions. A scorching heat wave sent temperatures soaring to 122 degrees Fahrenheit earlier this week, accompanied by a windstorm that toppled trees and power lines, leaving over 78,000 homes and businesses without power.
Ski
Report
| Ski Resort | Trails | Base (inches) | Conditions |
| Tussey Mountain | 7 | 20-30 | Packed Powder |
| Blue Knob | 23 | 55-65 | Packed Powder |
| Seven Springs | 30 | 40-56 | Loose Granular |
| Camelback | 33 | 30-65 | Wet Packed Snow |
| Wisp | 23 | 34-56 | Packed Powder |
| Montage | 21 | 30-67 | Packed Powder |
| Killington | 200 | 35-75 | Packed Powder |
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 32 degrees
Record high: 59 degrees in 1990
Normal low: 15 degrees
Record low: -17 degrees in 1982
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8
a.m. yesterday)
January precipitation:0.2 inches
Normal January precip: 2.94 inches
January temp. departure: -0.69 degrees
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 5:11 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:32 a.m.
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