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[Friday,
Feb. 2, 2001 ] Today's University Park forecast
A cold
front will pass through Happy Valley today providing
clouds and snow showers which may whiten the ground in a
few locations. Clouds will break on Saturday with the
arrival of high pressure as temperatures remain at near
seasonable levels. Another storm system will bring a
chance for more precipitation by the beginning of next
week. --Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Snow showers; blustery. High 30.
Tonight: Windy; decreasing clouds. Low 18.
Tomorrow: Becoming mostly sunny. High 32.
Tomorrow night: Increasing clouds. Low 22.
Sunday: More clouds than sun.. High 34, Low 28.
Monday: Chance of snow showers. High 32, Low 26.
Tuesday: A mix of sun and clouds. High 34, Low 24.
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 | 36/20 MC | 36/18 MS |
| Altoona | 32/15 SN | 34/19 MS |
| Bradford | 24/10 SN | 26/14 MS |
| Erie | 27/15 SN | 29/19 MS |
| Harrisburg | 37/24 MC | 37/26 MS |
| Johnstown | 27/9 SN | 29/13 MS |
| Philadelphia | 44/24 MC | 40/22 MS |
| Pittsburgh | 28/13 SN | 30/17 MS |
| Scranton | 35/20 SN | 35/18 MS |
| Williamsport | 33/19 SN | 35/23 MS |
Big Ten Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 17/8 | Sunny |
| Indiana | 25/12 | Partly Sunny |
| Iowa | 15/13 | Sunny |
| Michigan | 25/11 | Snow Showers |
| Michigan St | 22/11 | Snow Showers |
| Minnesota | 16/14 | Partly Sunny |
| Northwestern | 19/12 | Partly Sunny |
| Ohio State | 27/14 | Snow Showers |
| Purdue | 22/11 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Wisconsin | 18/9 | Partly Sunny |
Weather Highlight
Today is the first official Groundhog
Day of the 21st century. Many people have seen the movie,
“Groundhog Day,” with Bill Murray, that was
released in 1993. Since then, record crowds of as many as
30,000 people have made the trek to Gobbler’s Knob
to see the famous tradition.
Ski
Report
| Ski Resort | Trails | Base (inches) | Conditions |
| Tussey Mountain | 5 | 24-48 | Loose Granular |
| Blue Knob | 34 | 35-45 | Machine Groomed |
| Seven Springs | 30 | 48-58 | Packed Powder |
| Camelback | 33 | 32-70 | Wet Packed Snow |
| Wisp | 23 | 36-62 | Packed Powder |
| Montage | 21 | 33-73 | Loose Granular |
| Killington | 198 | 35-75 | Packed Powder |
| Snowbird, UT | 82 | 79 | Packed Powder |
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 33 degrees
Record high: 65 degrees in 1989
Normal low: 16 degrees
Record low: -9 degrees in 1918
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8
a.m. yesterday)
February precipitation: Trace
Normal February precip: 2.54 inches
February temp. departure: +12.35 degrees
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 5:30 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:19 a.m.
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