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[Friday,
Feb. 23, 2001 ] Today's University Park
forecast
Skies will clear today behind the low
pressure system that brought snow to Happy Valley
yesterday. Temperatures will rise ahead of the next
weather system which will bring the threat for some
wintry precipitation into the region on Saturday night.
Sunshine will return to the area by early next week as
temperatures hover around seasonable levels.
--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Becoming mostly sunny; not as cold. High
37.
Tonight: Mainly clear and chilly. Low 16.
Tomorrow: Increasing clouds. High 39.
Tomorrow night: A mix of sleet and rain. Low 31.
Sunday: Breezy with a chance for showers High 43,
low 29.
Monday: More clouds than sunshine. High 38, low
23.
Tuesday: A mix of clouds and sunshine. High 38,
low 25.
Regional
temperature map
Legend:
SU(Sun), MS(Mostly Sun), PS(Partly Sun), MC(Mostly
Cloud), CY(Cloud), HZ(Haze), FG(Fog), RN (Rain),
DZ(Drizzle), RS (Rain/Snow), SH(Shower), SN (Snow),
SF(Snow Flurries), FZ(Ice/Sleet), TS(Thunderstorm).
Pennsylvania
Cities Forecast
| City | Today's
High/Low Weather |
Tomorrow's
High/Low Weather |
| Allentown | 38/14 MS | 37/28 PS |
| Altoona | 39/17 PS | 40/31 MC |
| Bradford | 30/12 PS | 36/25 MC |
| Erie | 31/16 PS | 37/27 MC |
| Harrisburg | 42/22 PS | 41/32 PS |
| Johnstown | 34/20 MS | 40/30 MC |
| Philadelphia | 42/24 PS | 43/25 PS |
| Pittsburgh | 39/19 MS | 47/33 PS |
| Scranton | 35/15 PS | 37/17 PS |
| Williamsport | 41/18 PS | 40/18 PS |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 40/35 | Partly Sunny |
| Indiana | 45/36 | Mostly Sunny |
| Iowa | 28/24 | Partly Sunny |
| Michigan | 35/23 | Mostly Sunny |
| Michigan St | 33/22 | Partly Sunny |
| Minnesota | 23/20 | Partly Sunny |
| Northwestern | 34/26 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Ohio State | 43/33 | Partly Sunny |
| Purdue | 40/33 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Wisconsin | 27/20 | Partly Sunny |
Weather Highlight
While several inches of snow fell here
yesterday, this does not compare to the winter storm that
struck the coastal areas of the Mid-Atlantic region on
this date in 1987. Lancaster, PA received 24 inches of
snow, while at one point, Philadelphia received five
inches of snow in only one hour. Elsewhere, Washington,
D.C. received 15 inches of snow.
Ski Report
| Ski Resort | Trails | Base (inches) | Conditions |
| Tussey Mountain | 6 | 15-30 | Loose Granular |
| Blue Knob | 16 | 25-30 | Loose Granular |
| Seven Springs | 30 | 38-54 | Packed Powder |
| Camelback | 33 | 38-60 | Loose Granular |
| Wisp | 19 | 30-62 | Loose Granular |
| Montage | 21 | 24-60 | Loose Granular |
| Killington | 197 | 30-70 | Packed Powder |
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 39 °F
Record high: 66 °F in 1943
Normal low: 21 °F
Record low: -5 °F in 1963
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 7
a.m. Tuesday)
February precipitation: 0.45 inches
Normal February precip: 2.54 inches
February temperature departure: + 5.56 °F
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 5:56 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:53 a.m.
| Credits Megan Woodhead Matt Borkowski
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