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[Monday,
Feb. 26, 2001 ] Today's University Park
forecast
Last night’s northwesterly winds will
diminish this morning as cool Canadian air infiltrates
Happy Valley today. With high pressure dominating the
weather picture for most of the week, the sun will break
through the clouds from time to time. This high will also
keep temperatures below normal through midweek. Little to
no precipitation will fall, continuing the recent dry
spell.
--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Winds diminishing with a mix of sun and
clouds. High 40.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 23.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy and seasonable. High 37.
Tomorrow night: Continued mostly cloudy. Low 21.
Wednesday: More clouds than sun. High 34, low 16.
Thursday: Partial sunshine. High 32, low 18.
Friday: Cloudy and seasonable once again. High 38,
low 23.
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 | 47/29 WY | 40/22 PS |
| Altoona | 42/25 PS | 39/22 MC |
| Bradford | 34/20 SF | 30/12 MC |
| Erie | 36/29 MC | 33/19 MC |
| Harrisburg | 47/29 WY | 43/26 PS |
| Johnstown | 37/24 MC | 35/19 MC |
| Philadelphia | 48/31 WY | 45/28 PS |
| Pittsburgh | 42/28 PS | 39/22 MC |
| Scranton | 42/26 WY | 36/19 MS |
| Williamsport | 44/26 PS | 38/22 PS |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 42/28 | Mostly sunny |
| Indiana | 46/30 | Mostly sunny |
| Iowa | 34/16 | Mostly cloudy |
| Michigan | 40/25 | Mostly sunny |
| Michigan St | 38/18 | Partly sunny |
| Minnesota | 24/ 2 | Snow flurries |
| Northwestern | 37/20 | Partly sunny |
| Ohio State | 45/28 | Mostly sunny |
| Purdue | 42/26 | Mostly sunny |
| Wisconsin | 32/12 | Partly sunny |
Weather Highlight
The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)
governs winter weather in State College as much, if not
more, than the familiar El Niño. During the negative
phase of NAO, cold Canadian air typically pours into
Happy Valley, as in the 1995-1996 season. The positive
phase typically keeps brutally cold air to the north, as
in the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons. Since July 2000,
the negative phase has dominated the NAO, and State
College has experienced colder than normal temperatures.
As the negative phase of the NAO strengthens,
Pennsylvania’s winter will continue well into March.
Ski Report
| Ski Resort | Trails | Base (inches) | Conditions |
| Tussey Mountain | 7 | 15-30 | Packed powder |
| Blue Knob | 21 | 30-35 | Groomed |
| Seven Springs | 30 | 40-56 | Wet granular |
| Camelback | 33 | 38-60 | Loose granular |
| Wisp | 19 | 30-62 | Groomed granular |
| Montage | 19 | 24-60 | Wet granular |
| Killington | 196 | 30-76 | Packed powder |
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 39 °F
Record high: 69 °F in 2000
Normal low: 21 °F
Record low: -1 °F in 1970
(Data valid through 7
a.m. yesterday)
February precipitation: 0.74 inches
Normal February precip: 2.54 inches
February temperature departure: + 4.1 F°
Sunset today: 6:00 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:49 a.m.
| Credits James Tobin Steven Merkel Jacob Petre Comments
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Additional
links for weather information
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- Department of Meteorology
- State College Daily Weather Summary and Statistics from the Penn State Weather Station
- Local weather links from Penn State
- Penn State University Weather Pages
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