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[Friday,
March 16, 2001 ] Today's
University Park forecast
Low pressure will skirt Happy Valley to the
south today bringing a mixed bag of wintry precipitation.
Snow flurries will linger into tomorrow before high
pressure returns. This high pressure will provide a
pleasant start to next week with warmer temperatures and
some sunshine. Another storm may develop and effect the
region by the middle of next week.
—Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Rain, mixing with snow late. High 37.
Tonight: Snow flurries. Low 29.
Tomorrow: Snow flurries early, then mostly cloudy.
High 39.
Tomorrow night: Mostly cloudy. Low 26.
Sunday: Becoming partly sunny. High 42, low 28.
Monday: Mostly sunny and seasonable. High 44, low
30.
Tuesday:Partly to mostly cloudy. High 46, low 32.
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 | 46/32 RN | 42/29 MC |
| Altoona | 36/27 RS | 40/25 CY |
| Bradford | 32/20 SN | 34/18 CY |
| Erie | 35/25 RS | 35/23 CY |
| Harrisburg | 43/31 MC | 43/28 MC |
| Johnstown | 36/27 RS | 37/25 CY |
| Philadelphia | 50/35 SH | 47/32 MC |
| Pittsburgh | 44/29 RN | 40/27 CY |
| Scranton | 41/27 RS | 39/24 CY |
| Williamsport | 40/27 RS | 43/25 MC |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 38/25 | Showers |
| Indiana | 45/30 | Showers |
| Iowa | 32/20 | Snow Showers |
| Michigan | 37/22 | Snow Showers |
| Michigan St | 36/18 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Minnesota | 37/18 | Mostly Cloudy |
| Northwestern | 37/23 | Snow Showers |
| Ohio State | 45/30 | Rain |
| Purdue | 41/28 | Showers |
| Wisconsin | 35/16 | Cloudy |
Weather Highlight
Strong storms plowed through the
Southeast early yesterday morning. This was the second
such outbreak this week. The storms moved through
southwestern Georgia and the Florida Panhandle,
generating at least one tornado. One person was killed
and several were injured.
Ski Report
| Ski Resort | Trails | Base (inches) | Conditions |
| Tussey Mountain | 87% | 15-25 | Spring Conditions |
| Blue Knob | 79% | 35-40 | Packed Powder |
| Seven Springs | 97% | 40-58 | Loose Granular |
| Camelback | 100% | 40-60 | Loose Granular |
| Wisp | 91% | 28-67 | Loose Granular |
| Killington | 94% | 35-90 | Packed Powder |
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 46 °F
Record high: 82 °F in 1990
Normal low: 26 °F
Record low: 0 °F in 1993
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 7
a.m. yesterday)
March precipitation: 2.00 inches
Normal March precip: 3.34 inches
March temperature departure: - 1.55 °F
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 6:19 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:20 a.m.
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- Department of Meteorology
- State College Daily Weather Summary and Statistics from the Penn State Weather Station
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- Penn State University Weather Pages
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