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[Monday,
March 26, 2001 ] Today's
University Park forecast
The Arctic chill that
invaded Happy Valley this first weekend of spring will
continue until the middle of the week. A weak coastal
storm will provide some snow today. Once a high pressure
system finally slides offshore toward midweek,
temperatures will begin to moderate. A weak disturbance
will provide light rain at the end of the week, but March
looks to go out like a lamb.
--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Occasional snow showers; mostly cloudy;
blustery. High 30.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy and cold. Low 20.
Tomorrow: More snow flurries; mostly cloudy skies.
High 35.
Tomorrow night: Mostly clear. Low 26.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and still cool. High 40,
low 28.
Thursday: Cloudy with intermittent drizzle. High
46, low 32.
Friday: Periods of light rain. High 46, low 38.
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 | 36/20 SF | 38/26 MC |
| Altoona | 28/16 SF | 35/24 SF |
| Bradford | 22/12 SF | 28/18 SF |
| Erie | 27/22 SF | 34/25 SF |
| Harrisburg | 37/24 SF | 40/30 PS |
| Johnstown | 24/14 SF | 30/22 SF |
| Philadelphia | 42/26 SF | 42/31 PS |
| Pittsburgh | 28/18 SF | 34/22 SF |
| Scranton | 30/18 SN | 36/24 SF |
| Williamsport | 33/20 SF | 38/27 SF |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 36/12 | Partly sunny |
| Indiana | 30/18 | Snow flurries |
| Iowa | 34/14 | Mostly sunny |
| Michigan | 29/22 | Snow flurries |
| Michigan St | 28/18 | Snow flurries |
| Minnesota | 31/15 | Mostly sunny |
| Northwestern | 31/20 | Snow flurries |
| Ohio State | 30/19 | Snow flurries |
| Purdue | 30/18 | Snow flurries |
| Wisconsin | 30/15 | Snow flurries |
Weather Highlight
March usually features strong storms
along with the arrival of spring. In 1910, however,
sunshine prevailed through the month of March. Skidmore,
Lawrence County recorded no precipitation at all. In
Happy Valley, March 1910 ranked as the driest March ever
and temperatures averaged 8.2°F above normal. Throughout
the country, many stations set records for a warm, dry
March, including Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where the end
of the month featured temperatures typical of mid-summer.
Ski Report
| Ski Resort | Trails | Base (inches) | Conditions |
| Tussey Mountain | -- | -- | CLOSED |
| Blue Knob | 74% | 40-45 | Groomed |
| Seven Springs | 97% | 36-56 | Groomed powder |
| Camelback | 100% | 30-58 | Groomed granular |
| Montage | -- | -- | CLOSED |
| Wisp | 83% | 24-58 | Groomed granular |
| Killington | 94% | 45-100 | Fresh powder |
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 50 °F
Record high: 78 °F in 1939
Normal low: 29 °F
Record low: 14 °F in 1983
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 7
a.m. yesterday)
March precipitation: 3.45 inches
Normal March precip: 3.34 inches
March temperature departure: - 1.6 F°
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 6:31 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:03 a.m.
| Credits James Tobin Steven Merkel
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