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[Friday,
April 6, 2001 ] Today's
University Park forecast
. Despite
the clouds and showers the next couple of days,
temperatures will remain above normal. A warm front will
push through Happy Valley over the weekend bringing the
warmest temperatures so far this year. Temperatures will
tickle the 70s only briefly before a cold front sweeps
through the region early next week bringing the chance
for showers and thunderstorms.
—Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: Cloudy with a few showers. High
62.
Tonight: Mild with a few showers. Low 48.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with sprinkles. High
60.
Thursday night: Partial clearing. Low 44.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and unseasonably warm. High
67, low 46.
Monday: A mix of sun and clouds; remaining warm.
High 71, low 48.
Tuesday: Showers and maybe a thunderstorm; not as
warm. High 62, low 42.
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 | 63/49 SH | 60/46 SH |
| Altoona | 64/49 SH | 64/49 CY |
| Bradford | 58/46 SH | 60/43 CY |
| Erie | 64/47 SH | 64/44 MC |
| Harrisburg | 63/52 SH | 63/47 SH |
| Johnstown | 64/50 SH | 66/46 CY |
| Philadelphia | 65/54 SH | 68/48 SH |
| Pittsburgh | 72/56 SH | 75/54 PS |
| Scranton | 58/45 SH | 60/43 SH |
| Williamsport | 63/49 SH | 60/45 SH |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 80/59 | Cloudy |
| Indiana | 77/57 | Cloudy |
| Iowa | 68/55 | Cloudy |
| Michigan | 70/52 | Showers |
| Michigan St | 65/49 | Showers |
| Minnesota | 43/42 | Cloudy |
| Northwestern | 67/52 | Cloudy |
| Ohio State | 75/57 | Showers |
| Purdue | 77/57 | Showers |
| Wisconsin | 61/46 | Showers |
Highlight
Two tornadoes merged on this date back in 1936 and ripped through Gainesville, GA. The damage path was four blocks wide. The twister killed 203 people, 70 of whom were in the Cooper Pants Factory. This was the greatest tornado fatality total for a single building. Damages from the storm were estimated to be $13 million.
Did You
Know?
Northerly winds over southern Texas in the early spring can actually keep birds from migrating north. The birds, returning from Central and South America, rely on a southerly wind to help them make the long journey. However, strong northerly winds hinder the birds, and often they become exhausted and must land where ever they can.
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 52 degrees
Record high: 83 degrees in 1929
Normal low: 33 degrees
Record low: 19 degrees in 1995
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8
a.m. yesterday)
April precipitation: 0.27 inches
Normal April precipatition: 3.30 inches
April temperature departure: -4.25
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 7:42 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:45 a.m.
| Credits Anneliese Sherer Matt Borkowski
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