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[Wednesday,
April 25, 2001 ] Today's
University Park forecast
Plenty of sunshine will result today as high pressure dominates over the region. Some clouds will move in tonight and again tomorrow as a disturbance moves toward the state. A shower may also dampen Happy Valley tomorrow. High pressure will once again return to the area for the weekend, bringing brilliant sunshine and a gradual warm-up in temperatures, making it tough for studying.
--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Five-day
forecast
Today: A picture perfect day. High 62.
Tonight: Scattered clouds. Low 48.
Tomorrow: Some sunshine; a shower or two. High 66.
Tomorrow night: Becoming mainly clear. Low 42.
Saturday: Plenty of sunshine and pleasant. High
60, low 40.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 68, low 46.
Monday: Brilliant sunshine, warm, and nice. High
74, low 52.
Regional
temperature map
Legend: SU
(Sunny), MS (Mostly sunny), PS( Partly sunny), MC (Mostly
cloudy), CY (Cloudy), HZ (Haze), FG (Fog), RN (Rain), DZ
(Drizzle), RS (Rain and snow), SH (Rain shower), SN
(Snow), SF (Snow flurries), FZ (Freezing rain and sleet),
TS (Thunderstorm); WY (Windy).
Pennsylvania
Cities Forecast
| City | Today's
High/Low Weather |
Tomorrow's
High/Low Weather |
| Allentown | 67/42 SU | 70/40 MS |
| Altoona | 62/42 SU | 66/40 MS |
| Bradford | 64/42 PS | 61/40 PS |
| Erie | 65/48 PS | 55/46 PS |
| Harrisburg | 65/46 SU | 72/44 PS |
| Johnstown | 63/46 SU | 65/44 MS |
| Philadelphia | 65/45 SU | 71/43 SU |
| Pittsburgh | 66/44 SU | 65/42 MS |
| Scranton | 65/40 SU | 67/38 MS |
| Williamsport | 68/42 SU | 69/40 MS |
Big Ten
Universities Forecast
| University | High/Low | Weather |
| Illinois | 74/52 | Sunny |
| Indiana | 73/50 | Sunny |
| Iowa | 73/49 | Sunny |
| Michigan | 66/46 | Partly Sunny |
| Michigan St | 66/42 | Partly Sunny |
| Minnesota | 72/44 | Mostly Sunny |
| Northwestern | 76/47 | Mostly Sunny |
| Ohio State | 70/45 | Mostly Sunny |
| Purdue | 74/49 | Partly Sunny |
| Wisconsin | 70/42 | Partly Sunny |
Weather
Highlight
Thunderstorms are not typically thought of when it
comes to the weather in Alaska, but on this day in 1978,
a strong occluded front from the Gulf of Alaska sparked
the first thunderstorm on record for the month of April
in Fairbanks. Pea size hail was reported in areas
northeast of Fairbanks.
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Weather
Fact
Hail often accompanies thunderstorms, particularly
severe storms. Strong currents of rising air in a
thunderstorm, known as updrafts, carry water droplets
high into the atmosphere above the freezing level. The
water freezes as ice, then begins to fall to the ground.
Most times, the hail melts before it hits the ground, but
large chunks of ice result when it does not.
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 63 °F
Record high: 90 °F in 1915
Normal low: 41 °F
Record low: 25 °F in 1919
Monthly
Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8
a.m. yesterday)
April precipitation: 2.66 inches
Normal April precip: 3.30 inches
April temperature departure: + 2.30 F°
Sun
Data
Sunset today: 8:03 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:15 a.m.
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- Department of Meteorology
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