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[ Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002 ]

Today's University Park forecast
CloudyA powerful low pressure system sweeping through the region will bring unseasonably warm weather ahead of it today with drenching rain at times. As this system moves off to the northeast, high pressure will build in behind it, allowing for decreasing cloudiness overnight. Temperatures tomorrow will be cooler than today, but they will still remain above normal for this time of year. This high pressure will move off to the Atlantic Coast, providing milder temperatures through the weekend.

--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service

Five-day forecast


Today: Rain, heavy at times; mild and breezy. High 46. 
Tonight: A shower early, then clearing and turning chillier. Low 29. 
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and cooler than in recent days. High 38. Low 24. 
Saturday: Plenty of sunshine and milder. High 44, Low 26.
Sunday: Unseasonably warm with sunshine. High 48.

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). 


Highlight

Over the southern Indian Ocean, a powerful tropical cyclone is bringing heavy rains and high winds to small islands. By early yesterday, Tropical Cyclone Dina had sustained winds of 135 miles per hour, with gusts to 160 miles per hour. The storm continued to spin about 500 miles east of Madagascar. The storm was moving to the west-southwest at 5 miles per hour and was expected to miss Madagascar.


Ski Report

Ski Resort Trails Base (inches) Conditions
Tussey Mountain 7 12-28 Packed Powder
Jack Frost 26 32-60 Machine Groomed
Blue Knob 20 20-35 Machine Groomed
Seven Springs 31 16-28 Machine Groomed
Killington 194 15-50 Packed Powder

Almanac

Today
Normal high: 35 degrees
Record high: 63 degrees in 1967
Normal low: 18 degrees
Record low: -15 degrees in 1963


Monthly Climate Summary

(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
January precipitation: 1.19 inches
Normal January precip: 2.74 inches
January temp. departure: +4.32 degrees


Sun Data

Sunset today: 5:19 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:28 a.m.
 

Credits

Megan Woodhead

John Mathues


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