After a very soggy Tuesday, much drier
weather and some sunshine will settle in today,
compliments of a large area of high pressure in the
Mississippi Valley. This trend will continue until Friday
when a weak area of low pressure slides in from the Great
Lakes causing clouds and scattered rain or snow showers.
Expect clearing skies by Saturday in the wake of the low
and below normal temperatures on a northwesterly wind.
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Four-day forecast
Today: Sunshine returning by afternoon. High 44.
Tonight: Mainly clear and moonlit. Low 27.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 52, low 36.
Friday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow showers. High 42, Low 32.
Saturday: Becoming sunny. High 44.
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).
On This Date In... 1950
Compare a mainly snowless winter in State College to March 27th, 1950 in the Black Hills of South Dakota. A huge snowstorm produced more snow than Happy Valley normally receives in an entire winter season! The three day blizzard in the High Plains Region dumped 34 inches of snow in only 24 hours at Dumont, SD and a whopping 50 inches for the entire event!
(David Ludlum)
Current Weather Highlight
Got bugs? As warmer weather creeps into Happy Valley this spring, you may notice unwanted guests entering your home. As the humidity increases outside, the moisture level of the air inside increases as well. The cool and moist conditions provide the perfect environment for fleas, cockroaches, dust mites, and termites.
On the bright side there are ways to keep these critters away, by monitoring indoor moisture levels through air conditioners, heaters and dehumidifiers. These air-modifiers work to pull moisture from the air.
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 51 degrees
Record high: 76 degrees in 1949
Normal low: 29 degrees
Record low: 16 degrees in 1975
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
March precipitation: 2.43
Normal March precip: 3.40 inches
March temp. departure: +2.28 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 6:31 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:01 a.m.
| Credits: |
| Eric Wolvovsky and Jeff Porter |
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