Sunny skies and seasonably mild temperatues
will make a return to Happy Valley today as a high
pressure system slides to the southeast of the region.
This period of tranquil weather will be short-lived,
however, as a disturbance moves to our north, bringing
cloudy skies and the chance of showers through early
Saturday. Conditions should improve late in the day on
Saturday, as a high pressure system moves in from the
west. The weekend should end on a pleasant note
Sunday,with sunny skies and comfortable temperatures.
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Four-day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny skies; seasonable. High 52.
Tonight: Increasing clouds. Low 36.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a possible shower. High 51, low 36.
Saturday: Cloudy with the chance of an early shower. High 48, Low 34.
Sunday: A return to sunshine. High 53.
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... 1984
Severe weather turned deadly for many people in the Carolinas. A late afternoon and early evening outbreak of 22 tornadoes across these two states claimed the lives of 57 people and injured another 1248. A large majority of the victicms were trapped in their moblie homes, which were no match for these powerful s\orms. One report claimed a tornado with a width of 2.5 miles was spotted between Tatum, SC and Cumberland County, NC.
(The Weather Channel).
Current Weather Highlight
Although it seemed this was the year without snow here in St. College, this wasn’t the case in Marquette, MI. Since October, this town in the upper peninsula of Michigan has received 299.2 inches of snow as of yesterday. Their average snowfall amount by this date is 153.6 inches, or just over half of what has fallen this year. The likely cause of this abnormally large snowfall is the unfrozen waters of Lake Superior, resulting in heavy lake-effect snowfalls throughout this past winter season.
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 52 degrees
Record high: 81 degrees in 1945
Normal low: 29 degrees
Record low: 12 degrees in 1923
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
March precipitation: 4.00
Normal March precip: 3.40 inches
March temp. departure: +2.02 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 6:32 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:00 a.m.
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| John Mathues |
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