After one final day of unseasonal warmth in
Happy Valley, big changes are in store for Blue-White
weekend. An approaching cold front will combine with
warm, humid air to trigger showers and thunderstorms
today. As the front pushes through later tonight, cooler
air will return. Highs will only reach the mid 60’s
across the region on Saturday and the mid 50’s on
Sunday. Although this sounds chilly when compared to the
past week’s warmth, remember that the average high
temperature for the end of April is only in the low to
mid 60’s!
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
Four-day forecast
Today: Intervals of sun clouds with showers and thunderstorms. High 82.
Tonight: Lingering showers and thunderstorms under mostly cloudy skies. Low 54.
Tomorrow: Much cooler; mostly cloudy with scattered showers. High 64, low 46.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy with showers. High 56, Low 42.
Monday: Turning mostly sunny but remaining cool for the season. 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... 1990
Five cities in the northeastern U.S. reported record low temperatures as readings dipped into the 20’s and upper teens. Elkins West Virginia reported a record low of 20 degrees. Meanwhile, thunderstorms over the Southern Plains produced golf ball size hail at San Angelo, Texas and up to four inches of rain in southwestern Oklahoma. In 1987, forty cities in the central U.S. reported new record high temperatures for the date as readings soared into the 80’s and lower 90’s. Fort Smith, Arkansas reported a record high of 95 degrees.
Current Weather Highlight
Although the Northeast will likely see thunderstorm activity today, the stronger storms in the US have been in the Midwest. Emergency management officials plan to survey damage left by a large tornado that ripped through sparsely populated areas of northwestern Oklahoma early yesterday. Thankfully no injuries were reported, although some homes were damaged by the storm. The twister reportedly grew to one-eighth of a mile in width at times. This marked the third straight day of tornadic thunderstorms in Oklahoma.
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 62 degrees
Record high: 94 degrees in 1976
Normal low: 39 degrees
Record low: 21 degrees in 1926
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
April precipitation: 1.59
Normal April precip: 3.30 inches
April temp. departure: + 5.84 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 7:55 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:25 a.m.
| Credits: |
| Hank Chilcoat & Justin Brousse |
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