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[ Tuesday, October 28, 2003 ]
Today's University Park forecast
A short lived area of high pressure will provide our region with a brief period of dry weather today. Tonight, another low pressure system will approach from the west. Expect numerous showers tonight and into early tomorrow. Skies will gradually clear out tomorrow night and into early Thursday. Temperatures will be held in the upper 40’s and lower 50’s for today and tomorrow, however, by the latter half of the week, our region should see highs reach the lower 60’s.
-- Prepared by the Campus Weather Service
The CWS Four-Day Forecast
Today: Increasing clouds with a chance
of showers late. High 49
Tonight: Showers likely. Low 42
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with showers
ending early. High 52
Tomorrow Night: Clearing and cooler. Low
36
Thursday: Mostly sunny and considerably
milder. High 61
Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low 41
Friday: Partly cloudy and pleasant. High
63
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).
Health Report
Pollen count
Today’s pollen count: Low
Tomorrow: Low
Predominant pollen: Ragweed
UV index
Today’s UV index: Minimal
Minutes till skin damage: 60
Air quality
Today: Good
Previous Day Summary
Sunday
High: 64
Low: 50
Rain or Liquid Equivalent: 0.70”
Temperature Departure: -9.00 deg.
Record Precipitation: 1.60” (1981)
Moon Phases
November 1: First quarter
November 9: Full moon
November 17: Last quarter
November 23: New moon
Pennsylvania Extremes
This section shows the temperature and
precipitation extremes for the previous date in the
central Pennsylvania as of 8 am yesterday.
Sunday
Maximum high temperature: 68° F at
Shippensburg, Confluence and Mount Pleasant
Minimum low temperature: 25° F at White
Haven
Maximum rain or liquid equivalent: 1.68
inches at Glen Moore
Almanac
Today
Normal high: 55 degrees
Record high: 79 degrees in 1984
Normal low: 37 degrees
Record low: 18 degrees in 1936
Monthly Climate Summary
(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
October precipitation: 2.22 inches
Normal October precipitation: 2.92 inches
October temperature departure: -2.01 degrees
Sun Data
Sunset today: 5:13 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:38 a.m.
| Credits: |
Nick Sette |
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