Forest county Weather and Climate Synopsis



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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
928 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW 
TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN THIS 
AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 70S IN THE 
POCONOS AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS TO THE LOW 80S ACROSS WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA.

THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...WITH LOW CLOUDS AND 
PATCHY FOG REDEVELOPING. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 
UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S STATEWIDE.

SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY SUNNY ON FRIDAY. A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT 
WILL PUSH INTO NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LATE IN THE DAY...WITH 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF 
THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER...WITH HIGHS 
RANGING FROM THE UPPER 70S IN THE POCONOS TO THE MID 80S ACROSS 
SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

A SUMMER-LIKE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS IN STORE...WITH ABOVE-NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES AND HUMID CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WILL 
BE RAIN-FREE...A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

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Precision Agriculture Weather Forecast For FOREST County

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Hourly Observations For FOREST county
900 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ERIE SUNNY 72 62 71 SE14 30.00R MEADVILLE SUNNY 68 61 78 VRB5 30.04R FRANKLIN* SUNNY 68 61 77 SE9 30.07R NEW CASTLE FAIR 70 61 73 VRB6 30.03R BEAVER COUNTY SUNNY 68 59 73 SE7 30.03R BUTLER* SUNNY 66 61 82 E7 30.05R PITTSBURGH INT MOSUNNY 69 60 73 SE8 30.03R PITTSBURGH MOSUNNY 67 59 75 SE3 30.03R INDIANA* MOSUNNY 70 64 83 SE5 30.06S LATROBE PTSUNNY 70 64 83 VRB6 30.04S WASHINGTON CO* SUNNY 70 61 73 SE7 30.04R

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Surface 4-Panel
Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 900am EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 67 degrees west, near 66 degrees central, and near 70 degrees east. Current sky conditions are mostly sunny west, cloudy central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 75%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 82%, and the dew point is near 61 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 87%, and the dew point is near 66 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. Conditions are hazy central. Winds are coming from the southeast at 3 mph in the west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are calm in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the east at 6 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 72 degrees at Erie. The lowest temperature is 62 degrees at Johnstown.

Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For FOREST County,PA

315 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 DAY ONE TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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7-Day Forecast For FOREST County, PA
Issued at 754 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 REST OF TODAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ MAY 24TH...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1894... Six inches of snow blanketed Kentucky. Just four days earlier as much as ten inches of snow had fallen across Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Six days earlier a violent storm had wrecked nine ships on Lake Michigan. (David Ludlum) ... 1925... Lexington, KY's latest snowflakes (just a trace fell). (Louisville NWS) ...1930... A tornado touched down near the town of Pratt KS and traveled at the incredibly slow speed of just 5 mph. (The Weather Channel) ...1940... Hail fell near Ada OK to a depth of six to eight inches, and rainfall runoff left drifts of hail up to five feet high. (The Weather Channel) ...1979... In the Memorial Tournament, Tom Watson shot a 69 in the second round in rain, freezing temperatures, and 30 mph winds in Dublin, Ohio. That was 10 strokes better than the average of the rest of the golfers that day. He continued to play well and won the tournament. He said he was used to it since he is from Kansas City. ... 2000... A tornado (F0) touched down briefly along Liberty Church Road in Auburn (Logan County), KY. An F0 tornado also quickly touched down in Bowling Green. (NWS Louisville)

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