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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 FRANKLIN County


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Hourly Observations For FRANKLIN county
1000 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BRADFORD       CLOUDY    69  58  67 SE12      30.10S                  
DUBOIS         CLOUDY    66  60  81 VRB6      30.09R                  
CLEARFIELD     CLOUDY    65  61  87 E8        30.10S                  
JOHNSTOWN      CLOUDY    63  59  87 SE9       30.10R                  
ALTOONA        PTSUNNY   68  62  81 SE9       30.10S HAZE             
STATE COLLEGE  CLOUDY    66  63  88 E5        30.11R FOG              
WILLIAMSPORT   CLOUDY    70  62  76 SE9       30.09S                  
SELINSGROVE    CLOUDY    71  64  78 SE7       30.10S                  
FT INDIANTOWN  CLOUDY    68  66  94 SE3       30.12S                  
CAPITAL CITY   CLOUDY    69  65  86 E6        30.10S FOG              
HARRISBURG     CLOUDY    68  65  90 SE5       30.10S FOG              
YORK           CLOUDY    68  66  94 E6        30.10S

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Surface 4-Panel

Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 1000am EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 71 degrees west, near 66 degrees central, and near 73 degrees east. Current sky conditions are partly sunny west, cloudy central, and partly sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 68%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 88%, and the dew point is near 63 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 78%, and the dew point is near 66 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. There is patchy fog central. Winds are coming from the southeast at 5 mph in the west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the east at 5 mph in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are variable at 3 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 75 degrees at Erie. The lowest temperature is 63 degrees at Mount Pocono and 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 FRANKLIN County,PA 

517 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

 DAY ONE  TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

 SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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7-Day Forecast For FRANKLIN County, PA
Issued at 702 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

TODAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING
THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS AROUND 90. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.

MEMORIAL DAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.

MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. WARM. HUMID WITH LOWS AROUND 70.

TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY WARM. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Pennsylvania 
                                 PENN                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                MAY 29-JUN 2 MAY 31-JUN 6   JUN        JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:     Normal       Normal      Above     Normal                      
 Precipitation:      Above        Above     Normal     Normal                      

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

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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)

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky