Huntingdon county Weather and Climate Synopsis



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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
1159 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AND MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL COMBINE 
TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN THIS 
AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 70S ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS TO THE LOW 80S ACROSS 
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN AND FAR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

ANY LINGERING 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. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER...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 RELATIVELY 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 HUNTINGDON County

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Hourly Observations For HUNTINGDON county
200 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BRADFORD PTSUNNY 73 57 57 S12G22 30.08S DUBOIS PTSUNNY 74 59 59 S12G17 30.06F CLEARFIELD PTSUNNY 75 59 57 VRB6 30.08F JOHNSTOWN PTSUNNY 71 56 58 SE13G20 30.08F ALTOONA PTSUNNY 75 62 64 S13 30.09F STATE COLLEGE MOSUNNY 73 59 60 SE6 30.09F WILLIAMSPORT PTSUNNY 75 64 68 SE7 30.09S SELINSGROVE SUNNY 78 63 59 S10 30.10F FT INDIANTOWN MOSUNNY 77 64 64 SE10 30.10F CAPITAL CITY MOSUNNY 79 66 64 E12 30.09F HARRISBURG MOSUNNY 78 65 63 VRB5 30.08F YORK MOSUNNY 78 63 59 VRB5 30.09F

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Surface 4-Panel
Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 200pm EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 79 degrees west, near 73 degrees central, and near 66 degrees east. Current sky conditions are mostly sunny west, mostly sunny central, and thunderstorms east. In the west, relative humidity is near 50%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 60%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 77%, and the dew point is near 59 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. Winds are coming from the southeast at 10 mph in the west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the southeast at 6 mph in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the east at 10 mph with gusts at 53 mph in the east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds and thunderstorms. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 84 degrees at Erie. The lowest temperature is 64 degrees at Mount Pocono.

NOWCAST For HUNTINGDON county: 0-6 Hour Forecast
Issued at 256 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

.NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AND DRIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF DOWNPOUR IS POSSIBLE.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For HUNTINGDON 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 HUNTINGDON County, PA
Issued at 300 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MAINLY THIS EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
MEMORIAL DAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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 MID 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
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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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