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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 INDIANA County

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Hourly Observations For INDIANA county
300 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ERIE MOSUNNY 82 59 45 S14G20 29.94F MEADVILLE MOSUNNY 78 59 51 S10 29.98F FRANKLIN* PTSUNNY 79 61 53 SE17G23 30.03R NEW CASTLE FAIR 81 60 48 VRB6 29.98F BEAVER COUNTY PTSUNNY 79 55 44 SE10G17 29.98F BUTLER* MOSUNNY 79 61 53 SE9G16 30.01F PITTSBURGH INT PTSUNNY 80 58 46 SE10G17 29.98F PITTSBURGH MOSUNNY 80 57 45 S8G16 29.99F INDIANA* MOSUNNY 79 61 53 S13 30.03F LATROBE MOSUNNY 79 61 53 SE14 30.02F WASHINGTON CO* MOSUNNY 81 61 50 S10 29.99F

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Surface 4-Panel
Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 300pm EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 80 degrees west, near 77 degrees central, and near 71 degrees east. Current sky conditions are mostly sunny west, mostly sunny central, and light rain east. In the west, relative humidity is near 45%, and the dew point is near 57 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 55%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 84%, and the dew point is near 66 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. Winds are coming from the south at 8 mph with gusts at 16 mph in the west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are coming from the southeast at 13 mph with gusts at 20 mph in the central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are coming from the east at 9 mph in the east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to light rain. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 82 degrees at Reading and Erie. The lowest temperature is 62 degrees at Doylestown.

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 INDIANA 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 INDIANA County, PA
Issued at 135 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 THIS AFTERNOON
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 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. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MEMORIAL DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING
THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Pennsylvania PENN --------------------------------- 6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY MAY 29-JUN 2 MAY 31-JUN 6 JUN JUN-AUG ----------- ----------- -------- --------- Temperature: Normal Normal Above Normal Precipitation: Above Above Normal Normal .... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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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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