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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
440 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL KEEP THE CHANCE
OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT... 
MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE NORTHWEST.

THE FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH WHERE IT WILL REMAIN FOR THE HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP PENNSYLVANIA VERY WARM AND HUMID THROUGH 
MEMORIAL DAY. SOME LATE DAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE 
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL BE MAINLY IN THE LOWER 60S. THE 
HIGH TEMPERATURE FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S IN THE POCONOS 
TO THE MID 80S NEAR THE OHIO BORDER.
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Precision Agriculture Weather Forecast For JEFFERSON County


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Hourly Observations For JEFFERSON county
700 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ERIE           SUNNY     82  59  45 S9G21     29.90F                  
MEADVILLE      SUNNY     78  59  51 VRB7      29.95F                  
FRANKLIN*      SUNNY     77  55  47 S10G17    29.98F                  
NEW CASTLE     FAIR      80  61  52 SE7       29.94S                  
BEAVER COUNTY  PTSUNNY   79  57  47 SE10G16   29.94F                  
BUTLER*        SUNNY     77  59  53 SE9G18    29.97F                  
PITTSBURGH INT MOSUNNY   80  60  50 SE14G20   29.94F                  
PITTSBURGH       N/A     78  60  53 MISG      29.96S                  
INDIANA*       MOSUNNY   75  63  64 S7        30.01S                  
LATROBE        MOSUNNY   77  63  61 SE9       29.99S                  
WASHINGTON CO* PTSUNNY   73  63  68 SE7       29.97S

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

Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 700pm EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 78 degrees west, near 73 degrees central, and near 76 degrees east. Current sky conditions are not available west, sunny central, and partly sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 53%, and the dew point is near 60 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 56%, and the dew point is near 57 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 62%, and the dew point is near 62 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. Winds are unavailable west. Winds are coming from the south at 9 mph in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the southeast at 10 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 82 degrees at Erie. The lowest temperature is 63 degrees at Mount Pocono.

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 JEFFERSON 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 JEFFERSON County, PA
Issued at 614 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

TONIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 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. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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 MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

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 AROUND 60.

WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.

THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

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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 30-JUN 3  JUN 1-JUN 7   JUN        JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Below       Normal      Above     Normal                      
 Precipitation:      Above        Above     Normal     Normal                      

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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)

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