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Hourly Observations For LACKAWANNA county 800 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS PHILADELPHIA MOCLDY 74 61 63 SE7 30.11R 6HR MIN TEMP: 65; 6HR MAX TEMP: 81; 6HR PCP: 0.87; NORTH PHILA PTCLDY 71 64 78 E10 30.12S BLUE BELL PTCLDY 70 66 88 E5 30.11R DOYLESTOWN CLOUDY 66 66 100 VRB3 30.12R QUAKERTOWN* CLOUDY 66 N/A N/A E6 30.13S POTTSTOWN MOCLDY 71 63 75 E3 30.12R LANCASTER PTCLDY 72 60 66 SE10 30.08R COATESVILLE PTCLDY 70 66 88 SE8 30.13R READING CLOUDY 73 64 73 E8 30.08R 6HR MIN TEMP: 73; 6HR MAX TEMP: 84; 6HR PCP: TRACE; ALLENTOWN MOCLDY 70 64 83 E12 30.12R 6HR MIN TEMP: 64; 6HR MAX TEMP: 80; 6HR PCP: 0.52; MOUNT POCONO CLOUDY 62 60 93 E8 30.16S 6HR MIN TEMP: 60; 6HR MAX TEMP: 72; 6HR PCP: 0.33; WILKES BARRE CLOUDY 68 57 68 E7 30.11R
Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania Based on observations at 800pm EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012 Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 76 degrees west, near 73 degrees central, and near 74 degrees east. Current sky conditions are mostly cloudy west, clear central, and mostly cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 57%, 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 63%, and the dew point is near 61 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. Winds are coming from the south at 12 mph with gusts at 17 mph in the west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are coming from the south at 8 mph in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the southeast at 7 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 79 degrees at Erie. The lowest temperature is 62 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 LACKAWANNA County,PA 205 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 DAY ONE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE FRIDAY. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THE STORMS TO BECOME STRONG AND POSSIBLY DEVELOP INTO A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. SUNDAY, THERE IS A CHANCE OF ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE IT IS TOO FAR OUT TO PREDICT THEIR STRENGTH, THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF SOME GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WITH ANY THAT ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP. WHILE MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAYMONDAY MAY STILL SEE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS REACHING INTO THE UPPER 80S. THIS WILL BE NEAR RECORD WARMTH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY THE HEAT INDEX COULD BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST MEANING FUTURE MODEL RUNS MAY MODERATE THE TEMPERATURES IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, SUCH AS INSTALLING AC UNITS FOR THE SUMMER. ALSO, WITH MONDAY BEING A HOLIDAY, PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
7-Day Forecast For LACKAWANNA County, PA Issued at 730 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012 TONIGHT FRIDAY FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY SUNDAY NIGHT MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY TUESDAY NIGHT WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THURSDAY
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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 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ 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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