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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 LEBANON County


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Hourly Observations For LEBANON county
1000 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PHILADELPHIA   MOCLDY    71  61  70 SE3       30.14R                  
ALLENTOWN      CLOUDY    67  63  87 E9        30.16R                  
SCRANTON       CLOUDY    66  60  81 SE9G17    30.13R

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

Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 900pm EDT, Thursday May 24, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 73 degrees west, near 72 degrees central, and near 72 degrees east. Current sky conditions are partly cloudy west, partly cloudy central, and mostly cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 61%, 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 57 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 68%, 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 southeast at 7 mph in the west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the south at 6 mph in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the southeast at 8 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 76 degrees at Erie. The lowest temperature is 62 degrees at Mount Pocono.

NOWCAST For LEBANON county: 0-6 Hour Forecast
Issued at 817 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

.NOW...
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE REGION THROUGH 9 PM. MOST
AREAS WILL BE RAIN FREE...BUT ANY STRONGER SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For LEBANON 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 LEBANON County, PA
Issued at 912 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING
THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

FRIDAY
AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING
THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. VERY WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.

SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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

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 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. HUMID WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.

THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 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                      

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
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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)

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