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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
530 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

SKIES WERE PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE WEST AND MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EAST 
OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS TRACKED FROM THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO 
THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS. AREAS 
OF FOG WERE ALSO REPORTED OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE STATE. EARLY 
MORNING TEMPERATURES WERE FAIRLY UNIFORM...RANGING FROM THE MID TO 
UPPER 60S.

SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY SUNNY TODAY. 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. 
SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL 
POSSIBLE OVER NORTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. 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. HIGHS WILL WARM INTO THE 80S EACH DAY...WITH OVERNIGHT 
LOWS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 50S THROUGH 60S.
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Precision Agriculture Weather Forecast For PERRY County


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Hourly Observations For PERRY county
700 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PHILADELPHIA   CLOUDY    68  67  96 E3        30.16R FOG              
ALLENTOWN      FOG       65  63  93 E6        30.18R VSB 1            
SCRANTON       CLOUDY    66  62  87 CALM      30.16R

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

Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 600am EDT, Friday May 25, 2012

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 65 degrees west, near 66 degrees central, and near 67 degrees east. Current sky conditions are clear west, cloudy central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 78%, and the dew point is near 58 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 82%, and the dew point is near 61 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 100%, and the dew point is near 67 degrees. The livestock heat stress category is no stress west, no stress central, and no stress east. There is patchy fog east. Winds are coming from the south at 7 mph in the west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the southwest at 7 mph in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the east at 8 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 69 degrees at Erie. The lowest temperature is 60 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 PERRY County,PA 

437 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

 DAY ONE  TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

 DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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 PERRY County, PA
Issued at 438 AM EDT FRI MAY 25 2012

TODAY
AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING
THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.

SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HOT WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. VERY WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 AROUND 80.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60.

THURSDAY
MOSTLY 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 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
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

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MAY 25TH...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1917...
A tornado ripped through southeast Kansas, traveling 65 mph. The average
speed was a record for any tornado. (The Weather Channel)
...1955...
Two tornadoes struck the town of Blackwell OK within a few minutes time
during the late evening. The tornadoes killed 18 persons and injured more
than 500 others. Early the next morning a tornado virtually obliterated the
small community of Udall KS killing 80 persons and injuring 270 persons.
More than half the persons in the community were killed or injured by the
tornado. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel)




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