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[Friday, Aug. 4, 2000 ]

Today's University Park forecast
sun Less humidity and slighty cooler temperatures are in store for the end of the summer semester in Happy Valley as high pressure slides in behind the cold front that brought us heavy rains yesterday. Pleasant conditions will last through the weekend but the threat of showers returns for the start of next week.

--Prepared by the Campus Weather Service

Five-day forecast

Today: Mostly sunny and less humid........ High 78.
Tonight: Mostly clear....... Low 59.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and pleasant....... High 80.
Tomorrow night: Mostly clear...... Low 58.
Sunday: Partly cloudy......... High 82, low 62.
Monday: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. High 87, low 62.
Tuesday: Cloudy with a chance of showers........ High 85, Low 65.

Regional temperature map

Legend: SU(Sunny), PS(Partly Sunny), MC(Mostly Cloudy), CY(Cloudy), HZ(Hazy), RN (Rain), RS (Rain/Snow), SH(Showers), SN (Snow), SF (Snow Flurries), I(Ice), TS (Thunderstorms).

Pennsylvania Cities Forecast

City	Today's High/Low Weather	Tomorrow's High/Low Weather
Allentown	84/60 PS	79/60 MS
Altoona	78/55 MS	80/58 MS
Bradford	74/46 MS	78/48 MS
Erie	75/57 MS	79/50 MS
Harrisburg	85/64 MS	82/63 MS
Johnstown	76/58 MS	79/58 MS
Philadelphia	86/67 PS	82/64 MS
Pittsburgh	78/56 MS	81/63 MS
Scranton	80/56 PC	78/60 MS
Williamsport	79/56 MS	81/59 MS

Big Ten Universities Forecast

University	High/Low	Weather
Illinois	80/65	Mostly Sunny
Indiana	79/62	Mostly Sunny
Iowa	83/65	T-storms
Michigan	79/56	Mostly Sunny
Michigan St	78/49	Mostly Sunny
Minnesota	84/68	T-storms
Northwestern	80/62	Mostly Sunny
Ohio State	79/56	Partly Cloudy
Purdue	79/61	Partly Sunny
Wisconsin	81/61	Mostly Cloudy

Highlight

Northeastern Brazil has been inudated with five consecutive days of torrential rains causing mudslides and flooding. Military forces are in place as a state of emergency is in place for the states of Pernambuco and Alagoas. Thousands have been forced to flee their homes while forty-five lives have been claimed. After a brief respite, rain is again in the forecast.

UV Index

The UV Index is a measure of the predicted ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface. Today's UV Index is: 7. It will take approximately 15 minutes to sunburn.

Guide to the UV Index:
0 to 2 Minimal UV Radiation Exposure
3 to 4 Low UV Radiation Exposure
5 to 6 Moderate UV Radation Exposure
7 to 9 High UV Radiation Exposure
>10 Very High UV Radiation Exposure

Almanac

Today
Normal high: 82 degrees
Record high: 101 degrees in 1930
Normal low: 61 degrees
Record low: 48 degrees in 1921

Monthly Climate Summary

(Data valid through 8 a.m. yesterday)
August precipitation: 0.47 inches
Normal July precip: 3.43 inches
July temp. departure: 5.14 degrees

Sun Data

Sunset today: 8:14 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:19 a.m.

Credits
Andrew Frey

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