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Regional Weather Summary
National Weather Service State College PA
451 PM EDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Clouds will increase tonight with showers spreading into western
parts of the Commonwealth towards daybreak. Lows will range from
the upper 30s to lower 40s across eastern Pennsylvania, to near 50
along the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. 

Saturday will be cloudy and cool for most areas, with showers most
numerous across northern portions of the Commonwealth. Highs will
range from the 50s over the northern mountains, to near 70 across
southwestern Pennsylvania. 

A major warmup will follow for Sunday and Monday with summer-like
temperatures. An isolated shower or thunderstorm is possible over
northern Pennsylvania Sunday afternoon, but otherwise it looks
primarily rain-free. Afternoon highs of 75 to 80 are expected for
many areas on Sunday, with readings into the 80s Monday. 

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Precision Agriculture Weather Forecast For CHESTER County


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Hourly Observations For CHESTER county
900 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PHILADELPHIA   PTCLDY    51  28  41 S7        30.48R                  
NORTH PHILA    CLEAR     51  28  41 SE7       30.48R                  
BLUE BELL*     CLEAR     51  32  47 S7        30.46R                  
DOYLESTOWN     CLEAR     51  28  41 S9        30.44R                  
QUAKERTOWN*    CLEAR     54  32  43 SW9       30.44R                  
PERKASIE*      PTCLDY    52  32  46 S5        30.45R                  
POTTSTOWN      CLEAR     53  25  33 S3        30.46R                  
LANCASTER      CLEAR     55  27  34 S9        30.42R                  
COATESVILLE    CLEAR     50  32  50 VRB7G13   30.45R                  
WEST CHESTER   CLEAR     50  34  53 S3        30.46R                  
READING        CLEAR     56  30  37 S8        30.41R                  
ALLENTOWN      CLEAR     56  26  31 SE13G22   30.41R                  
QN CITY/ALNTWN CLEAR     55  30  38 SE12G17   30.43R                  
MOUNT POCONO   CLEAR     49  25  39 S6        30.39R                  
HAZLETON       PTCLDY    52  27  37 SE5       30.41S                  
LEHIGHTON      CLEAR     45  32  61 CALM      30.41R                  
WILKES BARRE   PTCLDY    58  27  30 MISG      30.37R                  

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


Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Pennsylvania
Based on observations at 900pm EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across Pennsylvania...temperatures are near 62 degrees west, near 55 degrees central, and near 51 degrees east. Current sky conditions are mostly cloudy west, clear central, and partly cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 46%, and the dew point is near 41 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 38%, and the dew point is near 30 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 41%, and the dew point is near 28 degrees. Winds are coming from the southeast at 9 mph in the west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the south at 7 mph in the central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are coming from the south at 7 mph in the east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 64 degrees at Beaver County. The lowest temperature is 49 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 CHESTER County
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Medium & Long Range Outlook For Pennsylvania
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Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


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