Altoona, Pennsylvania

Local Time: 6:26 PM EDT (GMT -04) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 40.5° N 78.4° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Soudelor (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Penn Farms, Duncansville, Pennsylvania (PWS)

Updated: 6:23 PM EDT on July 12, 2009

77.5 °F

Clear

Humidity:	18%
Dew Point:	31 °F
Wind:	5.0 mph from the NNW
Wind Gust:	6.3 mph
Pressure:	28.79 in (Steady)
Heat Index:	77 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	3 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1127 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KAOO)
Wind Speed:	9.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	335° (NNW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Altoona	75 °F	Clear	5:53 PM EDT
	Johnstown	73 °F	Partly Cloudy	5:54 PM EDT
	Clearfield	73 °F	Clear	5:54 PM EDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KAOO)

79 °F

57 °F

Record (KAOO)

88 °F (1983)

46 °F (1978)

Yesterday

85.8 °F

63.5 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Philadelphia	86°F
Middletown	83°F
Harrisburg	82°F
York	82°F
Northeast Philadelphia	82°F

State Lows:
Bradford	46°F
Erie	53°F
Franklin	55°F
Du Bois	55°F
Meadville	55°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:53 AM EDT

8:44 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

5:21 AM EDT

9:16 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

4:40 AM EDT

9:57 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:53 AM EDT

10:44 PM EDT

Moon

11:15 PM EDT

10:54 AM EDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 55m

Length of Day

14h 50m

Tomorrow will be 1m 16s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 74% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Altoona, PA

77.5 °F

Clear

at 6:23 PM EDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 16601

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
74° F \| 49° F	74° F \| 49° F	79° F \| 54° F	81° F \| 61° F	79° F \| 58° F
Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Blair

Updated: 3:38 PM EDT on July 12, 2009

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Tonight

Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Monday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

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Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds around 5 mph...becoming east.

Wednesday

Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday

Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Very warm. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

Sunday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Indians vs. Tigers	1:05 PM EDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
Cardinals vs. Cubs	12:05 PM CDT on July 12, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Los Angeles vs. New York	8:00 PM EDT on July 16, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 81 °F
CD Chivas USA vs. New England	5:00 PM BST on July 18, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	2:18 PM EDT on August 02, 2009	Average High 78° F/ 25° C
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Heat Index

Elevation

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HADS ALTOONA 3SW RAIN GAUGE PA, Altoona, PA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1319 ft

5:15 PM EDT

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RAWS BLAIR HELIBASE PA, Duncansville, PA

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80 °F

51 °F

37%

WNW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

1250 ft

5:16 PM EDT

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Penn Farms, Duncansville, PA

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77.5 °F

31 °F

18%

NNW at 5.0 mph

28.79 in

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

1127 ft

6:23 PM EDT

Normal

HADS FRANKSTOWN BRANCH JUNIATA RVR AT PA, Williamsburg, PA

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82 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

839 ft

5:30 PM EDT

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APRSWXNET Claysburg PA , Queen, PA

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79 °F

53 °F

40%

North at 4 mph

29.90 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

1220 ft

6:03 PM EDT

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Ormsby Farm, Warriors Mark, PA

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81.3 °F

35 °F

19%

NNE at 3.1 mph

28.79 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

1045 ft

6:25 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

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Colver, Colver, PA

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81.7 °F

52 °F

36%

NW at 3.5 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

2256 ft

6:26 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

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HADS JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON PA, Huntingdon, PA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

600 ft

5:30 PM EDT

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Huntingdon PA 16652, Huntingdon, PA

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79.7 °F

37 °F

22%

NW at 0.0 mph

29.26 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

680 ft

6:25 PM EDT

Normal

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HADS RAYSTOWN LAKE NEAR HUNTINGTON 4S PA, Huntingdon, PA

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80 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

839 ft

5:45 PM EDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:43 PM EDT on July 12, 2009 ... Tornado confirmed near White Deer furnace in Union County Pennsylvania... Location... White Deer furnace in Union County Pennsylvania date... July 11 2009 Estimated time... 540 PM EDT maximum ef-scale rating... EF0 estimated maximum wind speed... 75 mph maximum path width... 50 yards path length... 1 mile Beginning lat/Lon... not currently available ending lat/Lon... not currently available * fatalities... 0 * injuries... 0 * the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in NWS storm data. ... Summary... the National Weather Service in State College PA has confirmed a tornado near White Deer furnace in Union County Pennsylvania on July 11 2009. An efo tornado touched down around 540 PM EDT on the north side of Interstate 80... and moved southeast for approximately 1 mile. The tornado crossed Interstate 80 before lifting near White Deer furnace around 542 PM EDT. Damage was minimal with about 10 trees and branches blown down or uprooted. Eye witnesses... including a Pennsylvania State Police officer... reported broad rotation within the storm and a funnel reaching the ground. This information can also be found on our website at weather.Gov/ctp. For reference... the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0... wind speeds 65 to 85 mph. EF1... wind speeds 86 to 110 mph. EF2... wind speeds 111 to 135 mph. EF3... wind speeds 136 to 165 mph. EF4... wind speeds 166 to 200 mph. EF5... wind speeds greater than 200 mph.