Altoona-Blair County, Pennsylvania

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Lat/Lon: 40.3° N 78.3° W (Google Map)

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

	Current Conditions

Altoona, Pennsylvania (Airport)

Updated: 2:53 PM EDT on July 12, 2009

76 °F

Clear

Humidity:	43%
Dew Point:	52 °F
Wind:	10 mph from the WNW
Pressure:	29.99 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	10 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1503 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KAOO)
Wind Speed:	9.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	290° (WNW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Altoona	76 °F	Clear	2:53 PM EDT
	Johnstown	73 °F	Partly Cloudy	2:54 PM EDT
	State College	76 °F	Clear	3:40 PM EDT

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Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

79 °F

57 °F

Record

88 °F (1983)

46 °F (1978)

Yesterday

77 °F

57 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Philadelphia	84°F
Northeast Philadelphia	82°F
York	81°F
Harrisburg	81°F
Pittsburgh	81°F

State Lows:
Bradford	46°F
Erie	54°F
Franklin	55°F
Du Bois	55°F
Meadville	55°F

Astronomy

July 12, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:54 AM EDT

8:43 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

5:21 AM EDT

9:15 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

4:41 AM EDT

9:56 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:54 AM EDT

10:42 PM EDT

Moon

11:15 PM EDT

10:54 AM EDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 53m

Length of Day

14h 49m

Tomorrow will be 1m 16s shorter.

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Altoona-Blair County, PA

76 °F

Clear

at 2:53 PM EDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 16662

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Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
76° F \| 49° F	79° F \| 52° F	81° F \| 56° F	83° F \| 63° F	79° F \| 58° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Cooler than yesterday.

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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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

APRSWXNET Claysburg PA , Queen, PA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

78 °F

49 °F

36%

WNW at 9 mph

29.95 in

0.00 in / hr

78 °F

1220 ft

3:33 PM EDT

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Penn Farms, Duncansville, PA

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81.1 °F

32 °F

17%

NW at 7.0 mph

28.82 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

1127 ft

3:38 PM EDT

Normal

RAWS BLAIR HELIBASE PA, Duncansville, PA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

80 °F

50 °F

35%

WNW at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

1250 ft

3:16 PM EDT

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Wood-Robertsdale, Wood, PA

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83.1 °F

40 °F

22%

WNW at 5.8 mph

28.02 in

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

1822 ft

3:47 PM EDT

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HADS FRANKSTOWN BRANCH JUNIATA RVR AT PA, Williamsburg, PA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

79 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

839 ft

2:30 PM EDT

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HADS ALTOONA 3SW RAIN GAUGE PA, Altoona, PA

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1319 ft

3:15 PM EDT

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

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

81 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

839 ft

2:45 PM EDT

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Three Springs, PA

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76.5 °F

58 °F

52%

North at -

- / hr

78 °F

800 ft

3:46 PM EDT

Normal

HADS JUNIATA RIVER AT HUNTINGDON PA, Huntingdon, PA

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

600 ft

1:30 PM EDT

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Huntingdon PA 16652, Huntingdon, PA

Huntingdon PA Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

81.7 °F

39 °F

22%

SE at 0.0 mph

29.26 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

680 ft

3:45 PM EDT

Normal

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Mapleton, PA

Mapleton Fire - Station 2 Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

81.3 °F

32 °F

17%

NNE at 0.0 mph

28.29 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

586 ft

3:46 PM EDT

Normal

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:30 PM EDT on July 12, 2009 The following are unofficial storm total rainfall accumulations for amounts greater than one inch on Saturday from the National Weather Service. Thanks to public and coop spotters for your reports. This summary can also be found on our home Page at http://www.NWS.NOAA.Gov/ctp ******************storm total rainfall****************** Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement Pennsylvania ... Adams County... ... Cameron County... Sinnemahoning 1.02 700 am 7/12 coop ... Clinton County... Lock Haven 2.04 700 am 7/12 coop ... Columbia County... Benton 1.00 700 am 7/12 coop ... Dauphin County... Elizabethville 1.48 700 am 7/12 coop ... Elk County... Ridgway 1.15 700 am 7/12 coop ... Franklin County... South Mountain 1.30 700 am 7/12 coop ... Lancaster County... Adamstown 1.55 700 am 7/12 cocorahs ... Lycoming County... Williamsport 1.28 700 am 7/12 cocorahs ... McKean County... Kane 1.46 700 am 7/12 coop ... Mifflin County... Lewistown 1.43 700 am 7/12 coop ... Montour County... Danville 2.85 700 am 7/12 coop ... Schuylkill County... Pine Grove 2.94 700 am 7/12 coop Mahanoy City 2.71 700 am 7/12 coop ... Union County... Mifflinburg 2.04 700 am 7/12 cocorahs Lewisburg 1.93 700 am 7/12 coop