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Spot Forecast for Test...PGC
National Weather Service State College PA
944 AM EST Mon Mar 2 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 EST on March 02.

If conditions become unrepresentative, or if you have questions or
concerns with this forecast, contact the National Weather Service
in State College.


.DISCUSSION...
Dry conditions are expected at the site today with cloudy
conditions this morning turning sunny between 12PM and 2PM. After
2PM, sunny conditions are almost certain through 10PM this evening
when clouds will begin to increase. Minimum relative humidity is
forecast to be around 30%, with some potential for relative
humidity to dip slightly below 30% (floor around ~27%) between 1PM
and 4PM this afternoon. Gusts today will gradually shift from
easterly to southerly this afternoon, with maximum wind gusts
pushing closer to 10 mph after 3PM.

Chances for precipitation and expansive cloud cover increase
rapidly after 4AM and become likely after 7AM with a wintry mix
expected at onset through the morning hours. Freezing rain appears
the most likely precipitation type before a transition to rain,
which will continue through Tuesday evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (10-20 percent).
Max Temperature.....Around 36.
Min Humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing Height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....East around 3 mph shifting to the south 5 to 9
                    mph in the afternoon.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................13 to 36.

TIME (EST)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%)...........  93  73  33  13  9   5   1   1
Weather Cov.......
Weather Type......
Tstm Cov..........
Chc of thdr (%)...  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp..............  26  28  31  34  35  36  36  35
RH................  44  40  36  32  32  30  32  35
20 FT Wind Dir....  NE  E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S
20 FT Wind Spd....  2   2   2   2   3   3   4   3
20 FT Wind Gust...          4   6   7   7   8   7
Mix Hgt (kft).....  2.7 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.2
Transp Wind Dir...  E   SE  S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp Wind Spd...  3   3   5   5   6   7   7   9
LVORI.............  2   2   2   2   2   1   1   1
ADI...............  13  13  25  25  25  36  36  36

.TONIGHT...

Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    light freezing rain early in the morning.
Min Temperature.....Around 25.
Max Humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing Height.......1100 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....South 7 to 12 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................4 to 5.

TIME (EST)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%)...........  1   1   11  21  31  46  61  76  80  84  88  92
Weather Cov.......                                              SCH
Weather Type......                                              FZR
Tstm Cov..........
Chc of thdr (%)...  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp..............  34  32  29  27  27  27  26  27  27  27  29  29
RH................  38  41  51  57  63  65  71  74  78  81  81  81
20 FT Wind Dir....  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT Wind Spd....  3   2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT Wind Gust...  6   6   7   7   7   7   7   8   8   8   8   8
Mix Hgt (kft).....  1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5
Transp Wind Dir...  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp Wind Spd...  7   8   8   9   10  12  12  12  12  12  12  12
LVORI.............  2   2   2   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4
ADI...............  4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

.TUESDAY...

Sky/Weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Light sleet likely in
                    the morning. Rain, light freezing rain and snow
                    through the day.
Max Temperature.....Around 36.
Min Humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast around 5 mph in
                    the late morning and early afternoon, then
                    becoming light late in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......2000 ft AGL.
Transport Winds.....South 7 to 13 mph.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................15 to 25.

TIME (EST)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%)...........  96  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Weather Cov.......  SCH LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
Weather Type......  SN  FZR FZR FZR RS  RS  RS  RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
Tstm Cov..........
Chc of thdr (%)...  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp..............  29  30  30  31  31  32  33  34  34  35  35  35
RH................  85  85  85  85  92  92  92  92  96  96  96  96
20 FT Wind Dir....  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT Wind Spd....  4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   4   4   3
20 FT Wind Gust...  8   8   8   10  10  11  11  11  11  10  10  7
Mix Hgt (kft).....  1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.1
Transp Wind Dir...  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp Wind Spd...  10  10  13  13  13  13  12  12  10  9   8   7
LVORI.............  4   4   4   4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   6
ADI...............  24  24  24  25  25  25  22  22  22  15  15  15

$$
Forecaster...Beaty
Requested by...Wall
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604477.0/CTP
.DELDT 03/02/26
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.EMAIL rpmitchell@pa.gov