Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.weather From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: weather Thu, Mar 19 1992 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 92 05:57:39 EST Message-ID: 03-19 0000 DECISIONLINE: Weather USA TODAY Update March 19, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network STORM TO HIT EAST: Stormy weather will pound the eastern third of the USA Thursday, with snow blanketing northern Pennsylvania, southern New York and southern New England. Rain and thunderstorms will soak spots along the southern Atlantic coast, reaching into Florida. The activity should taper off by midday. Some light rain and snow will linger across the lower Midwest. The upper Midwest will be sunny and cool. MUCH OF WEST TO BE DRY: Pleasant weather is likely from Texas across the Gulf Coast states, with low humidity and 60- to 70-degree temperatures. The western half of the USA will have dry weather, but a few snow showers are likely in the central Rockies and central high Plains. The Southwest looks fair, mild and sunny. Central and southern California will see clouds with a chance of rain by nightfall. REGIONAL FORECAST: PACIFIC COAST: Mild Wash., Ore., northern Calif. In southern Calif., rain late day coast, moving inland tonight. ROCKIES: Snow showers persist mainly mountains of Wyo., northern Colo. Clouds increase southern Nev. Mild elsewhere. SOUTH CENTRAL: Dry Texas, La. Cloudy, cool elsewhere, morning rain and snow Kan., Mo., showers northern Ark. NORTH CENTRAL: Cloudy N.D., Minn. Partial clearing northern Iowa. Clouds elsewhere, light snow mostly morning. MIDWEST: Rain Ky., rain ends as mix Ohio, Ind., southern Ill. Cloudy, cool Mich., Wis., northern Ill. SOUTHEAST: Mild southern parts Miss., Ala., southwest Ga. Showers Tenn., Carolinas into Fla. Rain ends Va. NORTHEAST: Snowstorm northern Pa., southern tier N.Y., southern New England, some mix coast. Mostly rain Md. WORLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY: Temperature forecasts for cities around the world; high, low: Athens: 46, 37. Beijing: 46, 28. Buenos Aires: 86, 63. Frankfurt: 56, 35. Hong Kong: 73, 64. London: 54, 46. Manila: 92, 75. Mexico City: 77, 47. Moscow: 34, 21. New Delhi: 88, 57. Paris: 58, 43. Rome: 62, 42. Stockholm: 39, 28. Sydney: 71, 61. Tokyo: 45, 32. Toronto: 37, 21. Zurich: 53, 32. ACROSS THE NATION: ATLANTA: Lingering shower; 65, 42. Friday: Clouds, sun; 56, 37. BOSTON: Snow: Few inches; 34, 28. Friday: Breezy, milder; 38, 25. BUFFALO: Snow; 37, 22. Friday: Snow flurries; 33, 15. CHICAGO: Sun develops; 41, 25. Friday: Windy, flurry; 37, 20. CLEVELAND: Wet snow; 37, 25. Friday: Clouds, sun, flurry; 36, 19. COLUMBUS, OHIO: Rain to snow; 42, 26. Friday: Some sun; 43, 25. DALLAS-FT.W.: Few clouds; 62, 42. Friday: Sun, late clouds; 66, 48. DENVER: Early rain or snow; 46, 29. Friday: Partly sunny; 54, 31. DETROIT: Early clouds, sun; 42, 24. Friday: Afternoon snow; 34, 18. HONOLULU: Partly cloudy; 83, 68. Friday: Partly cloudy; 84, 68. HOUSTON: Pleasant; 77, 55. Friday: Sun, slightly cooler; 71, 50. INDIANAPOLIS: Midday snow; 39, 26. Friday: Risk flurry; 44, 21. KANSAS CITY: Light snow; 42, 30. Friday: Spotty sun; 51, 31. LOS ANGELES: Late shower; 71, 56. Friday: Showers; 65, 54. MIAMI: Shower or t'storm; 83, 70. Friday: Sun, less humid; 81, 62. MPLS.-ST.P.: Sun at times; 38, 18. Friday: Partly sunny; 31, 12. NASHVILLE: Showers off and on; 58, 34. Friday: Sun, cool; 51, 31. NEW ORLEANS: Nice, less humid; 77, 52. Friday: Sun, cooler; 67, 46. NEW YORK: Snow, sleet; 36, 32. Friday: Clearing skies; 43, 28. ORLANDO: Showers; 81, 58. Friday: Mostly sunny, warm; 75, 51. PHILADELPHIA: Sleet, snow; 38, 33. Friday: Partly sunny, 45, 28. PHOENIX: Clouds increase; 76, 54. Friday: Chance shower; 71, 53. PITTSBURGH: Rain to snow; 39, 25. Friday: Sun, late flurry; 42, 22. ST. LOUIS: Rain, may end snow; 38, 31. Friday: Clouds, sun; 47, 28. SALT LAKE CITY: Sun; 55, 36. Friday: Sun, then clouds; 54, 40. SAN DIEGO: Clouds; 68, 56. Friday: Scattered showers; 65, 55. SAN FRAN.: Chance shower; 66, 56. Friday: Few showers; 61, 52. SEATTLE: Sunshine; 61, 38. Friday: Sun prevails; 62, 40. TAMPA-ST.P.: Chance thunder; 78, 59. Friday: Sun; 73, 53. WASH., D.C.: Rain; 43, 35. Friday: Sun develops; 48, 30. WEDNESDAY`S EXTREMES - Low: -8 at Watertown, N.Y.; Ely, Minn. High: 94 at McAllen, Texas. 24-HOUR TELEPHONE INFORMATION: USA TODAY Weather Hot Line. 95 cents a minute. 1-900-555-5555. Weather Editor: Christopher Goldthwaite. (1-919-855-3491) Making copies of USA TODAY Update (Copyright, 1992) for further distribution violates federal law. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM