It’s hard to believe that it is already the end of July and Steelers training camp is upon us. Well, deal with it! It’s here!
The camp begins today (July 30) and will run through August 20th with some practices open to the public.
Here’s some information you might need to know if you’re looking to head to Latrobe to catch the Black and Gold over the next few weeks:
From July 31 through Aug. 18, the Steelers will have afternoon practices open to the public with the following exceptions:
•Aug. 6 — night practice scheduled for 7 p.m. at Latrobe Stadium
•Aug. 7 — practice TBD
•Aug. 13 — nothing on schedule
•Aug. 14 — Steelers vs. Lions
•Aug. 15 — nothing on schedule
•Aug. 19 — nothing on schedule
•Aug. 20 — Steelers break camp
Afternoon workouts generally run from 2:55 p.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. The campus opens to the public at 1:30 p.m. when there is a 2:55 practice only. Other times vary and are to be announced.
Bad weather could cause practice to be canceled without notice. The practice schedule is subject to change without notice.
There’s even more information after the jump. (Read More)
After a few gusty thunderstorms tonight, a nice change is on the way for a few days. Highs today were in the mid to upper 80s, with a few low 90s in Bedford County. Many areas will stay in the 70s on Friday!
High pressure will build into the Alleghenies on Thursday, clearing us out from north to south. Friday morning and Saturday morning will see a few 40° readings showing up, with most of us in the low to mid 50s. Sunny skies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday will give way to a few storms on Sunday as warmer and more humid air begins to move back into the area.
Our area is full of so much varied terrain and every once in a while, it makes sense to change some of the boundaries to make better use of the watches and warnings system. That’s what the National Weather Service has done.
Starting in November, Westmoreland and Fayette Counties will each be split into two separate regions. The western region will still go by the county name. The eastern part of each county will add ‘ridges’ to the name. So, eastern Westmoreland County will now become Westmoreland Ridges. The same goes for Fayette Ridges. Take a look at the graphic to the right to see what I mean.
So, why the change? Well, the area is vastly different if you go just a short distance. By separating these regions, it’ll make forecasting and issuing warnings for those areas easier for the folks doing the issuing and easier to understand for everybody in the region. Now, we won’t have ALL of Westmoreland County under a blizzard warning when it only needs to be the higher elevations.
There’s more after the break, so click in to read the entire post.(Read More)
Some rain with storms to north. A little lightning, too. Storm path: 3:15 Clarion, 3:16 Johnsonburg, 3:22 Ridgway, 3:22 Strattanville #PAwx#
Toying w/ putting the NAM Futurecast as an overlay on GFS Futurecast to illustrate the difference in models over the next 2 days. Thoughts? #
@JordanM257 It’s just showing how different they actually are and how difficult this is to predict actual timing. in reply to JordanM257#
@chanfram We’ll see if she does. If I get a call after, then we’ll know! I will def. explain it well. That’s the only way it’ll work. in reply to chanfram#
We are tracking some storms moving through Indiana County coming up starting at 5 PM. Tune in to see if your town will see rain. #
News starts in a few seconds… tune in for your latest forecast! #(Read More)
It’s been a warm month so far, following in line with our summer forecast. Check out July’ stats through the 12th:
More heat is expected later this week and also much of next week. It’s been a great summer for swimming pools and air conditioning! Hopefully you’ll have access to either one for the rest of the season.
Have you ever wanted to try kayaking before but never had a way to do it? It really isn’t something you think of on a regular basis. Now’s your chance to try it out for free! On Friday, July 23rd, there’s a free paddling skills program being offered at Canoe Creek State Park.
The program is free and I am going to assume that they also provide the kayak (but I may be wrong). They will provide paddling tips, practice time, and other information.
If you’d like more information on the program, here’s the details from the website.
Paddling Skills at Canoe Creek State Park
RR 2, Box 560
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648
814-695-6807
There’s also a map that you can download to get directions. Here’s the link. This will open up in a new window. (Read More)
How about this weather? It’s been extremely dry and up until Monday, comfortable with low humidity. Monday started to crank up the heat a little with highs getting into the 90s and staying that way through Thursday (and even Friday for some). The humidity crept up, as well and it started to feel more uncomfortable outside. Now, our string of dry weather is finally going to end today with thunderstorms and heavy downpours.
Thursday was the 10th day in a row without rain. As you can see in the graphic, the last rain we had was on June 28th. The last heavy rain came on June 9th. Those numbers are from the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport.
So, where does this dry spell rank in terms of number of days without precipitation? Let’s take a look. Click into the post to check it out. (Read More)
@7_Springs We might have to put that off until Friday. It’s a little late in the workday now. That Alpine Tower looked pretty cool, too! in reply to 7_Springs#
@7_Springs Let’s shoot for Friday. I can come up around lunchtime if that’s cool. I’ll do a summer fun story about things to do. in reply to 7_Springs#
To the random dude who called and wants to know why we don’t show a Somerset temperature all the time… leaving your phone number helps! #
Top searches on the blog… undulatus asperatus, what county do i live in, wjac, undulus asperatus, asperatus — Love the county one! #
Just got done labeling the counties on my watches / warnings map on my system. The text is small, but it should suffice. #
@mrs_cena93 They don’t check it anyway… haha. It just sends out news stories. I’ll forward the message along. Thanks. in reply to mrs_cena93#
@vpreece That’ll just be for the warnings map on the one system. (Radar system) — The other one is a little more difficult! in reply to vpreece#
The desert northeast isn’t a term you hear often… or at all. I feel like it’s kinda been accurate over the last couple of days with temperatures getting into the 80s and dry weather.
Take a look at the graphic. We’ve been really dry recently. As of Monday, we’re up to 7 consecutive days without a drop of rain. It has been pretty dry recently. I got a dose of that with all of the dust that we stirred up during my UTV ride on my trip to 7 Springs last week. It was extremely dusty.
As far as rain goes, we haven’t had any for a week but it’s been even longer since we’ve had a really good soaking. The last half-inch (and 1-inch) rainfall was back on June 9th. So, it’s almost been a month.
We are expecting some rain as we head into the weekend. Will it be enough to catch us up for the month? I’m not sure. As of Monday, we are about 0.5″ below normal for the month of July. (Read More)
The ‘Summer Fun’ series continues with a trip to Seven Springs. I traveled down to Somerset County on Friday to find out exactly what kinds of activities they have during the summer.
I’ll be honest… I was expecting the place to be completely dead when I got there. I was expecting empty parking spots and a few people sitting around. Instead, I actually found a crowded parking lot and a lot of people around the resort.
So, what is there to do in the summer at Seven Springs? Let’s break it down activity by activity. I won’t go into depth on all of these, but you should know that there’s even more information at their website. I’ll post the link at the bottom of the post.
Let’s start with some of the activities that I did while I was there.
I promised you a second post about some of the things to do at Seven Springs. Here’s a list of few more things that you might be interested in. I’ll link you to the website at the bottom of this post and you can get more information there…
Golf
Trillium Spa
Alpine Slide
Bowling
Summer Camps
Disc Golf
Fly Fishing
Hiking and Biking
Mini Golf
Paintball
Paddleboats
Rock Wall Climbing
Horseback Riding
Swimming
I’ve done the disc golf before with Katie Sabatino. That was definitely a good time. If you go later in the season, I would recommend bringing bug spray with you. That’s really a given for anything outdoors that time of year.
I haven’t done the Alpine Slide, but you can get a pretty good idea of what it’s like with this first-person perspective that I found on YouTube.
Now I have to remind you that doing all of this at once would be extremely pricey. Keep in mind that this is a resort. Prices will be a little more expensive for things but you will get the convenience of everything being in the same place. You also have a superb quality with everything at Seven Springs.
How about this weekend, folks? The week has been phenomenal with plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures and just in time for the weekend… a warm-up! The weather, however, will be fantastic for fireworks displays across the Alleghenies. One of the biggest is the Central PA Fourth Fest on Sunday. Look for plenty of sunshine and temperatures warming up into the mid to upper 80s with some pushing 90.
In case you’ve never been to 4th Fest, check out some fireworks that I found on YouTube. Obviously, the fireworks are better in person. Your best bet is to go check it out!
Get set for a great holiday weekend! And get the air conditioning ready as well!
Mainly sunny skies will stay in the forecast all the way through the middle of next week. Each day will get warmer, and eventually low to mid 90s will be common. Our hottest days look to be Tuesday and Wednesday, but every day from Sunday through Thursday are going to be hot!
Humidity won’t be much of a concern until Tuesday and Wednesday also. Atmospheric moisture is expected to remain below average over the weekend, which means few clouds and low humidity. That will also allow temperatures to cool off at night, giving us a little relief.
It looks like much of July is going to be on the hot and eventually humid side. Summer was just taking a short break over the last few days!
I’ve talked about geocaching on the blog before but to save you the trouble of going back and searching to see what I had to say, let me just tell you about it again. It seems to be gaining popularity, which is great.
Geocaching is a virtual treasure hunt where you use a GPS to find a hidden ‘treasue.’ That treasure might be in a thermos or a tupperware container, or anything really. Your job is to successfully navigate to ‘ground zero’ and then search for the cache, or treasure.
Most of the time, there’s not much more than little trinkets or even a few band-aids in the cache. Sometimes, you’ll find some cool stuff, though.
There are a lot of of geocaches around the region, too. If you want to get a look at some of them, just head over to the geocaching website. Once there, click ‘Hide and Seek a Cache’ on the left side of the screen and then enter your zip code to find caches near you.
There’s a video that probably does a better job of explaining the game and a bunch of links if you click into the post. See you there. (Read More)
With only 2 days to go, June will go down as an above average month. Take a look at where we are now:
We’re going to cool off Tuesday and Wednesday, and Wednesday is likely to be well below average. But we’ll still end up 1 to 2 degrees above average for the month, starting off our forecast of a warmer than normal summer.
Get set for more heat this weekend. The 4th will likely be hot, but not too humid. I’ll touch more on that later this week.
@Jason_83 No problem! It was definitely a good time. I think the dips that they’re building soon will be a blast, too! Great for hot day! in reply to Jason_83#
I’ve finally got all the videos up on the WJAC Weather Blog. That includes a total of 6 videos from today’s zip lining. http://j.mp/WXBLOG#
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