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Hot here, Weather in Sweden

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2005

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND OVER
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, AND NORTHEASTERN
MARYLAND...

A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR AT THE SURFACE, AND STRENGTHENING HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE, WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE A RETURN OF
HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
WELL INTO THE 80S TODAY, BUT EVEN HOTTER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR
SATURDAY, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MID 90S EXPECTED
AWAY FROM THE OCEAN AND BAYS. TEMPERATURES COULD BE A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER SUNDAY, BUT IT WILL REMAIN HOT AND HUMID. THE HEAT
INDEX MAY RISE TO NEAR 100 FOR AN HOUR OR TWO SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
ESPECIALLY AT URBAN LOCATIONS, AND PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR
PHILADELPHIA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER NEAR THE WATER, AND OVER
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOTTEST
PART OF THE DAY, FROM NOON TO AROUND 7:00 PM.

WHEN GOING OUTDOORS IN THE HEAT AND SUN, WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND
LOOSE CLOTHING, AS WELL AS A HAT AND SUNBLOCK. BE SURE TO CHECK ON
ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS, AS THE ELDERLY AND INFIRM ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. ALSO, ENSURE THAT
OUTDOOR PETS HAVE SHADE AND PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR
PETS IN A CLOSED VEHICLE.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL AT LEAST FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES LESS HOT
THAN OVER THE WEEKEND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.
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If you are traveling (as the Weather Blog editor is) check local weather stations, such as the one at sweden.se which also has a satellite map for all of Scandinavia.
(To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit temperatures use this converter.)
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Hi Guys... Thanks for the weather report for sweden. We're Having a great time. it was pretty cold this morning, like, 12 degrees celsius. But it warmed up nicely. went for a bike ride this afternoon in Ahus, walked along the Baltic Sea beach, and dined on salmon and avocados. Tomorrow, castles and fine art. As I write this, it is 10:05 p.m. local time, and bright enough out side to play golf. Having a wonderful time. Glad I'm not working. Frank

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Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page.
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