Heat alerts now cover much of Central and Eastern PA, as heat indexes will reach 110°F in areas. If outside be sure to drink lots of water each hour and DO NOT leave a young child or pet in the car. An updated map of heat related alerts is below. Scattered severe storms will also…
DetailsFor those that have been following our posts, you know we have been saying that we thought this Heat Wave would continue until at least Monday, but there were signs that it would persist longer into this coming week. Well unfortunately, that is exactly what is happening. This Heat Wave will continue until at least…
DetailsOver the last few days, we have been mentioning that this Heat Wave will last at least through Monday. Well the National Weather Service is now in agreement. They have extended their watches until Monday and have also upgraded extreme Southeast PA to an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING and coastal areas to a HEAT ADVISORY. Here…
DetailsThe only possible temporary relief from the heat, will come in the form of isolated storms. Unfortunately, the key word is isolated. Tomorrow, a system will be passing well to our North, putting the state of PA on the south side of the system, giving us the potential for some storms. The worst of the…
DetailsStarting Tomorrow and lasting through at least Monday, most of the state will be dealing with scorching hot temperatures. The latest trends suggest that the worst of the Heat will primarily focus over the Eastern Half of the State, however, trends are also suggesting hotter temperatures approaching further North than previously expected. So with Today’s…
DetailsThe story of this Summer so far has been two words…HOT and HUMID. Typical day temperatures surpassing the 85 to even 90 degree mark for many locations, while high elevations have been hovering around the 80 degree mark. Looking at this weekend, temperatures are going to continue to climb the ladder, so much so, that a…
DetailsMonday will feature the most widespread Severe Thunderstorm threat of the season, in regards to how much of the State is in the SLIGHT RISK category as oppose to MARGINAL. Severe Thunderstorms will fire up along a front that will be passing through the State Tomorrow. The line of storms may not be a solid…
DetailsMuch like yesterday, scattered thunderstorms will be in the forecast state-wide, however this time around, there is more of an upside potential in terms of meeting Severe criteria. Timing: Storms will fire up in the mid-morning hours across Western PA and continue to develop and push Eastward throughout the Afternoon hours. The Storm Prediction Center…
DetailsAs if this week couldn’t get any hotter…well it will. More-so for Central and Eastern Pennsylvania. Both Friday and Saturday parts of Pennsylvania will be dealing with heat index values into the triple digits. Of the two days, Friday is expected to be hotter. Below is a heat index value chart the National Weather Service…
DetailsWe have good news and some bad news. The good news is guidance has backed off a bit on rainfall totals and shifted everything a bit south over the last 24 hours. The bad news is, the chance for rain remains throughout the whole state, but not as heavy as originally thought especially for the…
DetailsAN UPDATE HAS BEEN POSTED>>>>>https://paweatheraction.com/rainfall-totals-update-for-independence-day Unfortunately, over the last 24 hours guidance has trended North with a low pressure system that will be impacting us Monday into Tuesday. Now, this puts most of the state under the gun for some heavy rainfall. This time yesterday, it looked as if only extreme Southern PA would have…
DetailsAs the latest short range guidance flows in, the STORM PREDICTION CENTER has UPGRADED much of the state in their respected categorical risks. Here’s their latest: In their discussion they state that damaging winds and hail will be the primary threat, with the potential of rotating storms. These storms that do rotate and become what…
DetailsAlthough we don’t expect this to be a significant event, the Storm Prediction Center has upgraded NE-PA to a slight risk. Their discussion mentions this, “SLIGHT RISK FOR HAIL…WIND…AND PERHAPS A BRIEF/WEAK TORNADO.” The slight risk covers much of Eastern Upstate New York as well, and if there were to be a brief tornado it…
DetailsIt is hard to believe we are already at the end of June and forecasting the 4th of July Weekend. Time is truly flying by this year! Like the title states, there is the potential of some showers and storms for the 4th of July Weekend. They will come in 2 waves. Wave #1: Much…
DetailsThe latest from the Storm Prediction Center has now placed areas in Eastern PA under a SLIGHT RISK for severe weather. This is an upgrade from their last update from earlier this morning. Timing: There will be TWO lines that will move through the area both impacting Eastern PA the greatest. The first line will…
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