Before the coldest air of the season arrives next week, the remainder of this week will bring above average temperatures. For most of October, the east coast has been under a strong ridge, allowing for warmer than average temperatures. Below is the GEFS model valid for Friday of this week. High temperatures will be in…
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Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s and 30s tonight across the entire state. As a result, the National Weather Service has issued Frost Advisories across much of Southwest PA, Southcentral PA, and Eastern PA. Although locations in Northern PA and the Laurel Highlands are not included, near-freezing temperatures are still expected. Below are the…
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Yet another winter is right around the corner, as Christmas is just 73 days away. Our Preliminary 2017-2018 Winter Outlook was posted yesterday. If you missed it, click here! Believe it or not, many areas of Northern PA typically see their first snowflakes in Late October. Below is a map displaying average first flakes county-by-county.…
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Meteorological winter begins in seven weeks. Yet in many areas, fall foliage color remains low. Will this warm and dry pattern continue into winter? We will do our best to answer that question in this year’s Preliminary Winter Outlook. Feel free to scroll to the bottom to view our snowfall and temperature outlooks. For those…
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After three weeks of no rainfall, the remnants of Nate will bring Pennsylvania much needed precipitation. Showers from the storm have already begun to stream into the area. Heavier rainfall will come into the picture by Sunday Evening. Here is the Future Radar for 9 PM Sunday. By this time there will be some heavier…
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A prolonged dry spell has significantly impacted fall foliage up to this point. For many areas in Pennsylvania, it has been three weeks since the last raindrop. This combined with the heat has slowed foliage change and resulted in many brown or even green leaves to fall. There is hope in sight, as a tropical…
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After a week of hot weather with temperatures in the 80s, suddenly we are looking at first frosts and freezes tonight. The National Weather Service has issued Frost Advisories for many areas north of I-80 with Freeze Warnings in the high mountains of Northcentral PA. Temperatures are expected to dip into the low to mid…
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Believe it or not, the year 2017 is 70% over. The leaves are beginning to change, and by this time next month many areas of Pennsylvania will be peaking regarding fall foliage. The past two years featured hot summers and warm falls. So much so, most of us have not seen snow in December since…
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Unfortunately, a very serious and catastrophic situation is unfolding right in front of us as Hurricane Irma approaches closer and closer to the United States. Hurricane Irma is currently a category five. Only three hurricanes in United States history have made landfall as a category five in the United States. Irma has the potential to…
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A tornado warned supercell thunderstorm moved through Adams and York County late this afternoon. The storms had a history of producing damaging winds and hail. Here is a video taken in West York, PA of what may be a tornado and a power flash. Check it out and give this video a share above!
We have been receiving a lot of questions over the last couple days about Hurricane Irma and its potential impacts on Pennsylvania. We would love to give you all definite answers, but unfortunately we are far too early to be giving definite answers. However, we are going to give you all the latest forecast models…
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Friday is the first day of September, and the first day of Meteorological Fall. Temperatures have been cooler than normal for a week straight, and this looks to only be the beginning. This time last year, temperatures were soaring into the 80s and 90s well into September. This year however, temperatures look to stay below…
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After sitting and spinning over the same areas over the Gulf of Mexico for the past several days, what once was Hurricane Harvey will push northeastward and impact our weather just in time for the weekend. The good news is, we are not expecting too much rainfall. But enough to make things dreary for at…
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Not often do we go outside our coverage area of Pennsylvania for forecasts, but this is not just about a forecast. A life or death situation is currently unfolding along the Gulf of Mexico in Texas due to Hurricane Harvey. Harvey made landfall late Friday night and early Saturday morning and has since dumped historic…
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As we receive the latest data for tomorrow’s severe weather, the trend has been for a later start time compared to what we were looking at last night. Western areas will still experience the storms first and should also expect the worst of the storms. A few discrete cells will likely develop around noontime ahead…
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