The driest weekend in a long time is in store for our area!
When the calendar flipped from October to November, the summer-like warmth of last week became a distant memory as snow squalls whitened the higher elevations…
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Widespread first flakes of snow possible across the region Tuesday night!
The cold front that squelched our late-season warmth is well south of our area. Precipitation from a surface low rippling along the front will soon…
Weekend cold front will squelch the warmest weather we will likely enjoy until next Spring
Temperatures across the region today soared well into the 70s - and even into the 80s in some of the valley locations! I hope everyone…
Indian Summer Skies
After yet another damp weekend, temperatures and humidity will increase this week as a sprawling surface high coddles our area with Indian Summer conditions. Daytime…
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First flakes possible in the highest elevations this evening!
A large surface low located over the Canadian Maritimes is driving colder air into our region on gusty NW wind today. Meanwhile, an area of…
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
Another unsettled weekend ending with possible wintry tease nearby…
A complex system will deliver yet another wet weekend to our area. However, this time, there could be a tease of snow showers in the…
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
One more beautiful dry day before our usual weekend soaking arrives early Saturday
Greetings! I hope everyone was able to spend some quality time with this week's spectacular Autumn weather! If not, you have one more chance tomorrow…
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
A frosty start leads into a seasonably cool and dry week with increasingly colorful foliage!
Greetings! Last weekend's system delivered 1-2" rain to most of northeastern Pennsylvania, with the exception of southeastern Monroe and southeastern Pike counties which had less…
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
One more day to enjoy Summer’s Reprise as prolonged period of below-normal temperatures commences this weekend
Greetings! This week featured summery warmth and humidity, with temperatures soaring into the 70s and 80s every day! I hope everyone was able to spend…
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
Spectacular autumn warmth this week will yield to colder weather this weekend into next week
Thankfully for us, and unfortunately for others, the focus of the epic flooding from last weekend's system stayed to our east, as illustrated by…
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
Flooding Possible from The Ghost of Ophelia
A potential flooding situation is unfolding for later tonight through Friday. An upper-level low approaching from the west will ingest tropical moisture - including…
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Ophelia’s Influence Lingers
Ophelia unleashed a torrent of rain upon much of the region this weekend, with a radar-estimated amount of 4"-5" over a large area in…
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
The Autumn season will be greeted by a hybrid nor’easter
The disturbance off the Southeast Coast officially strengthened into Tropical Storm Ophelia today, currently with 60mph wind. Ophelia will make landfall in North Carolina tonight…