Winter begins at 10:27PM. A mild and rainy holiday week to follow…
The Winter Solstice occurs at 10:27 PM and marks the start of astronomical winter season. However, we will have to wait a while before…
The deluge ends with dwindling hopes of a white Christmas
A powerful storm churned northward along the Atlantic coast, unleashing torrents of rain upon our area. Widespread 1-3" drenched the region, with 4-5" inundating the…
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Residual Geminids tonight! Warmer-than-normal weather through this weekend with a strong storm Sunday-Monday
The annual Geminid meteor shower provided a spectacular display last night with around 100 per hour! The shower peaked early this afternoon, and high rates…
Geminid meteor shower tonight!
The meteor shown is an early Geminid captured by Tyler Schlitt last night in Missouri. The annual Geminid meteor shower is predicted to peak midday…
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Heavy Rain and Snow Potential!
RAINFALL POTENTIAL A strong cold front is slowly pushing eastward across the region, undercutting strong south wind aloft that is transporting tropical moisture all the…
Wild weekend ride with warmth, heavy rain, wind, thunder, and even some snow!
Snow showers graced the area with a coating to an inch of snow this morning. For some, this was the first measurable snow of the…
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Seasonably cool December weather through Thursday
TUESDAY Tuesday will feature variable clouds and seasonal temperatures. WEDNESDAY There could be some snow showers late Tuesday night into early Wednesday as a disturbance…
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Arctic air yields to warm unsettled conditions Friday through the weekend
A shot of arctic air provided the first widespread snow showers and whitening of the ground in our area for the 2023-2024 winter season. However,…
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Blustery blast of arctic air tonight through Wednesday
A strong surface low detonated off the Mid-Atlantic coast and spread heavy soaking rain into eastern Pennsylvania last night, unleashing a large swath of over…
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Brief wintry tease possible Tuesday afternoon
A cold Canadian surface high settled into the region today and was responsible for the sunny sky and light wind we experienced. It will also…
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A mild Friday will yield to a blustery weekend
FRIDAY Another mild day is in store for our area Friday ahead of an approaching cold front. Temperatures will soar well into the 50 and…
Mild and dry week followed by showers and a late-weekend pattern shift into colder than normal weather
This morning featured widespread teens across the area, providing the perfectly crisp late-autumn sunrise with a dense covering of frost crystals. Milder air will gradually…
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Dry and beautiful late-Autumnal weather augmented with snow showers in the northern higher elvevations
After a mild Thursday as a storm system slid mostly innocuously to our north, cooler air is now circulating into our region behind that system. …
Posted inNortheast PA - Mike Pontrelli
Slightly unsettled weather with a roller-coaster ride in temperatures this week
A storm system currently over the Great Lakes will travel well to our north tonight, dragging some showers across the area. Rainfall amounts will be…
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…