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First Call Snowfall Forecast for Late Weekend Slushy Snow in Pennsylvania
It has become all too common in the 2020s to have the ingredients for a major snowstorm on the table but miss our opportunity. That…
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Refreshing Canadian airmass will provide temporary relief from the hot and humid weather.
A cold front pushed through our area Sunday evening, heralding a refreshing Canadian surface high. That high delivered lower humidity today, and temperatures will fall…
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Hot and humid weather will last through weekend and into next week.
A frontal zone will remain stalled near our area through the weekend. A hot and humid airmass will remain in place. Several weak disturbance will…
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Summery heat and humidity with opportunity for thunderstorms this week
The remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal inspired thunderstorms with heavy downpours over Southeast Pennsylvania today. A few storms managed to pop over parts of our…
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Holiday Weekend starts with refreshing reprieve. More heat on the way!
A cold front pushed through our area this afternoon igniting thunderstorms, some of which were quite strong. This front will herald low humidity, cool overnights,…
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A cold front will provide relief from this week’s inferno
Scattered thunderstorms popped in yesterday's heat and humidity, although they were localized. Here is a map of the estimated rainfall for the past 72 hours…
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Extreme near-record heat through Wednesday, relief arrives by Friday
The well-advertised heat wave is now upon us. Temperatures today soared into the 90s across our area, along with extremely high humidity. This pushed heat…
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Summer starts 10:42 PM Friday, heralding a period of extreme heat
Very warm and humid air currently pervades the area. A cold front will cross this evening, which will spark some thunderstorms. Less-humid air will briefly…
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Very warm and humid air arrives Wednesday, with hotter weather possible next week!
A stationary front lies draped east-west south of our area. This frontal zone helped maintain cloudy wet conditions through the weekend and into today. Later…
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Thunderstorms possible through Tuesday morning, very warm week to follow
A strong upper-level disturbance is approaching our area. It is currently igniting a severe weather outbreak across western Pennsylvania. Showers and thunderstorms will move into…
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One more summery day this week!
Canadian wildfire smoke imparted a hazy pall to the atmosphere this week, turning the sun into a cold red orb earlier this week. Meanwhile, a…
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Summery week ahead!
A powerful storm system unleashed over 2" rain onto parts of our area during the predawn hours Saturday. Along the southern portions of our area,…
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More rain on the way!
An area of low pressure is exiting to our northeast tonight, nudging a weak cold front southward through our area. Meanwhile, an upper-level trough digging…
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Breezy and cool weekend ahead with a splattering of showers through Sunday followed by a dry and milder Memorial Day.
A large upper-level low with numerous imbedded disturbances is spiraling showers around much of the Northeast and Great Lakes. Rainfall amounts as of early Thursday…
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Summer-like weather through Saturday
A cut-off low drew copious amounts of moisture northward over our area this week. This delivered a heavy soaking rain Tuesday and Wednesday, with 2-3"…