Winter storm forecast for South-Central Pennsylvania
Updated: 7:30 PM EST Feb 11, 2024
STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST MARYELLEN PANN. WELL, DESPITE THE CLOUDS THAT WE HAD YESTERDAY, TEMPERATURES MADE IT INTO THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 60S AND WE’RE STILL DEALING WITH OVERCAST SKIES TODAY. IT WON’T BE AS MILD, HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS. WE ARE TRACKING OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM, PROMPTING AN IMPACT DAY ON TUESDAY. RAIN WILL START MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN TRANSITION TO AND MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS ON TUESDAY. AND I’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP. BUT WHAT YOU WILL NOTICE THIS WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRENDING COLDER. IN FACT, WE’RE GOING TO DROP BELOW AVERAGE AS WE HEAD FURTHER INTO THE WORKWEEK. YOUR NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST CALLS FOR MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S STARTING OFF VERY MILD THIS MORNING. WE’RE ONLY GOING TO GET TO ABOUT 50 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL HAVE SOME CLOUD BREAKS TOWARDS EVENING TEMPERATURES FALL BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S OVERNIGHT. TONIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, NOTICEABLY COLDER. WE’RE IN THE 30S ONCE AGAIN. MID 30S ACROSS THE AREA. AND THEN TOMORROW MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN HOLDING OFF UNTIL LATE DAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MOST OF THE DAY IS DRY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S TO NEAR 50 DEGREES. A LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW. OUR YORK SKYCAM. WE DO HAVE SOME CLOUD COVER OUT THERE. SUN COMES UP A LITTLE AFTER 7:00 THIS MORNING AND TEMPERATURES A WIDE RANGE, BUT VERY MILD FOR THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. AND YEAR 49 IN LEBANON, 47 IN CARLISLE WE HAVE LOW 50S IN CHAMBERSBURG AND GETTYSBURG. BUT LEWISTOWN, 39 DEGREES AND SELINSGROVE COMING IN AT 40 DEGREES, COLD FRONT OFF THE COAST. BUT A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THAT FRONT AND MOVING ALONG, BRINGING SOME SHOWERS JUST TO OUR SOUTH. I HAVE A SPRINKLE POSSIBLE RIGHT ALONG THE MARYLAND STATE LINE, JUST BECAUSE THAT MOISTURE IS SO CLOSE, BUT IT’S BATTLING SOME DRY AIR, SO THAT THREAT IS VERY, VERY LOW. SO MOST OF THE DAY IS JUST A LOT OF CLOUD COVER HANGING ON OUR STORM SYSTEM THAT WE’RE WATCHING IS RIGHT HERE MOVING UP. IT WILL BE MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AND THIS IS THE SYSTEM THAT IS GOING TO BRING US THAT RAIN, SNOW MIX, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT PREDICTOR. SO AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY IT’S PICKING UP MAYBE ON A SPRINKLE OR A PASSING SHOWER. BUT OTHERWISE WE’RE LOOKING AT THE CLOUD COVER BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT. BUT THEN THICKENING UP AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS THOSE SHOWERS IN HERE BY THE EVENING HOURS, PICKING UP AN INTENSITY. YOU SEE THE COLD AIR WRAPPING IN. THIS IS 2 A.M. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES HERE. MIFFLIN AND JUNIATA COUNTIES STILL PLAYING RAIN. AND THEN IT CONTINUES TO TRANSITION TO SLEET. AND THEN OVER TO SNOW BEFORE IT STARTS TO EXIT. NOW THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS MOVING THIS MOISTURE OUT TOO FAST. SO A LOT OF THE OTHER MODELING AND HIGH RISE MODELS THAT I’M LOOKING AT KEEPS THAT SHOWER, RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER AROUND TILL THE MIDDAY HOURS. BUT A BULK OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE LIFTING OUT OF HERE. THEN THE WINDS INCREASE AND IT’S GOING TO FEEL QUITE BRISK AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. ON TUESDAY. NOW, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DID ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH YESTERDAY AND THAT GOES INTO EFFECT MONDAY EVENING TO TUESDAY MORNING. IT DOES INCLUDE OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS THE MORNING RUNS HAVE SHIFTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOW, OUR HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS MUCH TOWARDS THE NORTH. SO I DON’T THINK THAT THAT WATCH IS GOING TO STAY IN EFFECT WITH FOR US FOR MUCH LONGER. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON OUR PREDICTOR SNOWFALL, THE PINK IS INDICATING WHERE THE MORE MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL. WE’LL SEE SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS NORTH AND WEST. AND THEN FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST WHERE WE SEE MORE MIXING. OBVIOUSLY WE’RE GOING TO SEE FAR LESS SNOW. SO WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT MONDAY NIGHT RAIN WILL BE DEVELOPING. IT WILL BE MILD DURING THE DAY BUT COLDER OVERNIGHT. AND IT WILL TRANSITION TO A PERIOD OF SNOW BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH MORE MIXING TO THE SOUTH, LESS TO THE NORTH. SNOW ENDS MIDDAY. SNOW AND RAIN ENDS MIDDAY AND THERE COULD BE SOME PLOWABLE SNOW IN OUR NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES, MAYBE NORTHERN COUNTIES. TEN DAY FORECAST SHOWS VALENTINE’S DAY LOOKING GOOD. JUST A LITTLE BREEZY AND CHILLY. TEMPERATURES NEAR 40 DEGREES BUT FEELING LIKE THE 30S. A LITTLE CLIPPER COMES THROUGH. THURSDAY NIGHT COULD BRING US SOME SNOW SHOWERS, SOME LIGHT STUFF. TEMPERATURES THOUGH TREND COLDER, UPPER 30S ONLY FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR THE WEEKEND. AND WE’RE TRACKIN
Winter storm forecast for South-Central Pennsylvania
Updated: 7:30 PM EST Feb 11, 2024
A winter storm is set to bring a bit of everything, snow, sleet and rain, to South-Central Pennsylvania this week. Winter storm: Timing, trackRain starts Monday night and will transition to a wintry mix and snow overnight into Tuesday morning as cold air wraps in on the back edge of the storm.The WGAL News 8 Storm Team has designated Monday night into Tuesday as an Impact Period, meaning the weather could disrupt your normal daily schedule or routine.The storm is expected to continue through the midday hours on Tuesday.Susquehanna Valley counties to the north and northwest are expected to get more snow than southern counties, where more rain and a wintry mix are anticipated.There is a chance for plowable snow in the northern counties.Download the WGAL app for updates on our winter weather — iPhone | Android.Stay weather awareRADAR: Track wintry weather with WGAL’s interactive radar.CLOSINGS: See if schools, businesses, churches or other organizations are closing or delaying.LOCATION-BASED ALERTS: Instructions for activating our personalized weather alerts are here.ROAD CLOSURES: Our interactive traffic map is always updated with crashes, construction and road closures. It even has a weather radar overlay.EMAIL ALERTS: We’ll send you daily updates, or just alerts when snow, sleet or ice are headed your way.HOUR-BY-HOUR: See what you can expect every day with the hourly forecast.WEEKEND WEATHER: Know what to expect before you make your plans.10-DAY FORECAST: Check WGAL’s extended forecast here.
A winter storm is set to bring a bit of everything, snow, sleet and rain, to South-Central Pennsylvania this week.
Winter storm: Timing, track
- Rain starts Monday night and will transition to a wintry mix and snow overnight into Tuesday morning as cold air wraps in on the back edge of the storm.
- The WGAL News 8 Storm Team has designated Monday night into Tuesday as an Impact Period, meaning the weather could disrupt your normal daily schedule or routine.
- The storm is expected to continue through the midday hours on Tuesday.
- Susquehanna Valley counties to the north and northwest are expected to get more snow than southern counties, where more rain and a wintry mix are anticipated.
- There is a chance for plowable snow in the northern counties.
Download the WGAL app for updates on our winter weather — iPhone | Android.