Condition to Remain BRRRisk Across the Commonwealth

An arctic blast took hold across Pennsylvania on Tuesday, with high temperatures peaking into the teens and low 20s. Dangerous cold was felt across the Commonwealth this morning, with the majority of the state seeing low temperatures below zero, with some areas of the Northern Plateau getting as low as -18 degrees. Extreme Cold Warnings and Cold Weather Advisories continued throughout the day on Wednesday, with cold weather alerts still posted for regions west of Interstate 99.

There is some good news to be found in the next 24 hours. A slight warm up will occur as we move into Thursday bringing temperatures up to the mid 20’s. With a high of 26 and a low of 12, Thursday’s temperature’s will be in stark contrast to the previous couple of days. This warming trend will continue as we move further into the week and the weekend.

The week ahead will bring much of the same, as the worst of the cold moves out by the end of the work week. Temperatures will remain 5 to 10 degrees below our average temperature of 34. The later half of the weekend into early next week will see temperatures warming up closer to average, peaking into the low to mid 30s. The best chance for snowfall will be in western Pennsylvania on Friday, as a weakening clipper brings occasional showers to the region.