Rinse and Repeat: Cold and Blustery Conditions On Tap This Week

 

It was a wild wintry weather weekend across the state. Much of Pennsylvania experienced a combination of snow, rain, and even ice to end the day. As a storm system moved through, much of the state first saw snow that after a few hours changed over to rain. State College received around half an inch of snow before it transitioned over that evening. As Saturday turned to Sunday, rain hampered travel, but it was short lived as a cold front brought dropping temperatures and some backend snow showers for many, especially west of I-99. Much of Centre County added about a tenth of an inch of snowfall over Sunday night.

This pattern will continue today, as the wind threat will elevate across the entire state. Gusts of over 40 miles per hour are possible, leading to the National Weather Service issuing High Wind Warnings for portions of the commonwealth. Temperatures should only peak in the low-to-mid twenties in and around State College, with feels like values barely above 10 degrees.

The active weather pattern we experienced last week is in the rear view mirror, as precipitation chances are down for the foreseeable future. We’ve been watching a potential coastal storm grazing the I-95 corridor, but current model projections have this storm staying out at sea as it passes the northeast on Thursday. In lieu of that, Central Pennsylvania will stay dry, cold, and windy.