Entries by Filippo Formica

A Brief Taste of Summer

Tuesday was a warm, but unsettled day across the Commonwealth, with strong thunderstorms across the northern tier of the state. Regions that did not see these storms ended up with a gorgeous day, with plentiful sunshine and temperatures in the high 70s and 80s. It was a humid day, with dew points in the 50s […]

A Quiet Week, Warmth on the Way!

Tuesday brought well below average temperatures and snow squalls to the Commonwealth. Temperatures were hovering in the 30s, with lows across Western Pennsylvania dropping into the teens as clouds began to clear and winds became calm. Wednesday will feature rising temperatures, with highs closer to seasonal for mid march. Today will remain dry, with some […]

A Wet Week Continues

A wintry mess moved through the Commonwealth Tuesday, spreading snow, sleet, and freezing rain throughout the day. Areas of the central mountains picked up as much as 0.2″ of ice accretion. As the day went on, most areas outside of the higher elevations switched over to plain rain as temperatures increased. Wednesday will feature cloudy […]

Temperatures Fall, Snow Chances Rise

A clipper system diving out of Canada draped a warm front across the Commonwealth throughout the day on Tuesday, allowing the entire state to rise above freezing for the first time in 18 days. This relative warmth will be short lived, but unlike the first 9 days of the month, there is no more arctic […]

Frigid Digits

A weak clipper system traversed Pennsylvania throughout the day yesterday, with some across the western portions of the Commonwealth seeing a quick coating of snow. Some snow squalls in northwest Pennsylvania allowed snowfall to accumulate an inch or two. Temperatures plunged into the single digits for most across the Commonwealth, with some areas seeing low […]

Remaining Cold and Overcast

After a bout of mixed precipitation impacting the state yesterday, conditions are looking to be more dry heading into the end of the week. For today, conditions will be cold, dry, and windy. As for tomorrow, conditions will be slightly warmer, yet remaining freezing. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy. Looking ahead to the […]

Drought Relieving Rain Today, Dry for Whiteout Weekend

Heavy rain moved into the Commonwealth throughout the day on Thursday, bringing much needed drought relief. Much of the Commonwealth is experiencing Moderate Drought conditions, according to the most recent US Drought Monitor. This stretch of rainy days won’t completely reverse the drought across the region, but will reduce the impacts in Western Pennsylvania. Rain […]

Storminess Returns Before Mid September Cool Down

After a return to seasonable temperatures on Wednesday, with mostly clear skies throughout the Commonwealth, big changes are on the way for the middle of September. After a chillier start to the week, Wednesday marked a return to some normalcy, with temperatures peaking in the low 80s. Thursday will be slightly cooler, with high temperatures […]

A Week Bookended by Storminess

A line of thunderstorms traversed the Commonwealth on Tuesday, knocking out power to over 500,000 customers. Wind gusts over 60 miles per hour were recorded from the Ohio state line through central Pennsylvania, before the line weakened in the eastern third of the state. Temperatures behind the line dropped over 30 degrees in some spots, […]

Rounds of Rain Return

The Commonwealth experienced a snap back to reality on Tuesday with high temperatures at or slightly below average. Skies were clear for the majority of the day, with high clouds beginning to move in during the evening ahead of our next storm system. This system produced severe thunderstorms throughout the great plains Tuesday evening. Showers […]