Severe Weather Today

A prominent cold front is currently moving across the Commonwealth, bringing a line of potentially severe thunderstorms. Areas farther southeast are placed under a 3/5 severe storm risk, as issued by the Storm Prediction Center, with Central PA largely remain in a 2/5 risk. The largest severe threat will come in the form of damaging wind, although a few isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.

Following the departure of the cold front, temperatures will dip well below average, which will cause a change in precipitation type over to snow during the nighttime hours. Accumulations between 1-2″ across Central PA are expected, with higher totals in the northern tier. The morning commute could be treacherous from icy conditions due to below-freezing temperatures overnight.

Warm weather will slowly return as the week progresses, bouncing back above average by Thursday. Other than a few scattered snow showers, conditions are expected to remain dry through Friday.