Weekend Winter Wrap-Up

A potent winter storm brought double-digit snowfall totals across much of eastern Pennsylvania. Western regions, including Pittsburgh and Erie, only received totals up to an inch, while totals gradually increased eastward with a couple inches in State College and 4-5″ in the Harrisburg area.

These high precipitation amounts were a result of a coastal low that traveled northward up the East Coast throughout the weekend, bringing in plenty of moisture off of the Atlantic Ocean. Although the heaviest snowfall has passed, a few regions in the Poconos and Philadelphia metro area are still under winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings, respectively.

Turning to the rest of the week, the sun will briefly return tomorrow before another low pressure system moves through on Wednesday. This mixed precipitation event will bring a few inches of snowfall to western PA, although areas impacted by this weekend’s storm should not expect to add much to their snowpack, as precipitation will likely change over to rain as it heads eastward. Temperatures will slowly begin to climb after Wednesday, with the 50 degree mark in sight for many over the weekend.