Dry Wednesday & Thursday, Snow Chances Friday, Frigid Weekend Ahead In South Central Pennsylvania
Weather likely to stay dry on Wednesday and Thursday. Light snow is likely on Friday and impacts the evening commute. Sub-zero wind chills return at times for the weekend ahead.
THERE’S NO TIMELINE ON WHEN THE ISSUE WILL BE FIXED. NOW THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO. GOOD TUESDAY EVENING. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WEEKEND, THOUGH, GOING TO BE ANOTHER ARCTIC BLAST. WE SEE GUSTY WINDS AND THAT ARCTIC AIR COMING IN. WE’RE GOING TO SEE THOSE BELOW AVERAGE OR BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS FOR SEVERAL HOURS, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY, INCLUDING IN LANCASTER. RIGHT NOW, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT SUN PEEKING OUT HERE BEHIND THE CLOUDS, AND OVERALL IT’S NOT BAD COMPARED TO WHAT WE’VE BEEN SEEING. 32 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN LANCASTER, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT TEN MILES PER HOUR, AND ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, 31 IN MIFFLINTOWN, 35 IN SHIPPENSBURG, AS WELL AS CHAMBERSBURG. IT IS 32 IN CARLISLE, AS WELL AS HARRISBURG, 34, IN DOVER AND YORK. AT THIS HOUR. CORALVILLE, YOU’RE SITTING AT 33. HERE’S A LOOK AT LIVE RADAR NETWORK. RIGHT NOW. IT IS QUIET ACROSS THE AREA. GOT SOME SNOW FLURRIES UP BY STATE COLLEGE THERE AND NEAR I-80. AS WE ZOOM ON OUT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SYSTEM THERE OFF TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OVER WEST VIRGINIA. EXPECT THAT TO STAY TO THE SOUTH, MAYBE BRING SOME FLURRIES TO D.C. AND BALTIMORE, BUT HERE LOOKS LIKE IT JUST STAYS OUT OF OUR AREA. MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES RIGHT ALONG THE MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA BORDER THERE. MAYBE IN PLACES LIKE NEW FREEDOM, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT’S GOING TO BE CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH THOSE TEMPERATURES BACKING OFF INTO THE 20S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, EVENTUALLY FALLING BACK TO AROUND 18 FOR OVERNIGHT LOW. IT’S GOING TO BE COLD AND CALM, AND IF WE CAN GET THAT CLEARING. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK TO MAYBE CLOSER TO THAT 60 DEGREE MARK HERE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. TOMORROW. MOSTLY SUNNY, ANOTHER CHILLY DAY, BUT NOT COMPARED TO WHAT WE’VE BEEN SEEING, RIGHT? 30 TO 34 FOR THOSE HIGHS ACROSS THE AREA. AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO BRIGHTEN UP OUR WEDNESDAY. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT PREDICTOR. WE’VE GOT THE COLD FRONT THERE TO THE NORTH AND WEST THAT COMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITHOUT MUCH FANFARE. JUST SWITCHES THE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST REALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THE NIGHT. TONIGHT, TOMORROW LOTS OF SUNSHINE. COUPLE OF CLOUDS HERE AND THERE, BUT OVERALL NOT A BAD WEDNESDAY IN FACT, MAYBE EVEN A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY COMING OUR WAY ACROSS THE AREA AS WE GO INTO YOUR THURSDAY. DARE I SAY, IT’S GOING TO BE A TERRIFIC THURSDAY COMPARED TO WHAT WE’VE BEEN SEEING. WE’LL SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S, BUT AT LEAST IT’S GOING TO BE DRY AND NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF A STRONG WIND THERE. AS WE GO INTO YOUR THURSDAY WILL STILL BE BRISK, BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE BLUSTERY OUT THERE NOW. FRIDAY WE DO HAVE THE AFTERNOON SNOW SHOWER CHANCE COMING THROUGH THE AREA. HIGHS ARE AROUND 30 DEGREES ON YOUR FRIDAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT COMES IN DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. SO LET’S TIME THIS OUT FOR YOU. FRIDAY MORNING CLOUDY BUT DRY. YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW THERE OFF TO THE WEST COMING THROUGH. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON EARLY EVENING, THAT’S WHEN WE START SEEING SOME OF THOSE SNOW SHOWERS KNOCK ON OUR DOORSTEP. IT WILL PASS THROUGH AS WE GO INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, AND THEN IT WILL DEPART. BY THE TIME WE GET INTO SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. AT THIS POINT. SO FOR OUR FRIDAY HERE, WE’LL SEE THAT LIGHT SNOW DEVELOP THERE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH HIGHS NEAR 30 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES ARE COLD ENOUGH WHERE IT WILL STICK VERY QUICKLY. IF IT DOES OCCUR IN YOUR AREA. SNOW TOTALS ARE MINOR. A COATING TO MAYBE TWO INCHES AT MOST EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA, BUT ENOUGH WHERE WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW, EVENING COMMUTE AND SLICK TRAVEL IN SPOTS. SO JUST BE AWARE OF THAT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. NOW BEHIND THAT SYSTEM IT GETS COLD. THAT SYSTEM IS GOING BRING ARCTIC AIR. CHECK OUT THE WIND CHILLS SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND EVEN INTO MONDAY. MULTIPLE HOURS THERE WHERE WE SEE SUBZERO WIND CHILLS. AND DURING THE AFTERNOON NOT MUCH BETTER. IN FACT, SATURDAY YOU CAN SEE IT’S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET OUT OF THE SINGLE DIGITS HERE. I DO THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING MULTIPLE COLD WEATHER ADVISORIES ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. THE THRESHOLD FOR THAT, BY THE WAY, IS A WIND CHILL OR AIR TEMPERATURE OF MINUS TEN OR LOWER. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL HIT THAT THRESHOLD AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT THE TEN DAY FORECAST. YOU CAN SEE THE 32 TOMORROW 28 IN SUNSHINE FOR YOUR THURSDAY. THERE’S THE AFTERNOON SNOW FOR YOUR FRIDAY, MAKING AN IMPACT DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BECAUSE OF THE COLD WIND CHILLS. THAT’S WHY THOSE TWO DAYS ARE IMPACTS AS WELL. ALTHOUGH WE WILL SEE SOME MORE SUNSHINE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WE GO INTO NEXT WEEK, WE GET RID OF THE WIND. THE TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO MODERATE A LITTLE BIT. 26 ON YOUR MONDAY. AND THEN AS WE FINALLY ACTUALLY GET A COUPLE OF DAYS ABOVE FREEZI
Dry Wednesday & Thursday, Snow Chances Friday, Frigid Weekend Ahead In South Central Pennsylvania
Weather likely to stay dry on Wednesday and Thursday. Light snow is likely on Friday and impacts the evening commute. Sub-zero wind chills return at times for the weekend ahead.
Updated: 4:40 PM EST Feb 3, 2026
A quick-moving system will pass to our south this evening through tonight, leading to isolated snow showers or flurries, mainly along and south of the PA Turnpike from 6 p.m. until midnight. The chance is slim, but if you do see a snow shower, you could get a quick coating of snow.Clouds will gradually clear overnight, with lows falling to the upper teens.Wednesday will feature mostly sunny skies and highs near freezing. Winds will remain light, around 5-10 mph.Thursday will be brisk and cold. Highs will reach the upper 20s, but it will feel like the teens to low 20s, thanks to a 5-15 mph breeze.We’re watching a clipper, which could bring light snow across the area Friday afternoon and evening. Right now, snow totals look low, but a coating on the roads is possible, slowing travel.It will turn windy and much colder behind that system, leading to highs in the upper teens and low 20s, and lows in the single digits over the weekend. Gusty winds will push wind chills below zero Saturday and Sunday nights.Next week, temperatures gradually moderate to near freezing again on Tuesday. There’s a chance of a wintry mix on Wednesday, and possibly a mix to rain on Thursday.
A quick-moving system will pass to our south this evening through tonight, leading to isolated snow showers or flurries, mainly along and south of the PA Turnpike from 6 p.m. until midnight. The chance is slim, but if you do see a snow shower, you could get a quick coating of snow.
Clouds will gradually clear overnight, with lows falling to the upper teens.
Wednesday will feature mostly sunny skies and highs near freezing. Winds will remain light, around 5-10 mph.
Thursday will be brisk and cold. Highs will reach the upper 20s, but it will feel like the teens to low 20s, thanks to a 5-15 mph breeze.
We’re watching a clipper, which could bring light snow across the area Friday afternoon and evening. Right now, snow totals look low, but a coating on the roads is possible, slowing travel.
It will turn windy and much colder behind that system, leading to highs in the upper teens and low 20s, and lows in the single digits over the weekend. Gusty winds will push wind chills below zero Saturday and Sunday nights.
Next week, temperatures gradually moderate to near freezing again on Tuesday. There’s a chance of a wintry mix on Wednesday, and possibly a mix to rain on Thursday.