Snow Friday, then blustery, bone-chilling weekend ahead in south-central Pa.
TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. NOW THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST, WITH METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE’LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT SNOW AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY HERE ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, BUT OTHERWISE IT’S GOING TO BE QUIET AS WE GO INTO TODAY AND TOMORROW. THAT LIGHT SNOW ON FRIDAY COATING TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED AND BEHIND IT IT’S GOING TO GET COLD ONCE AGAIN, INCLUDING HERE IN YORK. WE GOT A NICE BLUE SKY RIGHT NOW IN YORK CITY ITSELF. AND CURRENT CONDITIONS IN YORK IS 29 DEGREES. SAME THING IN LANCASTER, 30 IN HARRISBURG AND CARLISLE. THE FREEZING MARK, 32 IN GETTYSBURG AND 27 UP IN LEWISTOWN. STORM TRACK LIVE RADAR NETWORK IS QUIET. WE HAVE THAT NICE CLEAR SKY ACROSS MOST OF PENNSYLVANIA. ACTUALLY, AT THE MOMENT HERE, SOME CLOUDS THERE. OFF TO THE WEST WE’LL HAVE A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, AND THEN EVENTUALLY A MIX OF SOME SUN AND CLOUDS OR STARS AND CLOUDS, DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF DAY. WE’LL SEE. ALSO, WATCHING THOSE TEMPERATURES GO FROM 32 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON DOWN TO AROUND 14 OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SO IT’S A COLD NIGHT, BUT A LIGHT WIND, SO IT’S NOT GOING TO BE TOO BAD WITH THE WIND CHILL AS YOU STEP OUT FOR YOUR THURSDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY AND COLDER. A HIGH WILL BE AROUND 28 ACROSS THE AREA FOR TOMORROW UNDER A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY, SO THE PREDICTOR REALLY GOING TO LOOK SIMILAR TODAY AND TOMORROW. WE GOT A LOT OF SUNSHINE. COUPLE OF CLOUDS HERE AND THERE TODAY. TONIGHT IS QUIET AS WELL. AND FOR YOUR THURSDAY VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE NEARBY. AND THAT’S GOING TO HELP KEEP THE WINDS DOWN. AND ALSO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A CLEAR SKY FOR MOST OF TOMORROW. THEN THE CLOUDS WILL MOVE IN AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR FRIDAY. THAT’S BECAUSE OUR NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST, OFFERS A FEW SNOW SHOWERS AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY FOR THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE, AND ALSO FRIDAY EVENING. THIS MODEL IS ANTICIPATING A LITTLE MORE DRY AIR THAN OTHERS HERE, BUT REGARDLESS, WE DON’T EXPECT THERE TO BE MUCH AT ALL. COATING TO AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. AS WE GO INTO YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT. SO ENOUGH WHERE YOU CAN SEE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT ON THE ROADS, BUT THAT’S PRETTY MUCH IT. BEHIND IT, THOUGH, IT GETS COLD. THOSE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE 20S AND 30S ON FRIDAY DOWN TO BELOW ZERO AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AND THE THING IS, IT REALLY DOESN’T CHANGE THAT MUCH AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THAT’S BECAUSE STRONG WINDS WILL BE NEARBY. WE’LL HAVE GUSTS OVER 40MPH AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE A COLD DAY AS WELL. STARTING OFF WELL BELOW ZERO WITH THOSE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES. AND THEN BY THE AFTERNOON A LITTLE BIT BETTER GETTING INTO THE TEENS, BUT SOMETHING THAT WILL WANT TO BE AWARE OF FOR THE WEEKEND. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THAT ARCTIC COLD LASTING ALL WEEKEND ONCE AGAIN. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO BE OUTSIDE, JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT. AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY WITH THE STRONG WINDS. BUT CHECK THIS OUT. THE 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK. THE PATTERN SEEMS TO BE SHIFTING TO A WARMER THAN AVERAGE OUTLOOK HERE. SO FOR YOUR WARM WEATHER LOVERS, IT’S COMING. YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL JUST AROUND PRESIDENT’S DAY THOUGH, AND TEMPERATURES IN THE TEN DAY KIND OF REFLECT THIS, RIGHT? WE’RE GOING TO START AROUND THE FREEZING MARK TODAY, 28 TOMORROW, 30 ON FRIDAY. THEN WE GOT THAT ARCTIC BLAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHS UPPER TEENS AND LOW 20S. BUT THEN OUR TEMPERATURES CREEP UP INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S AS WE GO THROUGH NEXT WORKWEEK. AND OUR AVERAGE JUST FOR COMPARISON BY THIS TIME IS AROUND 40 DEGREES. SO WE CAN GET ABOVE 40. SU
Snow Friday, then blustery, bone-chilling weekend ahead in south-central Pa.
Updated: 3:34 PM EST Feb 4, 2026
The WGAL News 8 Storm Team is tracking a clipper that could bring snow to south-central Pennsylvania on Friday, followed by arctic cold with gusty winds into the weekend. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are Impact Days, meaning the weather will likely disrupt your normal daily schedule or routine. Snow showers FridayTiming: Light snow could develop across the Susquehanna Valley Friday afternoon into the evening, and end at night. It will be a quick-moving system. Totals: Right now, snow totals look low, but a coating to an inch is possible. Impacts: Snow-covered roads could create hazardous conditions, slow travel during the evening commute and slick roads.Gusty, cold winds Saturday and SundayBehind the system: After the snow, it will turn cold and very windy, as an arctic blast returns.Temperatures: Lows will be in the single digits, highs in the teens to 20 degrees.Gusty winds: Single-digit wind chills during the day and sub-zero wind chills at night.Precautions: Frostbite is possible with prolonged outdoor exposure overnight and early in the morning. Dress warm and cover exposed skin when outside.SOUTH-CENTRAL PA WEATHER RESOURCES: INTERACTIVE RADAR | ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS | CURRENT CONDITIONS | HOURLY FORECAST | 10-DAY FORECAST | WEEKEND FORECAST | MAP ROOM | DOWNLOAD THE APP | WEATHER EMAILS
The WGAL News 8 Storm Team is tracking a clipper that could bring snow to south-central Pennsylvania on Friday, followed by arctic cold with gusty winds into the weekend.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday are Impact Days, meaning the weather will likely disrupt your normal daily schedule or routine.
Snow showers Friday
Timing: Light snow could develop across the Susquehanna Valley Friday afternoon into the evening, and end at night. It will be a quick-moving system.
Totals: Right now, snow totals look low, but a coating to an inch is possible.
Impacts: Snow-covered roads could create hazardous conditions, slow travel during the evening commute and slick roads.
Gusty, cold winds Saturday and Sunday
Behind the system: After the snow, it will turn cold and very windy, as an arctic blast returns.
Temperatures: Lows will be in the single digits, highs in the teens to 20 degrees.
Gusty winds: Single-digit wind chills during the day and sub-zero wind chills at night.
Precautions: Frostbite is possible with prolonged outdoor exposure overnight and early in the morning. Dress warm and cover exposed skin when outside.
SOUTH-CENTRAL PA WEATHER RESOURCES: INTERACTIVE RADAR | ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS | CURRENT CONDITIONS | HOURLY FORECAST | 10-DAY FORECAST | WEEKEND FORECAST | MAP ROOM | DOWNLOAD THE APP | WEATHER EMAILS