Light snow developing tonight; tracking unsettled pattern through next week across south-central Pennsylvania

A clipper will bring a quick coating to 1″ of snow across the area overnight through early Wednesday. Another chance for rain & snow is on the table for Thursday along with next week.

HAVING A GOOD TIME, ENJOYING THE SNOW AND RAIN IN SOME AREAS. COULD SEE SOME LIGHT COATING OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. SO NOT DONE WITH THIS YET. YES. NOT NOT DONE WITH THE SNOW COMPLETELY STILL IN THE WINTER TIME. SO WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE CHANCES FOR SOME FOR SOME SNOW AND ONE OF THOSE CHANCES FOR TONIGHT, WHICH WE HAVE IT AS AN IMPACT NIGHT FOR THAT COATING TO ONE INCH OF SOME SNOW, BUT MAINLY BECAUSE IT JUST ALLOW FOR SOME EXTRA TIME WHEN YOU GO TO WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO WORK FOR TOMORROW MORNING. NOW POSSIBLE RAIN AND SNOW IS ON TAP FOR US THURSDAY. BUT THE SYSTEM THOUGH LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE PASSING MAINLY TOWARDS MAINLY SOUTH OF OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY FOR THURSDAY EVENING. BUT THEN ONCE WE GET TO THE WEEKEND IT WILL BE DRY AND PLEASANT WITH HIGHS REACHING THE 50S. SO DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. SO FOR THIS EVENING, EXPECT A FEW MORE CLOUDS TO DEVELOP. BRISK AND COLD CONDITIONS 28 DEGREES WILL REMAIN STEADY IN TERMS OF THOSE TEMPERATURES FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT WE’LL HAVE THAT LIGHT SNOW START TO COME IN AND THAT WILL BE PUTTING DOWN ABOUT A COATING TO ONE INCHES OF SNOW. SO IT COULD BE MAKING SOME SLICK SPOTS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THEN THAT SNOW WILL BE ENDING FOR TOMORROW MORNING. WE’LL SEE SOME CLEARING FOR THE AFTERNOON. WE’LL SEE RIGHT AROUND 46 DEGREES IN TERMS OF THOSE TEMPERATURES. BUT HERE’S THE DESCRIPTION IN TERMS OF OF TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AGAIN THE TIMING IS FROM ABOUT 1 A.M. TO 9 A.M. WEDNESDAY FOR THAT CLIPPER SYSTEM, BRINGING THAT LIGHT SNOW OF ABOUT COATING TO ONE INCH. BUT WITH THAT COATING, IT COULD MAKE FOR SOME SLICK CONDITIONS. SO JUST GIVE YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME. WHEN YOU’RE GETTING UP FOR WORK TOMORROW, YOU’LL PROBABLY SEE A FEW FLAKES FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AS YOU WAKE UP, BUT JUST KEEP THIS IN MIND FOR TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 30S. WE’RE INTO THE MID 30S FOR GETTYSBURG AND CHAMBERSBURG. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE WINDS, WE’RE STILL WE’RE STILL OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST BETWEEN GENERALLY TEN, 15MPH OR 10MPH IN LEBANON, A 13 MILE PER HOUR BREEZE IN LANCASTER. BUT IT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THE LOWER 20S IN SOME COMMUNITIES, MID 20S IN OTHER AREAS, AND IT’S JUST MAKING IT FEEL MUCH COLDER OUT THERE. BUT WE’LL SOON START TO SEE THOSE WINDS RELAX BRIEFLY FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. AND THEN ONCE WE GET INTO TOMORROW, YOU CAN SEE THE WINDS DO GO BACK UP OR THEY WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ONCE WE GET INTO THE EVENING TIME. SO STORM TEAM, LIVE RADAR NETWORK. ALL IS QUIET FOR THE MAJORITY OF US. YOU CAN SEE JUST SOME CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH. BUT HERE’S THAT CLIPPER SYSTEM THAT’S OFF TOWARDS OUR NORTHWEST IN THE UPPER MIDWEST, THAT’S GOING TO START TO MOVE INTO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY LATER ON TONIGHT. SO LET’S TIME IT OUT FOR YOU. SO AS WE GO THROUGH THE EVENING, WE’LL SEE SOME CLOUDS INCREASE. HERE COMES SOME OF THAT SNOW STARTS TO SIDESWIPE OUR NORTHERN COMMUNITIES TOWARDS MIFFLIN, JUNIATA AND PERRY COUNTIES AND THEN BECOMES A LITTLE BIT MORE I DON’T WANT TO CALL IT WIDESPREAD. I THINK I’D SAY SCATTERED IN NATURE. AS WE GET INTO OUR WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT YOU CAN SEE COULD SEE SOME FLAKES FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AS YOU WAKE UP FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. BUT THEN HERE COMES THE COLD FRONT THAT’S GOING TO START TO MOVE THROUGH. AND AS THAT MOVES THROUGH THE VALLEY, THAT COULD SPARK OFF A JUST AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO. AND THEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH, COULD STILL SPARK ANOTHER SHOWER FOR US. FOR SOME COMMUNITIES. OR ONCE WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. BUT IT’S AN ISOLATED CHANCE. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT AS WE GET INTO OUR WEDNESDAY. NOW HERE COMES THURSDAY. HERE’S OUR PREDICTOR MODEL HIGHLIGHTING THAT WE COULD BE SEEING SOME SNOW, SOME RAIN, A LITTLE BIT OF SOME SLEET. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PINKS IN THERE. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE EXPECTING FOR THURSDAY. AND THERE’S A COUPLE OTHER MODELS THAT STILL BRING THAT SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH, OR JUST BRING THAT SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. NOW HERE’S WEDNESDAY, BY THE WAY. HERE’S THAT COATING TO ONE INCH OF SOME SNOW. AND THEN HERE COMES NEXT WEEK. ALREADY HAD SOME QUESTIONS FROM SOME FOLKS ABOUT NEXT MONDAY. NEXT TUESDAY. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? MY MY WEATHER APP IS TELLING ME IT’S GOING TO BE SNOWING, SO THERE IS A CHANCE. BUT IT’S A LOW CHANCE RIGHT NOW FOR LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS. AND THE TIMING OF THIS IS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BUT THERE’S STILL A LOT OF DETAILS TO BE DETERMINED. THIS THIS IS NO EXCEPTION. THIS SYSTEM WE’RE GOING TO BE HANDLING THIS LIKE WE HAVE WITH THE PAST. STORM SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO FINE TUNE THOSE DETAILS ON THE STORM TRACK. TIMING, TEMPERATURES, TOTALS IMPACTS. SO THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE. THAT’S WHAT WE’LL BE INVESTIGATING AS WE GET INTO THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SO WE HAVE THAT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR MONDAY, A CHANCE OF MIX TO RAIN FOR TUESDAY. AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD INTO NEXT

Light snow developing tonight; tracking unsettled pattern through next week across south-central Pennsylvania

A clipper will bring a quick coating to 1″ of snow across the area overnight through early Wednesday. Another chance for rain & snow is on the table for Thursday along with next week.

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Updated: 4:56 PM EST Feb 24, 2026

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Expect a few clouds to develop as we progress through the evening. Temperatures will drop through the upper 20s range later on. Winds will relax briefly before cranking back up with the passage of a clipper system tonight. IMPACT NIGHT:Tonight, a clipper will move toward the Susquehanna Valley, producing light snow. A coating to 1″ is possible, between 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday. Watch for a slick morning commute in some areas, and allow extra time for travel.The sky will partially clear Wednesday afternoon, and highs will reach 46 degrees. A few rain showers are possible, as a cold front passes Wednesday evening.After a dry start to Thursday, we’re watching another system that will slide by to the south Thursday evening. It may bring a wintry mix or rain to areas mainly south of the PA Turnpike, but the chance has been decreasing. Thursday’s highs will reach the upper 30s.High pressure will build east Friday, leading to sunshine and highs near 40 degrees.The last day of February looks dry and milder. Highs will reach 50 degrees on Saturday. A dry cold front will bring temperatures down to 44 degrees on Sunday, as March rolls in.We’re watching a chance for snow heading into Monday and a mix to rain Tuesday into Wednesday.

Expect a few clouds to develop as we progress through the evening. Temperatures will drop through the upper 20s range later on. Winds will relax briefly before cranking back up with the passage of a clipper system tonight.

IMPACT NIGHT:
Tonight, a clipper will move toward the Susquehanna Valley, producing light snow. A coating to 1″ is possible, between 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday. Watch for a slick morning commute in some areas, and allow extra time for travel.

The sky will partially clear Wednesday afternoon, and highs will reach 46 degrees. A few rain showers are possible, as a cold front passes Wednesday evening.

After a dry start to Thursday, we’re watching another system that will slide by to the south Thursday evening. It may bring a wintry mix or rain to areas mainly south of the PA Turnpike, but the chance has been decreasing. Thursday’s highs will reach the upper 30s.

High pressure will build east Friday, leading to sunshine and highs near 40 degrees.

The last day of February looks dry and milder. Highs will reach 50 degrees on Saturday. A dry cold front will bring temperatures down to 44 degrees on Sunday, as March rolls in.

We’re watching a chance for snow heading into Monday and a mix to rain Tuesday into Wednesday.