Dreary & Damp Thursday; More Rain Is On The Way For South Central Pennsylvania
Highs will stay in the 40s through Friday, then a warmup is in store this weekend.
STEWARDSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING. NOW, THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO. AND GOOD AFTERNOON. WE’LL HAVE MORE RAIN COMING IN DURING THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH TOMORROW, IT’S A LITTLE BIT DRIER. AN ISOLATED SHOWER CAN’T BE RULED OUT, BUT MOST OF THE DAY AND FOR MOST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A CLOUDY DAY AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY. THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY LOOKS DRY. SECOND HALF WE ARE WATCHING A LITTLE SYSTEM THAT COMES THROUGH COULD BRING US SOME RAIN, EVEN RUMBLES OF THUNDER AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. AND THEN SUNDAY. WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, BUT THE SECOND HALF OF SUNDAY IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, ESPECIALLY IN HERSHEY. RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT THE CLOUDS, A LIGHT BREEZE AND SOME RAIN FALLING THERE IN DAUPHIN COUNTY, BUT TEMPERATURES 44 IN HARRISBURG AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, 46 IN LEBANON, AS WELL AS LANCASTER, 48 IN YORK AND CHAMBERSBURG, 52. THE WARM SPOT IN CHAMBERSBURG FOR ADAMS COUNTY. AS WE LOOK AT STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK, YOU CAN SEE THAT RAIN GOING RIGHT ACROSS THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE HERE. AND THAT’S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE CONTINUE TO EXPECT FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. THEN WE’LL GET A BREAK FROM ABOUT 2:00, I’LL SAY, UNTIL ABOUT SIX. WE GET A BREAK FROM AT LEAST THE STEADY RAIN FOR MOST OF THE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND, THOUGH, ON THE BACK SIDE OF NEAR OHIO AND PITTSBURGH THAT WILL MOVE IN AFTER SUNSET AND BRING US MORE RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NEXT 12 HOURS, YOU CAN SEE THAT RAIN RIGHT AROUND 60% FOR THE AREA. AS WE GO THROUGH ONE AND 2:00, IT DROPS FOR A FEW HOURS THERE BETWEEN 3 AND 5, AND THEN PICKS BACK UP HERE AFTER SUNSET AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS HERE. SO LIKE I SAID, IT’S JUST ON AND OFF AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. FOR TONIGHT, EXPECT MORE FOG ACROSS THE AREA. COULD SEE SOME MORE FOG ADVISORIES FOR OUR REGION WITH TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND 40 DEGREES. IT’S GOING TO BE A DAMP AND MILD NIGHT TONIGHT. ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW, MORE CLOUDS THAN RAIN AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY, 46 DEGREES WILL BE THE HIGH. IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DRIER, BUT STILL KEEP THAT UMBRELLA AROUND. BECAUSE IF YOU JUST HAPPEN TO BE THAT ONE SPOT WHERE WE HAVE AN ISOLATED SHOWER, YOU’RE GOING TO WISH YOU HAVE IT. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE PREDICTOR TONIGHT. THERE’S THAT ROUND COMING IN AFTER SUNSET HERE. COULD BE MODERATE RAIN AT TIMES. THEN THE COLD FRONT COMES THROUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THAT BOUNDARY STAYS TO THE SOUTH. THAT’S WHY TOMORROW OUR RAIN CHANCES ARE LOWER. BECAUSE THE SHOWERS SHOULD STAY A LITTLE BIT FARTHER SOUTH. BUT I DO THINK, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, AN ISOLATED SHOWER CAN’T BE RULED OUT FOR YOUR FRIDAY. IF YOU’RE NORTH OF THE TURNPIKE, YOU SHOULD HAVE A CLOUDY BUT MAINLY DRY DAY AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY. THAT FRONT WILL LIFT TO THE NORTH. SHOULD KEEP US MOSTLY DRY THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY. BUT THEN SATURDAY NIGHT WE ARE WATCHING A COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH COULD BRING US SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IN FACT, YOU’RE WATCHING THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON SATURDAY OUT BY PITTSBURGH. LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL DIMINISH BY THE TIME IT GETS TO US THOUGH. HERE SATURDAY NIGHT, AS WE LOOK AT THE TEN DAY FORECAST, IT’S CLOUDY AND DREARY THE NEXT TWO DAYS, AND THEN WE SEE THINGS GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AROUND 62. BY THE TIME WE G
Dreary & Damp Thursday; More Rain Is On The Way For South Central Pennsylvania
Highs will stay in the 40s through Friday, then a warmup is in store this weekend.
Updated: 1:16 PM EST Mar 5, 2026
Good afternoon,The cloudy and damp conditions continue throughout the afternoon before rain returns this evening. It could be moderate to briefly heavy at times. Rain totals will range from 0.50″ to 1″ from the two rounds of rain today.Overnight lows will fall to 40 degrees under cloudy skies. Due to damp, calm conditions, fog will redevelop.We have one more cloudy and cool day on Friday, due to the persistent easterly flow. Isolated showers are possible, along with patchy drizzle. Highs will reach the mid-40s.WARMER WEEKEND:Saturday will start with cloudy skies, but breaks of sun are likely by afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 50s. A weak cold front will approach Saturday evening, leading to scattered showers. Sunday will be mainly dry, with more sunshine and highs in the low 60s.After a warm Monday, with highs around 66 degrees, we’ll take a run at 70 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday. A stronger cold front will approach on Thursday, leading to scattered showers and cooler, breezy weather at the end of the week. Expect highs in the 50s on Thursday and the upper 40s on Friday.Have a great day!
Good afternoon,
The cloudy and damp conditions continue throughout the afternoon before rain returns this evening. It could be moderate to briefly heavy at times. Rain totals will range from 0.50″ to 1″ from the two rounds of rain today.
Overnight lows will fall to 40 degrees under cloudy skies. Due to damp, calm conditions, fog will redevelop.
We have one more cloudy and cool day on Friday, due to the persistent easterly flow. Isolated showers are possible, along with patchy drizzle. Highs will reach the mid-40s.
WARMER WEEKEND:
Saturday will start with cloudy skies, but breaks of sun are likely by afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 50s. A weak cold front will approach Saturday evening, leading to scattered showers. Sunday will be mainly dry, with more sunshine and highs in the low 60s.
After a warm Monday, with highs around 66 degrees, we’ll take a run at 70 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday. A stronger cold front will approach on Thursday, leading to scattered showers and cooler, breezy weather at the end of the week. Expect highs in the 50s on Thursday and the upper 40s on Friday.
Have a great day!