Scattered Strong Evening Thunderstorms In South Central Pennsylvania
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move into the Susquehanna Valley after 5 pm. Highs will cool down to the 50s on Thursday.
FLORIDA. I’M LLARISA ABREU, BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT MIKE SISCO HERE. MIKE, I FEEL LIKE THE WEATHER IS FLIP FLOPPING HERE. IT WAS NICE THERE. IT’S BAD AND IT’S GOING TO CHANGE. WE’RE GOING TO GET THE SEVERE WEATHER WATCH HERE. YEAH WE’LL HAVE THE SEVERE WEATHER HERE. BUT THANKFULLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE WAITING FOR THE ARTEMIS LAUNCH, THEY SHOULD BE OKAY. AS WE LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR CAPE CANAVERAL, THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE 70S. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE STORMS THAT TRY TO FORM OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. BUT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE CAPE CANAVERAL SHOULD BE IN THE CLEAR FOR THAT. BUT BACK HERE AT HOME, AS THE CEO WAS MENTIONING, WE COULD SEE SOME STORMS, NOT RAIN. NOW IN LANCASTER, IT’S BEAUTIFUL OUTSIDE, BUT IN A COUPLE HOURS WE COULD SEE SOME STORMS FORM. IN FACT, WHEN WE LOOK AT STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK RIGHT NOW, NOTICE WE DO HAVE SOME SHOWERS TRYING TO BUBBLE UP THERE IN FRANKLIN, PARTS OF ADAMS AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY, AND EVEN SOME STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THERE JUST TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. AND THAT’S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA AS WE GO INTO THE EVENING HOURS. NOTICE THAT WE HAVE JUST SCATTERED STORMS REALLY ACROSS THIS ENTIRE REGION, BUT ONLY A FEW OF THEM HAVE A WARNING ON IT. AND THAT’S WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN AS WE GO INTO THE NIGHT. SO NOT EVERY STORM THAT FORMS IS GOING TO BE SEVERE, BUT THERE IS ENOUGH FUEL AND INGREDIENTS IN PLACE WHERE THE COUPLE STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. AND THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THAT LEVEL TWO OUT OF FIVE RISK ACROSS THE PARTS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. HERE WAS THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SOME STRONG STORMS, PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS. THAT WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN AS WE GO THROUGH THE EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONSIDERING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. RIGHT NOW, THEY’RE GIVING ABOUT A 40% CHANCE OF A WATCH BEING ISSUED HERE, MAINLY IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES. SO WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING DOES HAPPEN WITH THAT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. BUT REGARDLESS, WE ARE WATCHING FOR THOSE STORMS TO BUBBLE UP OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SO SEVEN, EIGHT, 9:00 WE START SEEING AGAIN, VERY POPCORN LIKE APPEARANCE, THIS RADAR. AND THAT’S WHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AS WE GO INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WE WILL LOSE THE SEVERE WEATHER PORTION OF THIS AS WE HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. BUT THE RAIN STILL IS AROUND. AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME SHOWERS AROUND HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MODEL IS JUST UPDATING AT TIMES, BUT WE DO EXPECT THERE TO BE A FEW SHOWERS AROUND FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. AND FOR SOME OF YOU, SO DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE’RE WATCHING. BUT OVERALL THE THREATS ARE PRETTY LOW. IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE CELLS HAPPEN TO TAP INTO ENOUGH ENERGY TO BECOME STRONG OR SEVERE HERE, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S, IT’S POSSIBLE IT’S 86 IN GETTYSBURG, 82 RIGHT NOW, AND CHAMBERSBURG, HARRISBURG, YOU’RE AT 7876. A NICE WARM DAY IN LEBANON AND 77 IN LANCASTER. BUT CHECK OUT THE TEMPERATURES AS WE GO THROUGH THE NIGHT. TONIGHT THEY DROP BACK INTO THE LOW 50S. AND TOMORROW THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THEY DON’T CHANGE MUCH AT ALL. SO YOUR HIGH IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE RIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AND THEN DROP THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE PERIOD THERE. AS WE GO INTO YOUR THURSDAY. CHAMBERSBURG MIGHT BE THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE RULE WHERE WE ACTUALLY GET BACK INTO THE 60S HERE. THIS IS A SETUP KNOWN AS COLD AIR DAMMING ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BY TOMORROW EVENING, WE’RE EVEN SEEING 40S RETURN TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. SO WE WILL SEE COOLER WEATHER RETURN BRIEFLY TOMORROW. BUT UNTIL THEN, WE WILL BE WATCHING FOR THOSE STRONG STORMS THIS EVENING. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE COOLER WEATHER COMING IN FOR YOUR THURSDAY HERE AS WE JUST CONTINUE TO WATCH THESE STORMS MOVE ON THROUGH. BUT THIS COLD FRONT, WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IS IT KIND OF STALLS RIGHT ACROSS THE MASON-DIXON LINE HERE. AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY, WE HAPPEN TO BE ON THE COLD SIDE OF IT, BUT THEN FRIDAY, WATCH WHAT HAPPENS. THIS WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD. TEMPERATURES WILL RESPOND IN KIND, AND WE WILL SEE OUR TEMPERATURES GO BACK UP TO THE 70S BY FRIDAY ITSELF. SO 52 TOMORROW FOR THE HIGH 74 ON FRIDAY, 78, MAYBE EVEN 80 DEGREES ON SATURDAY BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOOKING GREAT. SOME MIDDAY SHOWERS ON EASTER SUNDAY. SO SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND FOR SUNDAY PLANS. AND THEN NEXT WEEK I
Scattered Strong Evening Thunderstorms In South Central Pennsylvania
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move into the Susquehanna Valley after 5 pm. Highs will cool down to the 50s on Thursday.
Updated: 5:03 PM EDT Apr 1, 2026
Good evening,Scattered showers and thunderstorms return toward evening, ahead of a cold front. Isolated and scattered thunderstorms may produce damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and hail between 4 p.m. – 12 a.m Thursday.Tonight, lows will fall to the low-to-mid 50s, with showers ending.COOLER THURSDAY, WARMTH RETURNS FRIDAYThe cold front will settle along the PA/MD state line Thursday morning, leading to mainly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Temperatures will hover in the low 50s in the morning and afternoon, then drop to the upper 40s by evening. A few showers are possible, mainly later in the day.A warm front will lift north on Friday, and temperatures will rebound to the 70s. A few showers can’t be ruled out, but most of the day will be dry under partly to mostly cloudy skies.EASTER WEEKENDSaturday will be the warmer half of the weekend, with highs in the upper 70s and an isolated shower. Sunday will start dry, but an approaching cold front will bring widespread showers Sunday afternoon through early evening. Highs will reach the mid-60s.NEXT WEEKTemperatures will fall back to seasonable averages for early April. Expect highs in the mid-50s to low 60s under partly sunny skies. Lows will be cooler, in the 30s and 40s. Temperatures will trend warmer toward the end of the week.Have a great night!
Good evening,
Scattered showers and thunderstorms return toward evening, ahead of a cold front. Isolated and scattered thunderstorms may produce damaging wind gusts, heavy rain, and hail between 4 p.m. – 12 a.m Thursday.
Tonight, lows will fall to the low-to-mid 50s, with showers ending.
COOLER THURSDAY, WARMTH RETURNS FRIDAY
The cold front will settle along the PA/MD state line Thursday morning, leading to mainly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Temperatures will hover in the low 50s in the morning and afternoon, then drop to the upper 40s by evening. A few showers are possible, mainly later in the day.
A warm front will lift north on Friday, and temperatures will rebound to the 70s. A few showers can’t be ruled out, but most of the day will be dry under partly to mostly cloudy skies.
EASTER WEEKEND
Saturday will be the warmer half of the weekend, with highs in the upper 70s and an isolated shower. Sunday will start dry, but an approaching cold front will bring widespread showers Sunday afternoon through early evening. Highs will reach the mid-60s.
NEXT WEEK
Temperatures will fall back to seasonable averages for early April. Expect highs in the mid-50s to low 60s under partly sunny skies. Lows will be cooler, in the 30s and 40s. Temperatures will trend warmer toward the end of the week.
Have a great night!