Few showers tonight; pleasant weekend ahead across south-central Pennsylvania

A few showers are possible tonight as a cold front passes. Weekend looks pleasant & dry and summerlike warmth is on tap for next week. Watch the forecast to see how high temperatures get in the 10-day forecast.

THAT DECISION COULD COME, BUT WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT DOES. NOW THE W G A L NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST RYAN ARGENTINA STARTING TO SEE SOME SHOWERS MOVE IN ON CARLISLE RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE TOWARDS THE STREET LAMP SEEING SOME RAINDROPS STARTING TO FALL THROUGH TEMPERATURES. RIGHT NOW THEY’RE SITTING RIGHT INTO THE UPPER 60S FOR CARLISLE WITH SOME INTERMITTENT SHOWERS BEGINNING WITH A LIGHT NORTHERLY BREEZE. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT AROUND FIVE MILES PER HOUR. IN CARLISLE, YOU CAN SEE STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK SHOWING THAT COLD FRONT. YOU CAN SEE THE EFFECTS OF THAT COLD FRONT STARTING TO MOVE THROUGH WITH A COUPLE POCKETS OF SOME MODERATE SHOWERS COMING THROUGH. BUT AGAIN, IT’S A COLD FRONT THAT’S GOING TO MOVE THROUGH. AND IN THE WAKE OF THAT COLD FRONT, IT’S GOING TO BE ALLOWING FOR A PLEASANT WEEKEND. WE’LL JUST SEE SOME SHOWERS BEFORE SUNRISE FOR OUR SATURDAY AND DRY STRETCH CONTINUES WITH VERY LITTLE RAIN CHANCES OVER THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS, FOLKS. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND THURSDAY ESPECIALLY, WE’LL BE SEEING HIGHS GETTING INTO THE 80S. LOOK AT THAT FEELING LIKE SUMMER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. ALMANAC FOR THE DAY TODAY HIT A HIGH OF 73 DEGREES 62. THAT’S WHAT WE EXPECT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOOK AT THAT. JUST OVER TEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. NO RAINFALL RECORDED AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EARLIER. SO WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WITH A FEW SHOWERS COMING IN ALONG THAT COLD FRONT. STILL GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY BETWEEN 10 AND 20MPH FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT 48 TO 52 DEGREES. THEN FOR TOMORROW MORNING. STARTING OFF WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY AND COMFY. STILL A LITTLE BIT BREEZY INTO THE LOWER 50S. WILL GO FOR THE MORNING AND THEN WE’LL RISE TO THE LOWER 60S FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS STILL FEELING COOLER AND PLEASANT WITH A LIGHT BREEZE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, I’D SAY BETWEEN 5 AND 15MPH FOR YOU. SO POLLEN LEVELS FOR TOMORROW FOR THE TREES AND THE GRASS. IT’S GOING TO BE HIGH FOR TOMORROW. MOLD LEVELS ARE GOING TO BE REMAINING LOW, AIR QUALITY IS GOOD AND MODERATE UV INDEX GOT ABOUT A 30 MINUTE BURN TIME FOR YOU. BUT HERE’S OUR PRECIPITATION FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. LOOKING DRY. WE DO HAVE SPOTTY SHOWER CHANCES FOR BOTH AFTERNOONS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TRACKING, BUT IT’S A FAIRLY LOW CHANCE FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES ARE INTO THE 60S. YOU CAN SEE 68 IN CARLISLE AND CHAMBERSBURG PARISH, SIX IN GETTYSBURG, 63 IN HARRISBURG AND YORK. YOU CAN SEE WINDS HAVE CALMED, I’D SAY GENERALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10MPH ACROSS THE AREA. SOME OTHER SPOTS JUST LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN NATURE. SO YOU CAN SEE STILL WATCHING THIS COLD FRONT THAT’S GOING TO START TO PUSH THROUGH. THAT’S GOING TO BE ALLOWING A FEW OF THOSE SHOWER CHANCES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THEN ONCE THAT COLD FRONT STARTS TO MOVE THROUGH, YOU CAN SEE IN THE WAKE OF THAT FRONT, ALLOW SOME CLEARING. THAT’S GOING TO BE THAT WE’RE GOING TO BE SETTING UP WITH SOME MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS AS HIGH PRESSURE COMES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. THEN AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE, WE’LL START TO GET A BIT OF A MILDER INFLUX OF SOME WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH. THAT’S WHAT’S GOING TO BE ALLOWING US TO START TO RISE TO THE 70S AND EVENTUALLY TO THE 80S AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. BUT PREDICTORS HIGHLIGHTED. WE COULD SEE A COUPLE SHOWER CHANCES, ALTHOUGH BECAUSE HIGH PRESSURE IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, I REALLY THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING A DRY DAY FOR OUR SUNDAY. SO JUST KEEPING THAT IN MIND. SO UPPER LEVEL WIND PATTERNS, YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A BIT OF A TROUGH IS WHAT WE CALL THIS, THIS TROUGHING PATTERN TOWARDS THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY THAT’S GOING TO BE STAYING TOWARDS OUR NORTH. YOU CAN SEE A WARMER AIR MASS TO OUR SOUTH IS WHAT’S GOING TO START TO BUILD IN AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND. ALSO GETTING INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKWEEK. AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE GOING TO BE SEEING TEMPERATURES GETTING INTO THE UPPER 70S FOR OUR MONDAY WITH THAT ISOLATED SHOWER CHANCE FOR A SPOTTY SHOWER CHANCE, I SHOULD SAY, FOR YOUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BUT LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES GETTING INTO THE 80S, FEELING LIKE JUNE FOR YOUR TUESDAY, ALSO FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY. WE COULD BE. WE HAVE RECORD CHALLENGING WARMTH AS WE GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKWEEK NEXT WEEK. STILL FEELING LIKE SUMMER FOR THURSDAY. COOLER FOR YOUR FRIDAY, BUT THE NEXT BEST SHOWER CHANCES. FOLKS ARE G

Few showers tonight; pleasant weekend ahead across south-central Pennsylvania

A few showers are possible tonight as a cold front passes. Weekend looks pleasant & dry and summerlike warmth is on tap for next week. Watch the forecast to see how high temperatures get in the 10-day forecast.

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Updated: 11:38 PM EDT Apr 10, 2026

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As a cold front approaches the Valley from the northwest tonight, expect cloud cover to increase overnight. With the passage of the cold front, a few showers are expected between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Rain totals will only amount to a few hundredths of an inch. Lows tonight will be mild near 50 degrees. Sky cover will clear close to sunrise Saturday.To start the weekend, Saturday starts bright and pleasant, with a light breeze and seasonable highs around 64 degrees. Sunday will feature partly sunny skies and comfortable highs around 66.We’re in for a summerlike stretch next week. Temperatures will rebound to the mid-to-upper 70s on Monday with a few showers possible.Highs will soar to the low to mid-80s Tuesday through Thursday. It may even turn a little sticky, as dew points climb to near 60 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain chances will be minimal.A cold front will slowly approach toward the end of next week. A slightly higher chance of showers arrives on Thursday and again on Sunday. Highs at the end of the week will hover in the 70s.Have a great rest of your night!~ Ryan

As a cold front approaches the Valley from the northwest tonight, expect cloud cover to increase overnight. With the passage of the cold front, a few showers are expected between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Rain totals will only amount to a few hundredths of an inch. Lows tonight will be mild near 50 degrees. Sky cover will clear close to sunrise Saturday.

To start the weekend, Saturday starts bright and pleasant, with a light breeze and seasonable highs around 64 degrees. Sunday will feature partly sunny skies and comfortable highs around 66.

We’re in for a summerlike stretch next week. Temperatures will rebound to the mid-to-upper 70s on Monday with a few showers possible.

Highs will soar to the low to mid-80s Tuesday through Thursday. It may even turn a little sticky, as dew points climb to near 60 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain chances will be minimal.

A cold front will slowly approach toward the end of next week. A slightly higher chance of showers arrives on Thursday and again on Sunday. Highs at the end of the week will hover in the 70s.

Have a great rest of your night!

~ Ryan