Warmest Day Of The Week Thursday In South Central Pennsylvania
High temperatures will reach the mid/upper 70s on Thursday in the Susquehanna Valley.
WGAL AS THE MEDIA PARTNER FOR THE EVENT. NOW THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST MIKE SUSKO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP UP THE WARMING TREND AS WE GO THROUGH YOUR THURSDAY WITH HIGHS. ONCE AGAIN GETTING BACK INTO THE 70S. WE’LL STAY IN THE 70S ON FRIDAY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA, BUT THAT’S ALSO WE’LL START TO SEE A FEW SHOWERS. A BETTER CHANCE THOUGH, WILL COME OVER THE WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. AND THEN WE’RE BACK IN THE 60S AS WE GO INTO NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN THOUGH, AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY. BUT HERE’S A LOOK OUTSIDE HARRISBURG FROM OUR SKYCAM. BEAUTIFUL SHOT THERE OVER THE CAPITAL THIS EVENING. AND TEMPERATURES 57 IN HARRISBURG, 52 IN LANCASTER, STILL 61 IN YORK, 58 IN DOVER. UP IN DUNCANNON FOR PERRY COUNTY AS WELL. AND 55 IN CARLISLE. AS WE GO THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT, MOST OF US DROP DOWN TO AROUND 50 DEGREES FOR THOSE OVERNIGHT LOWS. SOME OF YOU IN THE COLDER SPOTS, THOUGH, MIGHT BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. AS WE GO INTO TOMORROW MORNING. ONCE THE SUN COMES UP, WE’LL GET BACK INTO THE 60S HERE AS YOU HEAD OFF TO WORK AND SCHOOL, AND THEN THE 70S FOR THE AFTERNOON UNDER A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY. AND AS I SAID, THE RAIN CHANCES DO RETURN THOUGH, AS WE HEAD TOWARDS FRIDAY, BUT ESPECIALLY SATURDAY. THAT WILL BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON. AND THEN IT WILL GET A LITTLE DRIER AS WE HEAD TOWARDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BUT RIGHT NOW, STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK IS QUIET ACROSS THE AREA. WE DO HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN OHIO, PARTS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT THAT’S ALL THE RAIN THAT WE WOULD BE GETTING HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. SO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IS GOING TO STAY DRY AS WE GO INTO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FOR YOUR THURSDAY, TOMORROW, A WARM FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AND WHEREVER THAT FRONT SETS UP ON FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE KEY BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE TWO EFFECTS. ONE IS THE TEMPERATURE. IF YOU ARE NORTH OF THAT FRONT, YOU’RE GOING TO BE A BIT COOLER COMPARED TO AREAS TO THE SOUTH. IT’S ALSO WHERE WE’RE GOING TO SEE THE SHOWERS REALLY KIND OF LINE UP AND FORM ALONG. NOTICE HOW WE’RE SEEING THAT SHOWER ACTIVITY, AT LEAST RIGHT NOW ON THIS MODEL, MOSTLY IN FRANKLIN, ADAMS AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES. THAT’S WHERE THE FRONT IS. IF THIS FRONT SHIFTS A LITTLE BIT FARTHER TO THE EAST, SO WILL THE RAIN SHOWERS THERE. AS WE GO INTO YOUR FRIDAY. BUT IT’S NOT FRIDAY’S RAIN THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING MOST OF OUR PRECIPITATION FROM. IT’S ACTUALLY SATURDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY MORNING. IF YOU HAVE ANY MORNING PLANS, YOU WILL HAVE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND, BUT THE WIDESPREAD STUFF HOLDS OFF TILL THE AFTERNOON AND IT WILL BE ON AND OFF AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME BREAKS IN THE RAIN, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT IS MORE WIDESPREAD. IT’S ALSO GOING TO BE A LITTLE STEADIER AT TIMES BEFORE IT ALL MOVES OUT. AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BY THE TIME YOU WAKE UP, SUNDAY SHOULD BE DRY AND WE’LL SEE. CLEARING FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. BUT HOW MUCH RAIN ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? GENERALLY A QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. SO NOT A LOT. WE WON’T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH FLOODING, BUT WE DO NEED QUITE A BIT OF RAIN HERE IN PARTS OF THE AREA. WE NEED OVER AN INCH, ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF ACTUALLY TO CATCH UP. MONTH TO DATE, SEASON TO DATE. AROUND HALF AN INCH HERE BECAUSE MARCH WAS A PRETTY RAINY MONTH FOR US. BUT YEAR TO DATE SO FAR IN 2026, WE’RE MORE THAN TWO INCHES BELOW AVERAGE AND WE START OFF DRY. LAST YEAR HERE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO WE’RE KIND OF SEEING SIMILAR SETUP RIGHT NOW FOR THE FIRST LITTLE BIT OF 2026, WHERE HOW THINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT DRIER, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AGAIN SATURDAY, THE BEST CHANCE OF SOME RAIN. WE’LL ALSO COOL DOWN TO THAT 56 DEGREES 62 ON YOUR SUNDAY WITH GRADUAL CLEARING 66 ON MONDAY. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SOME RA
Warmest Day Of The Week Thursday In South Central Pennsylvania
High temperatures will reach the mid/upper 70s on Thursday in the Susquehanna Valley.
Updated: 12:08 AM EDT Apr 23, 2026
Good evening,Tonight, lows will fall to 50 under mostly clear skies. Much warmer than the 20s we had just a few days ago!Thursday will be the warmest day of the week, as highs reach the upper 70s. Look for plentiful sunshine and a light northwesterly breeze.A warm front will move into western Pennsylvania on Friday. A few showers are possible under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will be cooler due to the clouds, near 70 degrees.Widespread periods of light rain are likely on Saturday, as low pressure crosses the state. However, there will be some breaks in the rain, especially in the morning. Highs will be cooler, in the mid-to-upper 50s. Sunday will be the drier half of the weekend. Look for gradual clearing and milder highs in the low 60s.We’ll have dry weather to start the workweek, with seasonable highs in the mid-60s. As a cold front approaches on Tuesday, widespread rain is likely. Highs will cool to 60 degrees.A few showers are possible Wednesday through Friday. Temperatures will remain steady in the low-to-mid 60s, and lows will fall to the upper 40s.Have a great night!
Good evening,
Tonight, lows will fall to 50 under mostly clear skies. Much warmer than the 20s we had just a few days ago!
Thursday will be the warmest day of the week, as highs reach the upper 70s. Look for plentiful sunshine and a light northwesterly breeze.
A warm front will move into western Pennsylvania on Friday. A few showers are possible under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will be cooler due to the clouds, near 70 degrees.
Widespread periods of light rain are likely on Saturday, as low pressure crosses the state. However, there will be some breaks in the rain, especially in the morning. Highs will be cooler, in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Sunday will be the drier half of the weekend. Look for gradual clearing and milder highs in the low 60s.
We’ll have dry weather to start the workweek, with seasonable highs in the mid-60s. As a cold front approaches on Tuesday, widespread rain is likely. Highs will cool to 60 degrees.
A few showers are possible Wednesday through Friday. Temperatures will remain steady in the low-to-mid 60s, and lows will fall to the upper 40s.
Have a great night!