Much calmer, dry and cooler this weekend across south-central Pennsylvania

Much lighter winds are expected today around 5 to 15 mph. They do pick up overnight into early Sunday as a cold front swings through. The front will only produce some clouds without rain.

REPORTING. WELL, HERE LOCALLY. RYAN. THE BIG QUESTION, OF COURSE, IS WHAT WILL THE WEEK LOOK LIKE AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYS WEATHER WISE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE WE’LL SEE A COUPLE OR FEW CHANCES OF SOME SHOWERS THIS WEEK. IT’S MAINLY GOING TO BE TUESDAY AND THEN CHRISTMAS DAY. AND THEN THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS IS WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF THE BEST CHANCES OF SOME SHOWERS. BUT IN TERMS OF THE WEEKEND AHEAD, WE’RE GOING TO BE STAYING SEASONABLE. IT WILL BE DRY, NOT AS WINDY, I’LL DEFINITELY SAY NOT AS WINDY AS YESTERDAY. IT WAS VERY IT WAS CHAOTIC YESTERDAY, BUT WE ARE DEFINITELY CALMER FOR TODAY. GETTING INTO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL BE A CHILLY START TO THE WORKWEEK. WILL BE DIPPING DOWN TO THE 30S WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. THEN THE NEXT CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS WILL BE COMING IN AROUND TUESDAY. COULD SEE A WINTRY MIX TO START YOUR DAY FOR YOUR TUESDAY, THEN TRANSITION TO RAIN FOR YOUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN LOOKING AT A FEW RAIN CHANCES WITH SOME MILDER AIR COMING IN AS WE GET INTO CLOSER TO CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS DAY. SO FOR THIS EVENING, EXPECT MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS. SEASONABLY CHILLY WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH, 32 TO 36 DEGREES, THEN DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOWER 30S. WELL, THE TEMPERATURES WILL STAY RELATIVELY STEADY. THEY’LL DROP SOME DOWN TO 32 DEGREES FOR TONIGHT. NOT AS COLD DOWN INTO THE 20S LIKE WE’VE DEALT WITH IN PREVIOUS NIGHTS. WE’LL STILL HAVE A LIGHT WIND THAT’LL START SWITCHING TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 5 TO 15MPH, BUT WE WILL SEE SOME PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. SO WE DO SEE SOME SOME CLOUDS FROM UPSTREAM MOVING INTO THE AREA AS WE GET INTO TONIGHT. BUT FOR TOMORROW WE’LL START WITH SOME MORNING CLOUDS, THEN BREAK OUT INTO SOME SUNSHINE. THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE IT WILL BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE BREEZY THOUGH. I’LL SAY 10 TO 15MPH OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST COULD GUST TO 25MPH, BUT REMAINING COOL. I WOULD ALSO SAY SEASONABLY COOL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. SO IF YOU’RE HEADED TO THE TO TO THE CHRISTMAS MAGIC, PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR 5:00. COLD STILL RIGHT AROUND 7:00, BUT WE’LL STILL HAVE THOSE STEADY TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND THE LOWER 30S AGAIN. THAT WILL BE FROM FROM 5 TO 9 ONCE AGAIN. BUT WINTER, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? WINTER’S ALREADY BEGINNING FOR TOMORROW. I FEEL LIKE IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY THAT IT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER. BUT THE WINTER SOLSTICE STARTS AT 10:03 A.M. IT’LL BE NINE HOURS, 18 MINUTES AND THREE SECONDS OF DAYLIGHT FOR TOMORROW. SUN REACHES 2026 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON AT NOON, AND THEN WILL BE AT ITS LOWEST NOON SUN ANGLE FOR THE YEAR. AS WE GET INTO AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW. NOW, THE ALMANAC FOR THE DAY 41 DEGREES IS WHAT WE HIT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. 42 IS WHAT WE EXPECT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND IN TERMS OF OUR LOWS, RIGHT AROUND PAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT INTO THE 20S IS WHAT WE EXPECT NOW. TEMPERATURES INTO THE 30S NOW OR 32. IN LANCASTER WE ARE 34 IN HARRISBURG, 30 DEGREES IN LEWISTOWN. AT THIS TIME. YOU CAN SEE THE WINDS ARE FAIRLY CALM NOW. STILL SEE, SEE A TEN MILE PER HOUR BREEZE IN CHAMBERSBURG, A SIX MILE PER HOUR BREEZE IN GETTYSBURG. AND WE’LL START TO SEE BETWEEN A 5 TO 10 MILE PER HOUR BREEZE FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING GETTING INTO TONIGHT. AND YOU CAN SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES USUALLY, LIKE I MENTIONED, WE’RE RIGHT INTO THE LOWER 40S IS WHAT WE EXPECT. WE DO DROP DOWN TO UNSEASONABLY CHILLIER CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY. THEN WE GO BACK UP IN THOSE TEMPERATURES AS WE GET CLOSER TO HERE’S CHRISTMAS DAY, 48 DEGREES. AND THEN THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS, GETTING BACK TO THAT 50 MARK FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK. STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK. YOU CAN SEE MAINLY CLEAR CONDITIONS, BUT WE ZOOM OUT, WE CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THAT’S GOING TO START TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THAT’S WHAT’S GOING TO INCREASE OUR CLOUDS AS WE GET INTO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY INTO TOMORROW MORNING. BUT WE’LL STILL HAVE THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD AS WE GET INTO SUNDAY DURING THE DAY. AND IT WILL STILL SEE SOME SOME DECENT CONDITIONS FOR TOMORROW, THINGS STILL REMAINING CALM FOR THE MOST PART, EXCEPT FOR THAT BREEZE THAT WILL BE PICKING UP AND HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS AS WE GET INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKWEEK FOR YOUR MONDAY. BUT WE DO INCREASE IN THAT CLOUD COVER AS WE GET INTO MONDAY. YOU CAN SEE FOR TUESDAY LOOKING AT THE CHANCE OF A MORNING WINTRY MIX, AND THEN TO RAIN SHOWERS FOR OUR TUESDAY AT THIS TIME. AND THEN AS WE GET INTO OUR WEDNESDAY, LOOKING AT MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS INTO THE LOWER 40S, THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR LATE NEXT WEEK IS

Much calmer, dry and cooler this weekend across south-central Pennsylvania

Much lighter winds are expected today around 5 to 15 mph. They do pick up overnight into early Sunday as a cold front swings through. The front will only produce some clouds without rain.

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Updated: 7:09 PM EST Dec 20, 2025

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Tonight, clouds increase ahead of a cold front which is slated to cross the area in the morning. Winds will increase late and continue into the first half of Sunday out of the west-northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to 25.Morning clouds Sunday give way to increasing sunshine in the afternoon. Highs are seasonable in the low 40s.High pressure provides mostly sunny skies Monday but won’t do much to warm temperatures. Highs stay in the mid to upper 30s.A boundary approaching Monday into early Tuesday may produce a wintry mix for the morning Tuesday. We are keeping an eye on the potential. Right now, there is not a lot of moisture to work with, but we’ll keep you posted. You can expect plenty of clouds and highs in the low 40s.Another system will bring a few showers on Christmas Day into Friday. Temperatures are milder in the upper 40s Thursday and low 50s Friday.Have a great day!~ Ryan

Tonight, clouds increase ahead of a cold front which is slated to cross the area in the morning. Winds will increase late and continue into the first half of Sunday out of the west-northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to 25.

Morning clouds Sunday give way to increasing sunshine in the afternoon. Highs are seasonable in the low 40s.

High pressure provides mostly sunny skies Monday but won’t do much to warm temperatures. Highs stay in the mid to upper 30s.

A boundary approaching Monday into early Tuesday may produce a wintry mix for the morning Tuesday. We are keeping an eye on the potential. Right now, there is not a lot of moisture to work with, but we’ll keep you posted. You can expect plenty of clouds and highs in the low 40s.

Another system will bring a few showers on Christmas Day into Friday. Temperatures are milder in the upper 40s Thursday and low 50s Friday.

Have a great day!

~ Ryan