IMPACT SATURDAY | Snow headed for south-central Pennsylvania: Timing, totals
TEAM FORECAST WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FERREIRA. GOOD MORNING. IT IS 523. AND IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE AND THE WIND CHILL THIS MORNING. LOOK AT THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE READINGS. 18 IN CARLISLE, 18 IN YORK, 19 IN LEBANON AND LANCASTER AT 10 TO 20 MILE PER HOUR SUSTAINED WIND. AND THIS IS HOW COLD IT FEELS. THE WIND CHILL FEELS LIKE NINE ON YOUR EXPOSED SKIN IN YORK. FEELS LIKE FOUR IN LANCASTER, FEELS LIKE FIVE IN GETTYSBURG AND THE SAME IN LEBANON. SO MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP THIS MORNING, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS AT THE BUS STOP. NOTICE OUR SINGLE DIGIT CHILLS LAST THROUGH EIGHT 9:00, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE’LL SEE CHILLS IN THE TEENS. THIS AFTERNOON. 20 LATER TODAY. SO AS WINDS RELAX AND TEMPERATURES GO UP A LITTLE BIT TO NEAR FREEZING TODAY, THE WIND CHILLS WON’T BE AS HARSH LATER. NOW TOMORROW MORNING AT THIS TIME WE HAVE A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW TO DEAL WITH. WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS, SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. I THINK FOR THE MOST PART IT WILL IMPACT YOU EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SO SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE DEVELOPING MAINLY BETWEEN SUNRISE AND NOON ON SATURDAY, COATING TO AN INCH FOR MOST WITH SOME SLICK ROADS EARLY SATURDAY. BUT LATER IN THE DAY WE GET WELL ABOVE FREEZING. IT GETS TO 38 DEGREES, SO I DON’T FORESEE ANY PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS REALLY AFTER LATE MORNING. HERE’S OUR NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST FOR TODAY. WE HAVE INCREASING CLOUDS TO START. SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS OUT THERE. WINDS RELAX A LITTLE BIT THIS AFTERNOON. AND THIS EVENING YOU’LL NOTICE THEY’RE NOT AS STRONG. SO THE WIND CHILLS WON’T BE AS HARSH LATER TODAY. TONIGHT CLOUDY SKIES. SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS, MAINLY NORTH OF THE PA TURNPIKE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CLOUDS, IT’S NOT GOING TO BE AS COLD TONIGHT. 26 TO 30 FOR OUR OVERNIGHT LOWS TOMORROW WHEN WE SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURES WILL BE RIGHT AROUND FREEZING. BUT THEN THOSE TEMPERATURES GO UP INTO THE UPPER 30S LATER IN THE DAY, SO NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS LATER. JUST PERHAPS SOME SLICK CONDITIONS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. SO I’VE HIGHLIGHTED THAT AS AN IMPACT. MORNING FOR YOU TOMORROW. STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK RIGHT NOW. ALREADY STARTING TO SEE SOME CLOUDS SCOOTING INTO OUR WESTERN COUNTIES WHILE IT’S CLEAR EAST SERIES OF FRONTS LINING UP IN THE MIDWEST, PACKING SOME SNOW SHOWERS, PACKING SOME COLDER AIR. AND THAT’S WHAT’S COMING FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SO HERE’S THE PREDICTOR. NOTICE CLOUDS INCREASING THIS MORNING. THICKENING THIS AFTERNOON. MIGHT SEE A FEW BREAKS AS THE SUN GOES DOWN, BUT THAT’S ONLY TEMPORARY. I DO THINK THE CLOUDS COME BACK IN TONIGHT. AND THIS IS AT 1 A.M. ON SATURDAY. SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BETTER CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AROUND SUNRISE TOMORROW. NOTICE, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. THAT’S WHERE WE’LL SEE SOME STEADY LIGHT SNOW FOR AN HOUR OR TWO, MAYBE THREE HOURS AT THE MOST. PUTTING DOWN A QUICK COATING TO AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW, AND THEN THAT EXITS BY LUNCHTIME. IT’S OUT OF HERE LATER IN THE DAY, AND MAYBE A RAIN OR SNOW SHOWER LATER IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE FREEZING FOR SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFFSHORE. MOST OF THAT SNOW STAYS WELL TO OUR EAST. WON’T RULE OUT A FLURRY OR TWO HERE, BUT SUNDAY DOES LOOK LIKE A QUIETER DAY FOR US, BUT A COLDER ONE. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE PREDICTOR. ESTIMATED SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR SATURDAY MORNING. MOST SPOTS AGAIN COATING TO AN INCH. AND THEN IT IS GONE. TEN DAY FORECAST. WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT COLDER AIR NEXT WEEK. MONDAY AN ARCTIC FRONT COMES THROUGH AND LOOK AT TUESDAY’S HIGH. ONLY 22 DEGREES. WE COULD HAVE SUBZERO WIND CHILLS TUESDAY MORNING. THAT’S GOING TO STING. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY, WINDS RELAX A LITTLE BIT. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY LOOK A BIT MORE SEASONABLE WITH A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN O
IMPACT SATURDAY | Snow headed for south-central Pennsylvania: Timing, totals
Updated: 7:18 AM EST Jan 16, 2026
Snow is headed for south-central Pennsylvania this weekend. The WGAL News 8 Storm Team is tracking a clipper system that will bring light snow on Saturday, making it an Impact Day. Timing: Light snow will develop Saturday morning and taper off by noon. Travel conditions: Slick spots likely in the morning. Watch for untreated roads, bridges, and sidewalks. Conditions are expected to improve quickly as highs reach the upper 30s on Saturday afternoon. TotalsMost areas: Coating to one inch. Northeast counties and high elevations: Isolated totals near two inches. Stay weather aware with WGAL’s online toolsRADAR: Track severe weather with WGAL’s interactive radar.LOCATION-BASED ALERTS: Instructions for activating our customized weather alerts are here.CLOSINGS: When severe weather strikes, see if businesses, churches or organizations have closed or delayed.ROAD CLOSURES: Our interactive traffic map is always updated with crashes, construction and road closures. It even has a weather radar overlay.EMAIL ALERTS: We’ll send you daily updates, or just alerts when severe weather is headed your way.HOUR-BY-HOUR: See what you can expect every day with the hourly forecast.WEEKEND WEATHER: Know what to expect before you make your plans.10-DAY FORECAST: Check WGAL’s extended forecast here.Did you capture the snow and would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
Snow is headed for south-central Pennsylvania this weekend.
The WGAL News 8 Storm Team is tracking a clipper system that will bring light snow on Saturday, making it an Impact Day.
Timing: Light snow will develop Saturday morning and taper off by noon.
Travel conditions: Slick spots likely in the morning. Watch for untreated roads, bridges, and sidewalks.
Conditions are expected to improve quickly as highs reach the upper 30s on Saturday afternoon.
Totals
Most areas: Coating to one inch.
Northeast counties and high elevations: Isolated totals near two inches.
Did you capture the snow and would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.