Unseasonable warmth continues Friday into Saturday across south-central Pennsylvania
Cooler conditions on tap for next week, back to seasonable levels.
FOR WGAL NEWS 8. I’M CHERYL HUBBARD NOW. THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST RYAN ARGENTI SEEING SOME SHOWERS MOVE ACROSS STORMTEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE MODERATE SHOWERS, EVEN POCKETS OF SOME HEAVIER DOWNPOURS THAT WERE JUST MOVING THROUGH LEBANON. YOU CAN SEE JUST STARTING TO MOVE OUT OF LEBANON COUNTY NOW BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF BERKS COUNTY AT THIS TIME. YOU CAN ALSO SEE SHIFTING WEST, A BIT OF A MODERATE SHOWER, REALLY OVERSPREADING MIFFLIN COUNTY AND EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO JUNIATA AND PERRY COUNTIES. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRACK THAT OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO, BUT THESE SHOWERS WILL MOVE OUT AS WE HEAD INTO OUR FRIDAY AND OUR SATURDAY. THE UNSEASONABLE WARMTH CONTINUES, BUT THEN WILL BE MORE SEASONABLE AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50S AND IT’S GOING TO BE A COOL START FOR NEXT WEEK. WE’LL HAVE SOME NIGHTS POTENTIALLY GETTING DOWN INTO THE 30S. SO YOU’LL SEE THAT HERE IN THE TEN DAY FORECAST IN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES. HIT A HIGH OF 88 DEGREES TODAY. BUT THAT WAS JUST SHY OF THAT 2002 RECORD OF 89 DEGREES. NO RAINFALL RECORDED AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS OF THE CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT. SO WE’LL CONTINUE TO SEE SOME SHOWERS EARLY OVERNIGHT, BUT WE’LL SEE PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ONCE THIS COLD FRONT THAT STARTS TO PUSH THROUGH. ONCE THAT MAKES ITS WAY OUT, WE’LL START TO SEE MAINLY SUNNY CONDITIONS FOR TOMORROW, BUT WE’LL BE RIGHT AROUND 70 DEGREES FOR THE MORNING TIME. THEN GOING UP TO RIGHT AROUND 78 DEGREES FOR THE AFTERNOON. CERTAINLY FEELING PLEASANT, A LITTLE BIT COOLER COMPARED TO TODAY. NOW, LANCASTER CITY RESTAURANT WEEK THAT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY HERE, 78 FOR TOMORROW, 82 FOR YOUR SATURDAY. MOST OF THE DAY REMAINS DRY, BUT THERE IS A LATE SHOWER CHANCE. KEEP THAT IN MIND AND WE’LL SEE SOME MORNING SHOWERS, BUT THAT RAIN WILL END FOR SUNDAY. SUNDAY IS LOOKING UP FOR THE SECOND HALF OF OUR. SUNDAY IS LOOKING TO BE DRY, BUT VERY HIGH POLLEN LEVELS FOR TOMORROW. MOLD LEVELS ARE LOW, AIR QUALITY IS MODERATE, AND THEN THE UV INDEX IS MODERATE WITH ABOUT A 30 MINUTE BURN TIME. AND THEN HERE’S OUR PRECIPITATION FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. WE’LL SEE RAIN LATE AND THEN MORNING SHOWERS FOR SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES AT THIS TIME STILL MILD INTO THE 80S RIGHT NOW. AND THAT’S JUST JUST JUST AHEAD OF THAT COLD FRONT. YOU’LL YOU’LL SEE THE EFFECTS OF THIS COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. ONCE THE SHOWERS START TO PASS THROUGH IN THE WAKE OF THAT FRONT, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO START TO GO DOWN. SO LET’S TIME THINGS OUT FOR YOU. THAT FRONT STARTS TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTH AND EAST. BY THE TIME WE GET TO SIX 7:00 FRIDAY MORNING, THAT STARTS TO PUSH OUT. AND THEN WE’LL SEE SOME CLEARING IN THE WAKE OF THAT COLD FRONT FOR OUR FRIDAY. SO SEEING PARTLY TO MAINLY SUNNY CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY NOW SATURDAY LOOKING LIKE WE START CLEAR. BUT THEN ONCE WE SEE ANOTHER COLD FRONT START TO APPROACH THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, THAT’S GOING TO ALLOW FOR MORE SHOWER CHANCES FOR LATE SATURDAY AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY. NOW, TALKING ABOUT THIS STRETCH OF SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES OR THE COOLER WEATHER, I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE UPPER LEVELS. YOU CAN SEE UPPER LEVEL WINDS FOR TODAY. WHAT WE HAVE IS THIS PATTERN, WHAT WE CALL RIDGING. IT’S WHAT ALLOWS FOR HIGHER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA. BUT NOTICE THIS AIR MASS TOWARDS OUR WEST TOWARDS THE TO THE FAR NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS THAT’S GOING TO START TO MOVE THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE THE TIME STAMP IS SUNDAY. THIS IS A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS. IT’S GOING TO START TO PUSH THROUGH, AND WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE FEELING THE DIFFERENCE ONCE WE GET INTO OUR SUNDAY AND ALSO OUR MONDAY. SO A COUPLE MORE DAYS OF SOME UNSEASONABLE WARMTH LEFT. SO ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS. 78 FOR YOUR FRIDAY 82 SATURDAY. THEN BOOM, LOOK AT WHAT THAT AIR MASS DOES. IT STARTS TO LOWER US DOWN TO THE UPPER 50S. SO ON SLIGHTLY UNSEASONABLY COOL FOR OUR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BUT THEN WE DO START TO WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO OUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. YOU CAN SEE THOSE
Unseasonable warmth continues Friday into Saturday across south-central Pennsylvania
Cooler conditions on tap for next week, back to seasonable levels.
Updated: 10:48 PM EDT Apr 16, 2026
Scattered showers are on tap early tonight, thanks to an advancing cold front that’s beginning to move through the area & those showers dissipate overnight before sunrise Friday. Temperatures will remain well above average at around 64 degrees. The record warmest low is 60, set in 2002!Friday will feature partly sunny skies and cooler highs near 78. However, that’s still nearly 15 degrees above average!After one more day in the low 80s on Saturday, our summer stretch will come to an end. Expect a cold front to bring showers Saturday evening into Sunday morning. Cooler highs in the upper 50s are in store Sunday.Monday will be the coolest day next week, around 54 degrees. Monday night will be cold! Expect lows in the low-to-mid 30s with a brisk breeze.Tuesday will be milder, with highs near 60 and a light breeze. If you’re looking for warmer temperatures, highs will be a few degrees above average, near 70, Wednesday through Friday, with a slim chance of showers on Wednesday and again on Friday.
Scattered showers are on tap early tonight, thanks to an advancing cold front that’s beginning to move through the area & those showers dissipate overnight before sunrise Friday. Temperatures will remain well above average at around 64 degrees. The record warmest low is 60, set in 2002!
Friday will feature partly sunny skies and cooler highs near 78. However, that’s still nearly 15 degrees above average!
After one more day in the low 80s on Saturday, our summer stretch will come to an end. Expect a cold front to bring showers Saturday evening into Sunday morning. Cooler highs in the upper 50s are in store Sunday.
Monday will be the coolest day next week, around 54 degrees. Monday night will be cold! Expect lows in the low-to-mid 30s with a brisk breeze.
Tuesday will be milder, with highs near 60 and a light breeze. If you’re looking for warmer temperatures, highs will be a few degrees above average, near 70, Wednesday through Friday, with a slim chance of showers on Wednesday and again on Friday.