{"id":182605,"date":"2026-05-03T04:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182605\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T04:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:06:08","slug":"frost-likely-tonight-dry-sunday-with-cooler-temps-milder-next-week-for-south-central-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/182605\/","title":{"rendered":"Frost likely tonight; Dry Sunday with cooler temps; milder next week for south-central Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IMPACT: Frost likely tonight; Dry Sunday with cooler temps; milder next week for south-central Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a dry weekend with more sunshine on Sunday. Highs will run about 10 degrees cooler than average. Temps moderate to the 70s and the low 80s for Tuesday! Rain chances arrive again midweek.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCOME FROM BEHIND WIN COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES NOW. THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST RYAN ARGENTI. WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE GETTING CHILLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT AS AN IMPACT NIGHT FOR THE THREAT FOR FROST TO POTENTIALLY BE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA, BUT TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 50S AT THIS TIME HAVE A CALM AND OR LIGHT AND VARIABLE WEST NORTHWEST WIND AROUND THREE MILES PER HOUR SO FAR IN LEBANON. BUT HERE\u2019S WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING AS WE HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. STILL ABOUT 10 TO 12 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE AS WE HEAD INTO OUR SUNDAY EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHS ARE BACK TO THE 70S. COULD POTENTIALLY GET TO THE 80S. WE\u2019RE FORECASTING 80 DEGREES FOR NEXT WEEK, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, LOOKING LIKE WE\u2019LL SEE OUR NEXT BEST CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS, WHICH WE\u2019RE STILL IN NEED OF. DEFINITELY NEED SOME MORE OF THOSE SHOWERS ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. WE HIT A HIGH OF 59 DEGREES TODAY AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BUT NOTICE 70 DEGREES IS WHAT WE EXPECT FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SO STILL, WE ARE BEYOND TEN DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. I WOULD SAY IT\u2019S 11 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. AND THEN 49 IS WHAT WE EXPECT FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IN TERMS OF OVERNIGHT LOWS. EARLIER THIS MORNING HIT A LOW OF 44 DEGREES. ONLY HAD ABOUT HAD ABOUT A TRACE OF SOME RAINFALL AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WE\u2019LL HAVE THOSE CLEARING SKIES A LITTLE BIT A LITTLE BIT CLOUDY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE\u2019LL EVENTUALLY SEE SEE THOSE SKIES CLEAR. AND WE\u2019RE GOING TO SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR FROST TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES. IT\u2019S CHILLY 32 TO 38 DEGREES. SO THAT\u2019S WHY WE HAVE THAT POTENTIAL IN PLACE. AND THEN FOR TOMORROW MORNING MOSTLY SUNNY. WE\u2019LL SEE SOME INCREASING WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. AND WE\u2019LL STILL BE STARTING CHILLY 42 TO 48 DEGREES FOR TOMORROW MORNING. AND THEN WE\u2019LL TOP OUT RIGHT AROUND THE LOWER 60S FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. BREEZY THOUGH. LOOK AT THIS. A NORTHWESTERLY BREEZE BETWEEN 10 AND 15MPH. SOME AREAS COULD GUST TO 20MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON WILL BE 58 TO 62 DEGREES FOR THE AFTERNOON. NOW FOR TOMORROW. SPEAKING OF THE WEATHER AND HEALTH POLLEN LEVELS, THERE IS STILL GOING TO BE REMAINING HIGH FOR THE TREES AND GRASS. MOLD LEVELS ARE LOW, AIR QUALITY IS GOOD AND WE HAVE A MODERATE UV INDEX. GOT ABOUT A 35 MINUTE BURN TIME FOR THE AFTERNOON. BUT HERE\u2019S WHAT. HERE\u2019S OUR BEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR OUR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NOTICE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOOKING DRY. BUT IT\u2019S REALLY WHEN WE GET INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK IS WHEN WE\u2019LL SEE A CHANCE OF SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS. AGAIN, WELL NEEDED SHOWERS, BUT LET\u2019S CHAT ABOUT SOME OF THESE, THESE TEMPERATURES THAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE SEEING OVERNIGHT. SO WE\u2019RE INTO THE 40S NOW. WE\u2019RE 48 IN HARRISBURG. WE\u2019RE 47 IN CARLISLE, 45 IN LEWISTOWN. LOOK AT THIS. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, GETTING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, IT\u2019S GETTING DOWN TO POTENTIALLY THE LOWER 30S FOR YORK AND GETTYSBURG, POTENTIALLY UPPER TO UPPER 20S FOR CHAMBERSBURG. BUT NOTICE THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA GETTING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S. AND THAT\u2019S WHY WE HAVE A FROST ADVISORY THAT\u2019S GOING TO BE GOING INTO EFFECT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA, WITH MIFFLIN AND JUNIATA COUNTIES UNDER A FREEZE WARNING. AND THAT\u2019S GOING TO BE FROM NOW UNTIL 9 A.M. SUNDAY. THAT\u2019S BECAUSE OF THOSE TEMPERATURES, AS YOU SAW, GETTING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S. SO STORM TEAM, LIVE RADAR NETWORK, A LITTLE BIT OF SOME A LITTLE BIT OF SOME RETURNS ON THE RADAR, BUT HAVEN\u2019T BEEN SEEING ANY, ANY RAIN RAINFALL REPORTS. SO THIS IS MOST LIKELY WHAT WE\u2019RE SEEING IS WHAT\u2019S VIRGA. IT\u2019S BASICALLY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS FROM THE CLOUD DOESN\u2019T END UP MAKING IT TO THE GROUND. IT ENDS UP DRYING UP AS IT TRIES TO MAKE ITS WAY TO THE SURFACE. BUT WE\u2019RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE MORE OF THIS DRIER AIR BEGIN TO USHER IN FROM HIGH PRESSURE. THAT\u2019S STARTING TO USHER IN THIS NORTHWESTERLY AIR, AND THAT\u2019S GOING TO HELP CLEAR OUR SKIES FOR OUR SUNDAY. BUT THEN ONCE WE GET INTO SUNDAY NIGHT, INTO OUR MONDAY, LOOK AT THIS. STILL A LITTLE BIT PARTLY SUNNY. YOU CAN SEE THOSE ORANGE ARROWS. YOU CAN SEE HIGH PRESSURE NOW SHIFTING OFF THE COAST. THAT\u2019S WHAT\u2019S USHERING IN THE MILDER AIR FROM THE SOUTH. THAT\u2019S WHAT\u2019S GOING TO BE ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO GET TO THE 70S. ONCE WE GET INTO OUR MONDAY AND POTENTIALLY GETTING INTO THE 80S, FORECASTING 80 DEGREES FOR YOUR TUESDAY, WARM AND BREEZY. AND THEN THERE\u2019S THOSE CHANCES OF SOME SHOWERS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS FOR FRIDAY AND SATUR\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>IMPACT: Frost likely tonight; Dry Sunday with cooler temps; milder next week for south-central Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a dry weekend with more sunshine on Sunday. Highs will run about 10 degrees cooler than average. Temps moderate to the 70s and the low 80s for Tuesday! Rain chances arrive again midweek.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769026991_958_wgal.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WGAL logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:38 PM EDT May 2, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIMPACT NIGHT FOR FROST &amp; POTENTIAL FREEZEA Frost Advisory has been issued for Perry, Franklin, Adams, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Cumberland, &amp; Dauphin counties from Now until 9 am Sunday.A Freeze Warning has been issued for Mifflin &amp; Juniata counties from Now until 9 am Sunday.Skies become mostly clear overnight with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Tonight brings the best shot at frost across most of the area. The greatest risk will be in wind-sheltered mountain valleys, where colder air tends to settle and allow frost to form more easily.Sunday looks breezy and cool, with highs near 60 and more sunshine.Next week, temperatures bounce back to seasonable averages. Expect highs in the lower 70s on Monday, then to 80\u00b0 on Tuesday. Rain chances return late Tuesday into Wednesday and again on Thursday. Highs will trend back to the 60s to end the week.Looking ahead to Mother\u2019s Day weekend, a few showers are possible on Saturday, but it\u2019s not a washout, and temperatures are a few degrees cooler than average in the mid 60s. It is dry for Mother\u2019s Day with a sun and cloud mix and highs near 70 degrees.Have a great rest of your night!~ Ryan\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>IMPACT NIGHT FOR FROST &amp; POTENTIAL FREEZE<\/p>\n<p>A Frost Advisory has been issued for Perry, Franklin, Adams, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Cumberland, &amp; Dauphin counties from Now until 9 am Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A Freeze Warning has been issued for Mifflin &amp; Juniata counties from Now until 9 am Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Skies become mostly clear overnight with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Tonight brings the best shot at frost across most of the area. The greatest risk will be in wind-sheltered mountain valleys, where colder air tends to settle and allow frost to form more easily.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday looks breezy and cool, with highs near 60 and more sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>Next week, temperatures bounce back to seasonable averages. Expect highs in the lower 70s on Monday, then to 80\u00b0 on Tuesday. Rain chances return late Tuesday into Wednesday and again on Thursday. Highs will trend back to the 60s to end the week.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to Mother\u2019s Day weekend, a few showers are possible on Saturday, but it\u2019s not a washout, and temperatures are a few degrees cooler than average in the mid 60s. It is dry for Mother\u2019s Day with a sun and cloud mix and highs near 70 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great rest of your night!<\/p>\n<p>~ Ryan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IMPACT: Frost likely tonight; Dry Sunday with cooler temps; milder next week for south-central Pennsylvania It\u2019s a dry&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":182606,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2805,81474,6589,3701,2806,81402,49735,1788,2807,4327,3520,81475,37,3519,7327,507,2002,2808,6739,17728,6590,81401,14119,2810,28,30,29,6591,2822,6596,3512,3689,2811,2483,2827,108,11818,1133,2812,2813],"class_list":["post-182605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-adams","tag-am-sunday","tag-carlisle","tag-cumberland","tag-dauphin","tag-day-weekend","tag-few-degree","tag-forecast","tag-franklin","tag-friday","tag-frost","tag-frost-likely-tonight","tag-harrisburg","tag-high","tag-impact","tag-juniata","tag-lancaster","tag-lebanon","tag-low","tag-may","tag-mifflin","tag-mild-next-week","tag-mother","tag-news-8","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-perry","tag-rain","tag-shower","tag-showers","tag-south-central-pennsylvania","tag-storm-team","tag-susquehanna-valley","tag-temperature","tag-tuesday","tag-upper-30","tag-weather","tag-wgal","tag-york"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}