{"id":183236,"date":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183236\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T03:07:09","slug":"clear-milder-early-week-rain-returns-midweek-for-south-central-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/183236\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear &#038; calm overnight; milder early week &#038; rain returns midweek for south-central Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clear &amp; calm overnight; milder early week &amp; rain returns midweek for south-central Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>A warming trend begins tomorrow with highs reaching the 70s, and 80s on Tuesday. Chances for showers rise midweek.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLAUNCHED PRIME AIR IN EIGHT U.S. CITIES. RYAN, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS EARLIER WITH THE FORECAST, BUT YOUR OPINION ON THESE DRONES FOR LITTLE CAESARS WAS A LITTLE HOT EARLIER. IT\u2019S IT\u2019S IT\u2019S A GREAT IDEA, BUT I DON\u2019T NEED A DRONE KNOWING WHERE I, WHERE I LIVE, I DON\u2019T KNOW, EVERYBODY BACK AT HOME, BUT LIKE TO HAVE A DRONE LIKE LAND THAT. YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH. TO HAVE A DRONE LAND THE PIZZA IN FRONT OF YOU. THAT SOUNDS CONVENIENT, BUT THEN IT KNOWS WHERE I LIVE. I DON\u2019T KNOW, I\u2019M NOT. I\u2019M NOT ABOUT THAT PERSONALLY, BUT LET US KNOW. SEND US AN EMAIL WHAT YOU GUYS THINK. BUT ANYWAY, LET\u2019S GET INTO THE FORECAST HERE. GETTYSBURG. RIGHT NOW MAINLY CLEAR CONDITIONS. WE HAVE TEMPERATURES RIGHT INTO THE LOWER 50S, BUT WINDS HAVE CALMED A BIT OF A BREEZY DAY. EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. BUT WHAT WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE TRACKING THOUGH, AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY THIS WEEK, WARMING BACK TO ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO OUR TUESDAY, WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE WE\u2019RE GOING TO BE RUNNING FOR THE 80S FOR THE AFTERNOON, MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, NEXT BEST CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AND THEN LATE WEEK COOLER TEMPERATURES DO RETURN. WE WILL RETURN BACK TO, I WOULD SAY, UNSEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN, BUT WE\u2019LL REBOUND SOON ONCE WE GET INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEK. BUT TEMPERATURES HIT RIGHT AROUND 62 DEGREES AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL. 70 DEGREES IS WHAT WE EXPECT FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, SO WE\u2019RE EIGHT DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME IN MAY. AND 49 IS WHAT WE EXPECT FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. IN TERMS OF OVERNIGHT LOWS, WE HIT A LOW OF 41 DEGREES EARLIER THIS MORNING. NO RAINFALL RECORDED AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AND SPEAKING OF HARRISBURG, GUSTS UP TO 28MPH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 80MPH. THAT WAS TODAY. BUT LOOK AT THIS BREEZIER. IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IN LANCASTER, YORK, LEBANON AND CARLISLE, A BREEZE BETWEEN 15 TO 20MPH, GUSTING UPWARDS OF 30 TO 35MPH. SO CERTAINLY A BIT OF A BREEZY DAY. BUT THOSE WINDS HAVE NOW CALMED. WE\u2019LL SEE SOME LIGHTER WINDS FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN TO THE 40S. 52 TO START FOR TOMORROW MORNING. MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A LIGHT BREEZE AND WE\u2019LL SEE A FEW PASSING CLOUDS FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON, BUT CAN\u2019T COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT. 72 DEGREES. WE\u2019LL HAVE A GENTLE BREEZE OR THE BREEZE WILL PICK BACK UP. IT WILL BE A GENTLE BREEZE FOR THE AFTERNOON NOW. TREE POLLEN LEVELS REMAINING HIGH. THE GRASS POLLEN, THOUGH, IS MORE ON THE MODERATE SIDE, BUT OVERALL THOUGH, THE POLLEN LEVELS ARE GOING TO BE HIGH BUT THEN LOW MOLD LEVELS GOOD. MORE MODERATE AIR QUALITY I SHOULD SAY. AND THAT\u2019S FOR THE OZONE. AND THEN WE HAVE ABOUT A 35 MINUTE BURN TIME. SO WE HAVE ABOUT A MODERATE UV INDEX FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND RAIN CHANCES. WE DO SEE SOME ISOLATED SHOWER CHANCES FOR TUESDAY. THE BETTER RAIN CHANCES, HOWEVER, COME IN ON OUR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. YOU\u2019LL SEE THAT IN PREDICTOR HERE IN JUST A MINUTE. OR YOU\u2019LL SEE THAT MORE SO ON THE TEN DAY FORECAST. BUT YOU CAN SEE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50S FOR HARRISBURG, 52 IN CARLISLE, 54 IN GETTYSBURG. A LITTLE BIT OF A COLD SPOT IN YORK, 42 DEGREES AND 40 IN LEWISTOWN. BUT YOU CAN SEE THOSE WINDS REALLY HAVE CALMED JUST THOSE. A DIFFERENCE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, WHERE WE SAW WINDS UPWARDS OF 10 TO 15MPH IN MOST AREAS. SO STILL LOOKING AT SOME MAINLY CLEAR CONDITIONS THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE THAT\u2019S BUILT IN OVER THE OVER THE VALLEY. BUT AS HIGH PRESSURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING OFFSHORE, THAT\u2019S GOING TO ALLOW FOR A MILDER SOUTHERLY FLOW. AND THAT\u2019S GOING TO PROMOTE TEMPERATURES OR HELP TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE 70S FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON IN THE EVENING. AND THEN STILL LOOKING AT MAINLY CLEAR CONDITIONS. NOW HERE COMES TUESDAY AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY MORNING. HERE COMES THE WARMER AIR COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH. BUT NOTICE THESE LITTLE, LITTLE ISOLATED SHOWERS STARTING TO COME IN ON PREDICTOR. THAT\u2019S THAT\u2019S GOING TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. BUT THE BETTER RAIN CHANCES DON\u2019T COME UNTIL WE GET INTO OUR WEDNESDAY. YOU SEE A COLD FRONT THAT\u2019S GOING TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA. AND YOU SEE ALL THESE SCATTERED SHOWERS. THEY\u2019RE EVENTUALLY GOING TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY AND ALSO THURSDAY, BUT 8 TO 14 DAY TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK LOOKING A LITTLE BIT BELOW AVERAGE. AS YOU CAN SEE. THAT\u2019S REFLECTED IN OUR TEN DAY FORECAST HERE. TEMPERATURES GETTING TO THE 80S TUESDAY 68 FOR OUR WEDNESDAY CHANCES FOR SOME SHOWERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LOOKING AHEAD TO MOTHER\u2019S DAY WEEKEND LOOKING MILD. WE\u2019RE 66 DEGREES AND P\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Clear &amp; calm overnight; milder early week &amp; rain returns midweek for south-central Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p>A warming trend begins tomorrow with highs reaching the 70s, and 80s on Tuesday. Chances for showers rise 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: 10:34 PM EDT May 3, 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\tTonight, expect partly to mostly sunny conditions with lows dropping to the lower 40s. We&#8217;ll have a light wind out of the west-southwest between 5-10 mph.Warmer temperatures return with highs in the lower 70s on Monday with intervals of clouds and sunshine. It\u2019s even warmer Tuesday with highs around 80 \u00b0 There may be some spotty afternoon showers otherwise, it\u2019s dry with partly sunny skies. Rain threat increases and becomes more likely Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures return to the 60s.Friday is mainly dry until evening when spotty showers are possible. Highs are in the low 60s.Looking ahead to Mother\u2019s Day weekend, a few showers are possible on Saturday, but it\u2019s not a washout, and temperatures are still cooler than average in the low 60s. It is dry for Mother\u2019s Day with a sun and cloud mix and highs in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees.Have a great rest of your night!~ Ryan\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, expect partly to mostly sunny conditions with lows dropping to the lower 40s. We&#8217;ll have a light wind out of the west-southwest between 5-10 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Warmer temperatures return with highs in the lower 70s on Monday with intervals of clouds and sunshine. It\u2019s even warmer Tuesday with highs around 80 \u00b0 There may be some spotty afternoon showers otherwise, it\u2019s dry with partly sunny skies. Rain threat increases and becomes more likely Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures return to the 60s.<\/p>\n<p>Friday is mainly dry until evening when spotty showers are possible. Highs are in the low 60s.<\/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 still cooler than average in the low 60s. It is dry for Mother\u2019s Day with a sun and cloud mix and highs in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great rest of your night!<\/p>\n<p>~ Ryan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clear &amp; calm overnight; milder early week &amp; rain returns midweek for south-central Pennsylvania A warming trend begins&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[70992,81681,2805,53978,6589,27855,3518,2828,3701,2806,81402,1788,2807,4327,37,3519,3521,507,2002,2808,6739,2821,17728,6590,3509,81682,7133,14119,2810,28,30,29,6591,2822,3512,3689,81683,2811,2483,3522,37069,1133,2812],"class_list":["post-183236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-70s","tag-80s","tag-adams","tag-calm","tag-carlisle","tag-clear","tag-cloud","tag-cooler","tag-cumberland","tag-dauphin","tag-day-weekend","tag-forecast","tag-franklin","tag-friday","tag-harrisburg","tag-high","tag-interval","tag-juniata","tag-lancaster","tag-lebanon","tag-low","tag-low-70","tag-may","tag-mifflin","tag-mild","tag-mild-early-week","tag-monday","tag-mother","tag-news-8","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-perry","tag-rain","tag-showers","tag-south-central-pennsylvania","tag-spotty-afternoon-shower","tag-storm-team","tag-susquehanna-valley","tag-thursday","tag-warm-temperature","tag-weather","tag-wgal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183236","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=183236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}