{"id":74668,"date":"2025-12-31T12:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74668\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:58:08","slug":"central-pa-will-ring-in-2026-with-a-chance-of-snow-and-a-warning-about-squalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/74668\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Pa. will ring in 2026 with a chance of snow and a warning about squalls"},"content":{"rendered":"

A powerful arctic front will sweep through parts of Pennsylvania this evening, bringing dangerous snow squalls and significant snowfall to the western side of the state.<\/p>\n

Travelers should be prepared for rapidly changing conditions and potential whiteout conditions on New Year\u2019s Eve<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Somerset County<\/a> from 4 p.m. Wednesday through 10 a.m. Thursday, with more than 6 inches of snow possible in higher elevations. Similiar advisories are in effect<\/a> for other western counties, where 3 to 5 inches of snow are likely, especially west of US-219.<\/p>\n

In central Pennsylvania, today will be mostly cloudy and windy, with a high near 34. The new year will arrive with a chance of scattered snow showers<\/a>, mainly before 1 a.m., and temperatures in the 20s. <\/p>\n

Snow squalls pose the most significant hazard Wednesday evening; they\u2019re expected to move into northwest Pennsylvania between 6-8 p.m., cross the I-99 corridor between 10 p.m. and midnight, and reach the Lower Susquehanna Valley between midnight and 2 a.m. <\/p>\n

The squalls have prompted a hazardous weather note<\/a> for the Harrisburg area.<\/p>\n

Squalls can produce blizzard-like conditions<\/a> with gusty winds, heavy snow and significantly reduced visibility. <\/p>\n

Behind the cold front, temperatures will plummet into the single digits across northern areas early Thursday, with wind chills dropping below zero. <\/p>\n

Thursday will be the coldest day<\/a> of the week, with a high in the Harrisburg area of 28 and a low around 20. The high temps the rest of the week and into the weekend will be in the 30s.<\/p>\n

Current weather radar<\/p>\n

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