Will the Full Flower Moon be visible in Pennsylvania?
IT IS 655. TIME FOR WGAL MUSIC TO GO. CHRISTINE IS TRACKING A COOL FIRST WEEKEND OF MAY, BUT WE DO BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT. GOOD MORNING. I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, LIVE HERE IN MANOR TOWNSHIP. ONE WOMAN IS DEAD AND 15 OTHERS ARE DISPLACED FOLLOWING AN APARTMENT FIRE THAT HAPPENED HERE ON 741. THIS IS MILLERSVILLE ROAD AT SPRING MANOR APARTMENTS. NOW, FIREFIGHTERS WORKED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT SHORTLY AFTER ONE THE FIRE COMMISSIONER DID TELL US THAT THEY PLAN TO BE BACK OUT IN THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. ARE STATE POLICE AND FIRE MARSHAL WILL BE BACK OUT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS TO CONTINUE THEIR INVESTIGATION. YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE THERE AS THEY CONTINUE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. SUN IS UP. WE’RE OFF TO A BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY. BUT BOY, IT’S COLD OUT THERE. TEMPERATURES IN SOME SPOTS HAVE DROPPED TO THE 30S THIS MORNING AND LOW 40S ELSEWHERE. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT 40 RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG, 38, LANCASTER 35 IN YORK. AND CHECK OUT LEWISTOWN 32 SOME SPOTS EVEN REPORTING FROST. SO COMPARED TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER. YOU NEED THE HEAVIER COAT THIS MORNING. HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK. WE HAVE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD. IT GAVE US THE CLEAR SKIES, CALM WINDS TO GET THAT COLD WEATHER IN THERE OVERNIGHT. BUT HERE COMES LOW PRESSURE WITH SOME SHOWERS FOR US LATER TODAY. AND I TIME THOSE IN THE EVENING WEST TO EAST. SO AROUND 5:06 P.M. ARRIVING IN WESTERN COUNTIES AND THEN AFTER DARK MOVING EAST. BUT 62 IS OUR HIGH TODAY. WE GO DOWN TO 44 TONIGHT. TOMORROW WE’RE LOOKING AT ONLY 58 DEGREES. MORNING SUN, AFTERNOON CLOUDS. BUT SUNDAY WE GET TO 60. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THE TEN DAY COMING UP. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. RIGHT NOW TWO CRASHES IN LANCASTER COUNTY. THE FIRST ONE IN EAST HEMPFIELD TWO. 83 EASTBOUND TO THE ON RAMP FROM LANDISVILLE. THERE YOU CAN SEE A LIVE FROM OUR PENNDOT CAMERA. THE CAR IS BEING MOVED TO THE TOW TRUCK THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ON RAMP. BE CAREFUL OF THAT. WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP ROUTE 30 EASTBOUND AT SONY BATTERY ROAD, CAUSING A BIG HEAVY SLOWDOWN. COMPLETE STOP THERE ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE. WATCH OUT FOR THAT. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU AT 725, BUT FOR NOW, HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY EVERYONE. OVERNIGHT, THE STATE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS WENT UP ANOTHER $0.08. NOW, AT 442 A GALLON, THAT’S UP $1.30 FROM THE START OF THE WAR WITH IRAN, AND UP $0.29 FROM JUST A WEEK AGO. NOW, HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, PERRY COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST PRICE AT 4.41 PER GALLON ON AVERAGE. THE REST OF THE AREA, THOUGH, YOU SEE BELOW 4.40. THE LOWEST AVERAGE PRICE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY RIGHT NOW IS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AT 4.16, BUT IT IS STILL UP $0.03 FROM YESTERDAY. TRAFFIC DEATHS HIT A RECORD LOW LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO PENNDOT SAYS THERE WERE 979 DEADLY CRASHES, 1047 DEATHS. 83% OF THOSE CRASHES INVOLVED AGGRESSIVE OR DISTRACTED DRIVING, OR SOMEONE NOT WEARING THEIR SEAT BELT. TRIPLE A SAYS ITS OWN SURVEY FOUND 30% OF PEOPLE REPORTEDLY DRIVE WHILE HOLDING THEIR CELL PHONE. PENNDOT HOPES NEW PENALTIES UNDER PAUL MILLER’S LAW WILL LIMIT THAT FROM HAPPENING, AND THOSE FINES THAT ARE SET TO START JUNE 5TH. A STATEWIDE BAN ON CELL PHONES IN SCHOOLS IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW. A STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSED THE BILL TO BAN THIS WEEK. SOME CHANGES WERE MADE TO BUILD AN EXCEPTION FOR STUDENTS ON INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLANS OR STUDENTS WITH MEDICAL NEEDS OR LANGUAGE BARRIERS. TEACHERS CAN ALSO PETITION TO USE PHONES IN SPECIFIC SITUATIONS. THE BILL NOW HEADS TO THE FULL HOUSE, AND THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WOULD SIGN IT, GIVE LOCAL. YORK IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. AND MY GOODNESS, WHAT A NUMBER. THE DONATION TOTAL. THERE IS A 24 HOUR COUNTY WIDE DONATION CAMPAIGN SUPPORTING NONPROFITS ACROSS YORK COUNTY, AND MORE THAN $1.5 MILLION HAVE BEEN RAISED. AND NOW IT’S UP TO 2 MILLION MORE THAN $2 MILLION. THEIR DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED UNTIL 7:00 TONIGHT. AND NOT ONLY IS IT COLLEGE GRADUATION SEASON, IT IS PROM SEASON IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. AND IF YOU’RE HEADED TO PROM THIS EVENING, YOU CAN EXPECT JUST A FEW SHOWERS. WEST AT 6:00, SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVING IN AFT
Skywatchers will have a rare treat in May 2026, with two full moons appearing in the same month. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. The first, known as the Flower Moon, is the traditional name for May’s full moon. The name reflects the abundance of blooming flowers across North America during this time of year. The Flower Moon will reach peak illumination at 1:23 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2026. In Pennsylvania, moonrise is at 8:27 p.m. Friday, and moonset is at 6:07 a.m. Saturday. In the Susquehanna Valley, viewing conditions are expected to be fair, with gradual clearing overnight and low temperatures falling into the low 40s. At the end of the month, skywatchers can view the Blue Moon on Sunday, May 31. Did you capture the Flower Moon and would like to share it with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload. Below: About the 2026 Full Moons
Skywatchers will have a rare treat in May 2026, with two full moons appearing in the same month.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
The first, known as the Flower Moon, is the traditional name for May’s full moon. The name reflects the abundance of blooming flowers across North America during this time of year.
The Flower Moon will reach peak illumination at 1:23 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2026.
In Pennsylvania, moonrise is at 8:27 p.m. Friday, and moonset is at 6:07 a.m. Saturday.
In the Susquehanna Valley, viewing conditions are expected to be fair, with gradual clearing overnight and low temperatures falling into the low 40s.
At the end of the month, skywatchers can view the Blue Moon on Sunday, May 31.
Did you capture the Flower Moon and would like to share it with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
Below: About the 2026 Full Moons