Regional Weather Summary
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
303 AWUS81 KCTP 050022 RWSCTP PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-051430- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service State College PA 722 PM EST Wed Dec 4 2024 A snow storm crossing the state overnight will create very gusty winds statewide tonight and Thursday, and heavy snow over the favored lake effect regions covering the northwestern third to half of the state from Erie eastward to Coudersport. The cold front associated with this storm will pass through tonight and early Thursday morning and then moving out of the state by early Thursday morning. Expect numerous snow showers and some heavier squalls tonight and early Thursday as the frontal boundary moves across the Commonwealth. The wind will gust into the 20s and lower 30s today, but really ramp up after the front goes by. Gusts later tonight and Thursday will be in the 40s and could top 50 MPH in higher terrain areas and in areas prone to funneling effects. The temperatures in the southeastern piedmont may be mild enough to have only rain as the showers pass through Thursday morning. But, a thin coating of snow is not out of the question for higher elevations of the lower Susquehanna and Delaware valleys. Lows tonight will be in the upper teens west to lower and mid 30s near Philadelphia. The lake effect snow machine will continue to crank out snow through the end of the week. The expected heavy accumulations have prompted winter storm warnings for much of the northwestern portion of the state. Expect very heavy accumulations in the snow belt off of Lake Erie. Some 3-day totals between Erie, Meadville and Warren could approach 2 feet by Friday mid-day. $$