TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST ETHAN HUSTON ETHAN: COULD SEE SOME FREEZING DRIVEL — DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT. AND THEN WE ARE TRACKING A PAIR OF STRONGER STORMS THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE VALLEY NEXT WE WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING AND IT IS FOR THE THREATS OF SOME PATCHY DRIZZLE. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING, IF WE SEE PRINT — SEE PRECIPITATION, IT CAN BRING SOME ICE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOST OF THE VALLEY WILL STAY DRY TONIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THE RADAR PICKING UP ON SOME RETURNS OF SNOWFLAKES. YOU CAN SEE SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE BACK TOWARDS BLOOMINGTON. IN PARTS OF YORK AND LANCASTER, IT WILL HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME DRIZZLE. ALSO IF YOU’RE HEADING DOWN TOWARDS BALTIMORE, THERE WILL HAVE AMOUNTS THERE. THE BULK OF THE STORM IS MOVING OUT AND WILL SHUT DOWN MOST TONIGHT. WE WILL KEEP THE THREAT FOR PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZL MOST TEMPERATURES HOVERING. WE WILL KEEP THE CLOUDS AROUND. TEMPERATURES WILL START RISING ABOVE FREEZING. WE WILL TOP OFF IN THE MID TO UPPER 30’S. WE WILL KEEP THE CLOUDS AROUND OF THE DAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARE HIGHEST AT MIDNIGHT AND THEN TAPER OFF. WE MADE IT TO 34 OUR HIGH TODAY. OUR CURRENT LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE IN LANCASTER. IT IS BRUTALLY COLD ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. -21 IN NORTH DAKOTA. TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER, -30. WITH THE WIND IT FEELS LIKE -59. DANGEROUSLY COLD. ONLY 19 IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. MASSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE THAT HAS PUSHED THE JET STREAM DOWN INTO THE GULFSTREAM. IT IS BRINGING UP THE MOISTURE FROM FLORIDA ACROSS THE CAROLINAS INTO T VALLEY. I DO EXPECT THE ORIENTATION OF THE STREAM TO REMAIN LIKE THIS. THAT MEANS WE HAVE A PARADE OF STORMS. ANOTHER STORM IS ON ITS WAY. IT WILL BE HERE ON MONDAY, TUESDAY. ANOTHER POWERFUL STORM IS ON THE OPEN WATERS. IT IS DUE IN ON THURSDAY OR FRIDAY. WITH THE JET STREAM, ARMOR AIR WI BE INGESTED INTO THE STORM AND WE WILL SEE MORE OF A WINTRY MIX THEN SNOW. NOTICE THINGS QUIET DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. FOR VALENTINE’S DAY, IT WILL BE FAIRLY CLOUDY. THERE MAY BE PEEKS OF SUNSHINE BUT MONTHS — MOST OF THE DATE WILL BE CLOUDY. IT IS LATER IN THE DAY WHE WE WILL HAVE HIGHER CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION, MOST LIKELY SNOW AT THIS TIME NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF I-81. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE I-81 COULD SEE A WINTRY MIX. MOST IN FREEZING RAIN. THE LAWN — LONG-RANGE PREDICTOR, I EXPECTED MONDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDA THE NEXT-DOOR MOVES UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST, IT STARTS OFF AS SNOW BUT COULD SWITCH OVER TO PERIODS OF SLEET AND RAIN. THERE MAY BE TIME BEFORE THAT STORM PULLS AWAY. MIDDAY MONDA TO MONDAY NIGHT, THE MIX DEVELOPS AND BECOMES WIDESPREAD AND HAS A HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR ICE. IT COULD BE IN CASH — AN ICE STORM. THE NEXT ONE GETS HE ON THURSDAY. IT COULD BE A WINTRY MIX. THE WORST LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY MIDDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. DETAIL STILL NEED TO BE FINE-TUNED AS WE GET CLOSER TO EACH STORM. WE WILL OFFER YOU MORE DETAIL STAY TUNED. HERE IS THE 10 DAY FORECAST. EARLY IMPACT TOMORROW MORNING, THE MAJORITY OF VALENTINE’S DAY WILL BE DRY. MONDAY WILL BE IMPACT DAY BECAUSE THE MIX WILL MOVE IN AND CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. WE WILL WATCH ANOTHER STORM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. WEATHER DRIES OUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND TE
Patchy Freezing Drizzle Possible Overnight; Dry & Cloudy Valentine’s Day
A fast-moving storm off the East Coast along with the jet stream over the region will keep the chances high for some light, spotty, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, snow or sleet around the valley Saturday evening.With a chance for light freezing rain and freezing drizzle continuing overnight, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of the Susquehanna Valley through 8 a.m. but only through 4 a.m. for Adams, Lancaster and York counties. The freezing temperatures and scattered wintry mix could lead to a glaze of ice on untreated roadways, bridges, and overpasses. Use caution if you’re traveling tonight. Temperatures hover in the mid 20s then rise to near 30 by dawn Sunday.SundayChances for scattered freezing rain, drizzle taper early Sunday morning. There could be some mist or fog lingering into the early afternoon as temperatures rise. Highs Sunday will be milder than Saturday, but still cool for the season, in the mid 30s. Skies are expected to stay cloudy all day.MondayA more substantial winter storm arrives Monday. There could be some light snow or freezing rain showers early Monday morning. Widespread precipitation is likely by midday Monday. Confidence is growing that a wintry mix with icing potential is possible Monday evening into Monday night, especially for areas northwest of I-81. The mix continues Monday night into Tuesday, before tapering midday. Highest impacts from this storm will be Monday evening commute through Tuesday midday. Looking aheadWednesday looks dry, fairly cloudy with highs in the lower 30s.Another storm approaches Thursday. The current track of this storm indicates snow as the most likely form of precipitation at the start, but then warmer air near the cloud level starts to move into the storm and a wintry mix, including freezing rain, is possible. It’s possible this storm lingers into Friday with temperatures turning milder.Next weekend looks dry with Saturday’s highs staying chilly in the mid 30s and Sunday warming to near average with highs in the lower 40s.You can find more forecasts on the WGAL Weather page on our website, downloading our app and sign-up for our newsletter.
A fast-moving storm off the East Coast along with the jet stream over the region will keep the chances high for some light, spotty, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, snow or sleet around the valley Saturday evening.
With a chance for light freezing rain and freezing drizzle continuing overnight, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of the Susquehanna Valley through 8 a.m. but only through 4 a.m. for Adams, Lancaster and York counties.
The freezing temperatures and scattered wintry mix could lead to a glaze of ice on untreated roadways, bridges, and overpasses. Use caution if you’re traveling tonight. Temperatures hover in the mid 20s then rise to near 30 by dawn Sunday.
Sunday
Chances for scattered freezing rain, drizzle taper early Sunday morning. There could be some mist or fog lingering into the early afternoon as temperatures rise. Highs Sunday will be milder than Saturday, but still cool for the season, in the mid 30s. Skies are expected to stay cloudy all day.
Monday
A more substantial winter storm arrives Monday. There could be some light snow or freezing rain showers early Monday morning. Widespread precipitation is likely by midday Monday. Confidence is growing that a wintry mix with icing potential is possible Monday evening into Monday night, especially for areas northwest of I-81. The mix continues Monday night into Tuesday, before tapering midday. Highest impacts from this storm will be Monday evening commute through Tuesday midday.
Looking ahead
Wednesday looks dry, fairly cloudy with highs in the lower 30s.
Another storm approaches Thursday. The current track of this storm indicates snow as the most likely form of precipitation at the start, but then warmer air near the cloud level starts to move into the storm and a wintry mix, including freezing rain, is possible.
It’s possible this storm lingers into Friday with temperatures turning milder.
Next weekend looks dry with Saturday’s highs staying chilly in the mid 30s and Sunday warming to near average with highs in the lower 40s.
You can find more forecasts on the WGAL Weather page on our website, downloading our app and sign-up for our newsletter.