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Merry Christmas everyone!

Everything fading away?

Any freezing rain?

I remember the sleet bomb in the early 80s The forecast was sleet changing to rain. But the sleet never changed to rain. The sleet accumulated 6". That was something to shovel.

If we get that sleet with freezing rain on top of that...that will turn into cement with temps below freezing.

This could be a bad storm in terms of freezing rain, and some wind, and models look like the temps on most of models not breaking the freezing mark until Sunday.

We need those winter weather reports from Tamaqua. You matter!

Feel better soon. Yes its going around, and from what I heard it is a nasty virus.

I think you need to take a vacation to Southern Florida for 2 weeks to rejuvenate from the weather.

PA Weather Plus, LLC: While I do not want to take the attention from the current winter event, considering post-Christmas travel, I want to bring attention to our next winter storm potential. No matter at which scenario you look at, it is becoming increasingly likely for significant impacts to the region on Friday, December 26th, across Pennsylvania in the form of snow and ice. A low-pressure system will be ramming against a strong Arctic high, allowing for heavy snow and ice. I am currently working on scenarios for this potential storm. The blog post will be out around 9 AM, if not sooner!

Everything covered here, temp 32

My forecast for Friday: Friday A chance of snow before 1pm, then snow and freezing rain. High near 31. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Friday Night Freezing rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

34 here currently, don't see this sticking around long.

You mean you were going over to strong arm them. You know you can't reason with them dudes.

NWS changed their tune in temps and precipitation for Friday. Those 40s and 50s are gone!

You should know by now IF that scenario changes they will be the last one to the table. Key word IF.

13 this morning.

PA Weather Plus, LLC ** LATE - WEEK POTENTIAL WINTER STORM ** Before I post today's blog post with the winter system expected tonight - Tuesday morning, I want to bring attention to the end of the week storm system, as there hasn't been a lot of talk about it. What originally looked to be a warm and dry Christmas and post-Christmas period, we are now watching the risk for a potentially more significant winter/ice storm to impact Pennsylvania. Right now, the coldest air is favored to be across central and eastern Pennsylvania, favoring either significant icing or snowfall. The CMC scenario currently remains the tamest, but still brings icing to northeastern Pennsylvania. I will continue to watch trends and bring you the latest updates throughout the week -stay tuned!

Forum seems to be fairly quiet lately. It seems disappointment has set in.

Hazardous Weather Outlook Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service State College PA 313 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025 PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033-034-037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-058-230815- Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Tioga-Northern Lycoming-Sullivan- Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Schuylkill- 313 AM EST Mon Dec 22 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Light snow is expected before turning to a mix of precipitation later tonight. A thin coating of ice is possible on top of a light accumulation of snow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. A coating of snow and sleet may topped by a thin coating of ice before temperatures warm up on Tuesday.

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From our good friend DT: We have had a really good first half of December but now the second half is not as good. For some it is going to get pretty warm Christmas week. But as I maintained for years here on this Facebook page, on the website, and on my other social media platforms winter like the other seasons has fundamentally shifted because the climate is warming. Since the late 1990s the winter season has really consisted of January February and March. Even back in the good old days in the winters of the 1960s '70s '80s and '90s getting a big snow east of the mountains in December was not a common occurrence because of the ocean water temperatures are still relatively mild. That is even more of an issue over the last 25 years because of the warming climate. The point is that the heart of winter is still yet to come. And please keep in mind that meteorological winter is December 1 through February 28th. The winter solstice which is based upon astronomy has occurred today. Though many may not notice the shifting seasons has nothing to do with just winter. Usually September is a continuation of August and we don't really see the first cool air until October. It has been that way for about 25 years. Usually December is a continuation of November as the research shows that there has been a significant drop off in December snowfall over the Eastern CONUS s since the year 2000. Finally there are signs that we are going to come out of this shitty pattern that we are in - perhaps by the end of the year and we will see what January brings.