Central PA Spring 2026 Discussion/Obs Thread

[anotherman]

85 here today. Insanely hot for April. March and April are major torchers - summer will be brutal. 

Hopefully El Niño arrives to save the summer from being a massive torch.

[canderson]

12 minutes ago, anotherman said:

Hopefully El Niño arrives to save the summer from being a massive torch.

I’ve not seen much lately but last I saw it didn’t seem likely.  

[TheDreamTraveler]

13 minutes ago, anotherman said:

Hopefully El Niño arrives to save the summer from being a massive torch.

If it's anything like the Super El Nino in 2015 it's going to make the summer even worse. Though I think the Super Nino back then was already established more than this current one they're forecasting. I remember May in 2015 being fucking brutal and was the earliest my parents pool ever warmed up enough to swim in before June. Can't remember any other year where their pool warmed up that fast.

[WmsptWx]

Every "summer outlook" I have seen has the northeast in the cool sector of the country for the summer with equal chances of above or below normal temps. 

 

Last summer started hot and died early. I don't remember such a cold August. I'd like to not do that 

[Jns2183]

My dad had one hit his neighborhood. He has no power or Internet and he hears the chainsaw going. Right up means about 1,200 ft there and that looks like about 100 knots g2g at peak

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[canderson]

.04” rain tonight 

[Voyager]

9 hours ago, anotherman said:

Hopefully El Niño arrives to save the summer from being a massive torch.

Seeing how we swing the pendulum back to almost winter again next week, I'm beginning to think this summer is going to be a roller coaster ride of hot one week, cool/cold the next.

[Voyager]

5 hours ago, canderson said:

.04” rain tonight 

.37" after I went to bed last night.

[pawatch]

9 hours ago, anotherman said:

Where is that? Looks like Dingman’s Ferry.

Linden launch Williamsport Pa.

60 degrees and pretty good fog this morning.

.12” of rain yesterday

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Like yesterday morning, low of 60 when I left the house but this time with some rainfall to report, to the tune of .05”. Today will feel like mid July. 

[mahantango#1]

1 hour ago, Voyager said:

.37" after I went to bed last night.

No rain here, it was coming here last night watching the radar. Than it did the famous Tamaqua split.

[mahantango#1]

US National Weather Service State College PA 

 

Morning thunderstorms in the north will give way to a lull, followed by more storms later today. Some late-day storms (approx 6-10 PM) could be severe with damaging wind gusts being the primary threat. Highest chances for thunder will be in western PA.

[mahantango#1]

[ChescoWx]

We picked up between 0.03" to 0.25" of rain with more across southern areas. Today will be our warmest day of the week and the year so far with temperatures reaching the middle to upper 80's. The record County high for today is 89 degrees set back in 1941 (Phoenixville) and 1896 (Kennett Square). Still unseasonable warm tomorrow through Saturday. We chill back to below normal by Monday and temperatures in some of the higher spots may struggle to escape the unseasonably cold 40's in the afternoon. There will also be a potential for a frost or freeze by Tuesday morning. Below normal temperatures appear increasingly likely for the remainder of April. Best chances of some much-needed rain looks to be Friday with better chances with the cold front on Sunday afternoon.