Central PA Spring 2026 Discussion/Obs Thread

[mahantango#1]

US National Weather Service State College PA 

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DRY SPELL AHEAD

Extended period of dry weather for central PA to close out May and start June

Temperatures near to slightly below the historical average

Low humidity = refreshing and comfortable

05/30/26|518am

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[pawatch]

50 for the low this morning and the wind is picking up already.

[mahantango#1]

On 5/28/2026 at 7:11 PM, Itstrainingtime said:

Well - If Elliott from MU is right, we're looking at 25-35 days of temps in the 90s from July right through September. Plenty of heat is coming. More heat than normal, actually. 

[Voyager]

Already disgusted with today. Cold, windy, and mostly cloudy.

Less than a month away from the solstice and it feels more like mid to late fall. 

[mahantango#1]

22 minutes ago, Voyager said:

Already disgusted with today. Cold, windy, and mostly cloudy.

Less than a month away from the solstice and it feels more like mid to late fall. 

Yes it certainly feels like fall out there.

[canderson]

I’ve been too busy to pay attention to the weather and don’t know it’d be this windy today.  N winds at 40. 

[mahantango#1]

10 minutes ago, canderson said:

I’ve been too busy to pay attention to the weather and don’t know it’d be this windy today.  N winds at 40. 

Thank you for the wind report from the 'Burg.

[ChescoWx]

As we get into the summer months lower elevation (<450 ft asl) areas of Chester County PA will see at least one heat wave (defined as 3 or more consecutive days with highs at 90 degrees or above) while the relatively higher ridge locations (>600 ft asl) only average a heat wave every couple of years or so. Below sorted by highest to lowest elevation is a ranking of all reporting stations since 2000 with their recorded heat waves. Our lowest elevation spot at Phoenixville averages a whopping two to four times the number of heat waves as almost all other locations across the county.

[Blizzard of 93]

3 hours ago, canderson said:

I’ve been too busy to pay attention to the weather and don’t know it’d be this windy today.  N winds at 40. 

The wind has been impacting my daughter’s softball tournament.

Gusts have been blowing dust around all day.

[Itstrainingtime]

4 hours ago, canderson said:

I’ve been too busy to pay attention to the weather and don’t know it’d be this windy today.  N winds at 40. 

I have been out working all day. Winds have been nowhere near that here. In fact, the top gust at the Maytown airpark today is 29 with most other gusts in the 20-25 range.