Central PA Autumn 2026

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Low of 62. Final boat day of the year for us, should be a ‘beaut. 

[canderson]

Very cloudy. Rain dancing around but nothing here. 
 

Flying in to Detroit tomorrow for a 3 day work conference. Low 40s there for lows. 

[ChescoWx]

With some models hinting at an early frost next week can our first freeze be far behind? Below are current reporting stations across the Chester County PA area with last year, average, earliest and latest first freeze dates.

[mahantango#1]

48 this morning.

[Mount Joy Snowman]

Low of 56 with .02” of rain. 

[pawatch]

Low off 44 degrees this morning. Leaves is starting to turn some.

[ChescoWx]

After yesterday's summerlike weather today we return to near normal temperatures for early October with highs in the upper 60's to low 70's. We fall to below normal temperatures through midweek before we rebound to near normal temperatures again to close out the upcoming week. Our best rain chances come tomorrow later in the day but it does not look significant.

[Mount Joy Snowman]

On 10/2/2026 at 8:14 AM, Mount Joy Snowman said:

Low of 62. Final boat day of the year for us, should be a ‘beaut. 

So, a nice little parenting story about this that some of you will appreciate. We took our boat out for the final time of the season yesterday and planned on cleaning it real good and basically get it ready for the winter. We had just gotten out there and are sitting in the middle of the river with the sun shining, pretty much have the river to ourselves. Wife and I had an old bottle of champagne we decided to bring along and no sooner than we pop the bottle and take our first sip do we get a call from our daughter’s preschool saying she has a fever and we have to come get her. Never freaking fails. All for some low grade fever and of course she is perfectly fine this morning. Kids, gotta love ‘em!

[rclab]

36 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said:

So, a nice little parenting story about this that some of you will appreciate. We took our boat out for the final time of the season yesterday and planned on cleaning it real good and basically get it ready for the winter. We had just gotten out there and are sitting in the middle of the river with the sun shining, pretty much have the river to ourselves. Wife and I had an old bottle of champagne we decided to bring along and no sooner than we pop the bottle and take our first sip do we get a call from our daughter’s preschool saying she has a fever and we have to come get her. Never freaking fails. All for some low grade fever and of course she is perfectly fine this morning. Kids, gotta love ‘em!

Well said, JS. It reminds of me what a friend told me while, coincidentally, we were on a fishing boat. He said, ‘my children , to me, are priceless ….. but I wouldn't give a plug nickel for another one’. I’m sure you and your love will have many special alone times in your future. As always …..