January 10, 2024 | Posted in News
NEARLY 60% ON TOLLS. NOW THE WGAL NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST TJ SPRINGER. THESE CLOUDS BOY OH BOY HAVE BEEN SLOW TO EXIT, BUT I DO THINK WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A BIT MORE SUNSHINE AROUND AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AND THAT’S OUR LIVE GLANCE IN THE WHITE ROSE CITY AS WE’RE PEERING OFF TO THE SOUTH AND EAST WITH THE CLOUDS THAT WE HAD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT DID HOLD OUR TEMPERATURES UP A BIT MORE THAN WE WERE ORIGINALLY FORECASTING. IT WAS A MILDER START TO OUR MORNING, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SEASONABLE AFTERNOON AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE CLOUDS TRYING TO BREAK UP A LITTLE BIT ON SATELLITE, BUT FOR NOW, THE NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK IS QUIET, AND THAT’S THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN, ALBEIT BRIEFLY. HERE’S OUR NEXT SYSTEM THAT WE’RE WATCHING. YOU CAN SEE IT STARTING TO GET ITS ACT TOGETHER OUT ACROSS THE PLAINS. REALLY, A BLIZZARD GOING UNFOLD ACROSS THE HEART OF THE NATION. AND THIS IS GOING TO CUT UP TO OUR NORTH AND WEST. SO WE’RE REALLY GOING TO BE ON THE WARMER SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES IN. BUT IT IS GOING TO BRING US STILL SOME IMPACTS, NOT REALLY WINTRY ONES FOR THE MOST PART. MORE RAIN AND WIND. OUR NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON. LOW TO MID 40S FOR US AS WE START TO SEE THOSE CLOUDS BREAK UP A LITTLE BIT, I THINK WE’LL SEE A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE. THEN THEY START TO MOVE RIGHT BACK IN TONIGHT. AS THAT SYSTEM APPROACHES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES AND THEN TOMORROW WE HAVE THE IMPACT DAY. A LITTLE MIX AT THE ONSET, SOME SNOW TO THE NORTH AND WEST, AND IT ALL TURNS TO A WIND DRIVEN RAIN WITH WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY UP AROUND 55MPH. AT TIMES, WITH A HIGH AROUND 50. WE’RE NOW IN THE UPPER 30S IN LEWISTOWN. WE HAVE 41 IN CHAMBERSBURG SITTING IN THE MIDDLE 40S NOW IN LANCASTER, WHERE IT IS 40 ON THE DOT THERE IN SELINSGROVE. OUR SYSTEM TOMORROW, AS I MENTIONED, IT IS GOING TO BE MAINLY RAIN FOR THE VALLEY AFTER THAT MIX AT THE ONSET, THE WIND. THE OTHER STORY SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 35MPH, GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55MPH. AND THEN WITH THE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND THE HEAVY RAIN COMING IN, IT COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING CONCERNS. WE’RE EXPECTING REALLY A WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3IN FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME WINTER WEATHER. DO HAVE THAT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIFFLIN COUNTY. THAT’S IT. 7 A.M. TO 1 P.M. FOR MAYBE A QUICK INCH OR SO OF SNOW BEFORE THE RAIN TAKES OVER. THE RAIN. THE BIGGER STORY. FLOOD WATCHES ACROSS THE AREA AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH OUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THEN THE WIND. THE OTHER ASPECT. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THESE WIND ADVISORIES THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TUESDAY THROUGH 2 A.M. WEDNESDAY. LET’S TIME THINGS OUT HERE ON PREDICTOR. YOU CAN SEE THAT MOISTURE MOVING IN THIS IS 10:00. SO A LITTLE SNOW UP CLOSE TO THE STATE COLLEGE. BUT THE RAIN STARTING TO COME DOWN MODERATE TO HEAVY. THAT CONTINUES RIGHT THROUGH OUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. AND THEN IT’S OUT OF HERE PRETTY QUICKLY. ONCE AGAIN BY TUESDAY NIGHT WE START TO SEE THIS ALL PULLING AWAY. THEN THE UPPER LOW MOVES IN WEDNESDAY THIS IS 730 BREAKFAST TIME FOR OUR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WE CAN SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR MAYBE A FEW RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. 1 TO 2IN IS DEFINITELY A SOLID BET, BUT YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF SPOTS PICKING UP HIGHER THAN THAT. A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THIS SYSTEM TO WORK WITH. SO THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THE FLOODING CONCERNS NOW. OUR NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM TEN DAY FORECAST DOES SHOW ANOTHER ONE COMING DOWN THE PIKE. CATCH A LITTLE BREAK AS WE HEAD THROUGH THURSDAY FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS ONE STILL LOOKS MORE WET THAN WHITE. COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION AT THE ONSET OF THAT ONE. THEN RAIN INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN ANOTHER ONE. THIS ONE HAS THE COLD AIR TO WORK WITH. TUESDAY WILL BE WATCHING FOR ANOTHER CHANCE O