Parts of Pennsylvania will get more snow in the near future.
From Wednesday evening through Thursday night, Accuweather predicts a storm that will deliver snow from the Midwest to the middle Appalachians.
According to Alex Sosnowski, a senior meteorologist for AccuWeather, the storm will deliver between one and three inches of snow overall, with locally heavier amounts expected in the Great Lakes and the high ground from West Virginia to southwestern Pennsylvania.From Thursday afternoon through Thursday night, patches of Interstate 95 in the mid-Atlantic and New England could experience intermittent snowfall that has the potential to cover the ground east of the Appalachians.
The National Weather Service in the Keystone State issued a winter storm watch for parts of southwest Pennsylvania from Thursday morning through Friday morning.
Westmoreland and Fayette counties were under a winter storm warning from 7 a.m. Thursday through 7 a.m. Friday, according to the Pittsburgh National Weather Service. It is anticipated that there will be a total snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches.
A snow storm warning was also issued for Somerset County. It is anticipated that the higher terrain west of Route 219 would see total snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches, with smaller amounts forecast farther east.
Two to five inches of snow might fall on Wednesday night in Indiana County, which is in the Indiana region, where the wind chill could drop to zero.
A winter weather advisory is in force in Cambria, Clearfield, and Elk counties from Thursday at 7 a.m. to Friday at 7 a.m. There is a chance of 2 to 3 inches of snow accumulation overall, with locally higher totals likely close to and south of Route 22.
According to the National Weather Service in State College, Warren County is under a winter weather advisory through Wednesday at 7 p.m. Up to two inches of snow might accumulate further. On Wednesday, there was two inches of snow in the Warren region.
And there will be more soon. From Thursday at 7 a.m. to Friday at 7 a.m., Warren County is under another winter weather advisory. On Thursday, more snow accumulations of two to three inches are anticipated.
McKean County is under a winter weather advisory through Wednesday at 7 p.m. Up to two inches of snow might accumulate further. From Thursday at 7 a.m. to Friday at 7 a.m., Warren County is under another winter weather advisory. On Thursday, more snow accumulations of two to three inches are anticipated.
The National Weather Service in Cleveland, Ohio, has issued a lake-effect snow warning for portions of Erie County through 1 a.m. Thursday. More snow accumulations of one to three inches are anticipated.More than a foot of snow was earlier predicted for the Erie area by the National Weather Service. Snow did fall in Erie, but not as much as was expected. On Monday and Tuesday, the Erie region received 1.1 and 3.7 inches of snow, respectively.
Crawford County is still under a winter weather advisory through Wednesday at 4 p.m., with the possibility of further snow accumulations of up to an inch.
How is this week’s situation in the Harrisburg area?
It is predicted that there will be rain on Saturday and snow on Thursday. According to AccuWeather, there will be some snow on Sunday afternoon and extremely cold temperatures on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Here is the upcoming prediction for the Harrisburg region from the National Weather Service:
Sunny Wednesday afternoon with a high of around 29. gusts of up to 29 mph and a west wind of about 15 mph.
The forecast for Wednesday night is mostly clear with a low of around 14. 5 to 9 mph west wind with gusts up to 23 mph.
Thursday: After 10 a.m., there is a risk of snow. Clouds are rising, reaching a high of about 29. 3 to 8 mph is the south wind. There is a 40% chance of precipitation.
Friday: High of about 39 degrees, mostly sunny. Five to seven mph west wind.
Saturday: showers is likely after a risk of snow and showers before 1 p.m. somewhat overcast, with a high of about 40. Precipitation is 70% likely.
After 1 p.m. on Sunday, there is a risk of snow. somewhat overcast, with a high of about 34. There is a 30% chance of precipitation.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of over twenty degrees.
Tuesday is going to be mostly sunny with a high of around 14.
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