Category: Forecasts

While Maria still has the potential to wander close to the United States, the core of the hurricane is most likely to remain offshore through next week. Maria already turned on a more northerly course near the Turks and Caicos on Friday. From its position on Friday morning, Maria was about 650 miles southeast of Miami and was on the same parallel as Cape Cod, Massachusetts, or approximately 70 degrees west longitude. While this could be good news for the east coast, the eastern seaboard may not be so lucky. Steering winds may weaken enough to slow the forward speed of Maria. It is during this time when Maria may attempt to drift

If you are reading this, that means you saw the headlines. The Pennsylvania Weather Authority is tracking an extremely hot, and dry forecast over the next 10-days. Yes, temperatures can reach over 90-degrees on some days, with no rain in-sight! Please limit your time burning outside as one stray ember can catch a field or a wooded-area on fire rather fast. It is unknown if the National Weather Service will issue a Red Flag warning in Pennsylvania during this time, but be extremely vigilant if you want to have an open-flame outside. A Red Flag Warning is a forecast warning issued by the United States National Weather Service to inform area firefighting and land management

Additional hurricanes are likely over the Atlantic and may threaten the United States for the rest of the 2017 season. Hurricane season runs through the end of November, and it is possible the Atlantic may continue to produce tropical storms right up to the wire and perhaps into December. As of Sept. 18, there have been four named systems that made landfall, including Harvey and Irma that made landfall in the U.S. as Category 4 hurricanes. The other two tropical storms were Cindy, near the Texas/Louisiana border in June, and Emily, just south of Tampa, Florida, at the end of July. Maria will, at the very least, have an indirect impact

We will see a warmer weather pattern in the Northeast and over the Atlantic this fall. With it being drier and warmer, the Northeast and northern Plains will be the worst for ragweed. Pollen counts in the Northeast began to rise later than normal this year. But because the fall season is expected to be warmer than average, the ragweed season could last longer than normal despite the late start. Due to the warmer weather and the extreme weather caused by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the mid-Atlantic and northern parts of the Southeast will see a spike in ragweed growth. The areas affected the most by the hurricanes will see higher-than-normal weed pollen

Many readers have been contacting the Pennsylvania Weather Authority asking when can they expect to see fall foliage int he Pennsylvania region? Well, we have some great news for you! The peak time for viewing in our state is mid-October. The same goes for parts of Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio. Further south, foliage peak times stretch into late October and early November. “Any color or leaf drop before October is most like the tree shutting down its resources early as a form of protection. By late summer the tree has already produced the majority of the nutrients that it needs to survive over winter, and the early shut

There are three active storms in the Atlantic currently: Hurricane Jose, Tropical Storm Maria, and Tropical Storm Lee. To better understand the path of each storm, we will break each one down for you. Hurricane Jose will continue to indirectly impact parts of the US east coast this weekend. Even though it’s hundreds of miles off of the Southeast coast, rip currents and elevated surf are impacting the region. It is beginning to move to the north, propagating the waves with it. Once Wednesday rolls around, direct impacts will be felt across parts of Southern New England as Jose likely weakens into a tropical storm. Expect showers and gusty winds, which

Jose will track close enough to the northeastern United States to raise seas and winds, as well as to deliver rain to coastal areas during the first half of next week. People in coastal areas of the Northeast will need to monitor the progress of Jose, which will track northward but remain offshore of the Southeastern states this weekend. Jose to bring significant impact, even if the storm stays offshore A hurricane does not need to make landfall to cause significant adverse effects in the northeastern United States, since the shape of the coast tends to enhance storm effects and trap ocean water. Rough surf, strong rip currents, and minor coastal flooding

Unseasonably cool temperatures in late August and early September have pushed the fall foliage season ahead by at least a week. Several district foresters with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources have noted that the peak of fall foliage in northern Pennsylvania could come as early as the last week of September this year. The regional peak of fall color usually begins the first week of October across the northern tier of the state and in the Poconos. By mid-October the peak slides into a central triangular region starting around Stroudsburg, extending west through State College and expanding north and south as it continues west to Pittsburgh and Erie. And

We are releasing our very first 2017 Trick or Treat temperature map! This map is included to provide everyone a way to estimate how cold it will be while “trick or treating” this year in Pennsylvania! Feel free to share this with your friends and family. Please be aware, maps may change due to unexpected storms but currently, this is how cold it will be! Blue: The blue-shaded areas mean that temperatures will be 43° F or below. There is a chance for this changing due to warm-ups and unexpected storms. Yellow: The yellow-shaded areas mean the temperatures will be between 43° F and 50° F. Red: This is the warmest

Here is a complete list of all coastal advisories that have been issued. We want to remind you that because Jose can potentially affect eastern Pennsylvania, we are including all coastal advisories for the mid-Atlantic coast. This will include New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia. Hazardous Weather Outlooks: Atlantic Coastal Waters and Delaware Bay Waters: This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters and Delaware Bay Waters. Effective Saturday through Thursday.Tropical Storm Jose is forecast to lift northward off of Delaware and New Jersey coast Tuesday night through Wednesday. Based on the current track, gale force wind gusts and building seas up to 10-15 feet can be