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AWUS81 KCTP 162038
RWSCTP
PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-
049>053-056>059-063>066-171045-

Regional Weather Summary
National Weather Service State College PA
438 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

A cold front continues to move across the Commonwealth this
afternoon, bringing showers and a few thunderstorms along with it.
The threat for severe thunderstorms will be much lower through
the rest of the day than it was earlier this afternoon, though
gusty winds remain possible with any thunderstorms.

Behind the front, breezy westerly winds will usher in a brief
period of abnormally cold weather for tonight into Tuesday.
A period of steady snow is expected for a few hours this evening,
before tapering to snow showers through Tuesday morning. Portions
of the Laurel Highlands and Northwest Mountains could see 1 to 4
inches of snow by daybreak on Tuesday.

Temperatures will plummet behind the cold front and Tuesday will
be very chilly. High temperatures will only get into the 20s and
30s with wind chills in the teens and 20s. Scattered snow showers
continue on Tuesday with several inches possible downwind of Lake
Erie and only light amounts farther south and east.

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Latest Forecaster's Discussion:

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FXUS61 KCTP 170538
AFDCTP

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service State College PA
138 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
* Wind and Winter Weather Advisory extended until Tuesday
morning/afternoon

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Quick burst of moderate to heavy snow and sharply falling
temperatures to bring slippery travel across the Alleghenies
this evening into early tonight

2) Much colder with a couple of locally heavy snow showers
possible Tuesday

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1: Quick burst of moderate to heavy snow and
sharply falling temperatures to bring slippery travel across the
Alleghenies this evening into early tonight

A strong cold front continues to push eastward across
Pennsylvania this evening. In wake of this FROPA, temperatures
will continue to plummet due to strong CAA, while mid and upper
level flow remains southerly in response to the strongly tilted
and digging upper trough. Combined with upslope enhancement,
this will cause precipitation to rapidly transition to snow from
the Laurel Highlands across the western and central Alleghenies
through the evening commute.

While some snow accumulation may be initially limited to non-
paved surfaces particularly at lower elevations, the higher
elevations will see a two-part winter wx event consisting of
front-end "thump" followed by lake-enhanced upslope flow. A
brief period of snowfall rates surpassing 1"/hr (>60% chance) is
expected btwn roughly 00-04UTC where a quick 1-4" of snow is
fcst. Typically favored locations +2,000ft elevation should
continue to see additional minor accums into Tuesday with local
amounts 4+ possible.

Pressure rises and steeper lapse rates/colder air aloft will
maintain gusty winds with max gusts approaching advisory levels.

KEY MESSAGE 2: Much colder with a couple of locally heavy snow
showers possible Tuesday

As the trailing vorticity maxima and secondary shortwave
embedded within the trough over the OH Valley moves east Tuesday
afternoon, convective cellular snow showers and isolated snow
squalls could develop across the area. Additional snowfall
accumulations will be light with any of these convective
elements, but briefly heavy snow rates and gusty winds could
cause local travel impacts due to rapid reductions in
visibility. A SPS may be needed due to the broad coverage of
locally heavy snow showers.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Precipitation has largely diminished across most of central PA
behind the front that passed through this evening. A few snow
showers are lingering across the area, but nothing lasting more
than 30 minutes to an hour. Looking west into Ohio, the snow
becomes more showery, and each shower drops visibility to 1/4SM
to 1/2SM in SN. So we can expect snow showers of varying
intensity overnight. Tempo lines have been added for these snow
showers as they move over central PA airfields.

Blustery conditions continue on Tuesday as pressure rises will
continue to promote gusty winds with high pressure building over
the Ohio Valley. Scattered lake and upslope snow showers and
squalls are possible through the day. These showers will likely
be more of a cellular structure as opposed to bands of snow
typical in mid winter as the sun does some more work in
disrupting the streamlined flow off the lakes. Overall ceilings
will stay MVFR through the late morning and early afternoon
today, before clouds lift this evening and VFR skies return over
central and southern Pennsylvania.

Outlook...

Tue...Blustery. Sct +SHSN and brief IFR.

Wed-Sat...VFR to MVFR with ocnl light rain or snow.

&&

.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory until 8 AM EDT this morning for PAZ004>006-
010>012-017-018-024-025-033-034-037-041-042-045-046.
Winter Weather Advisory until 5 PM EDT this afternoon for
PAZ004>006-010>012-017-018-024-033.
Winter Weather Advisory until 8 AM EDT this morning for PAZ019-
025>027-037-041-042-045-046.

&&

$$

WHAT HAS CHANGED...Steinbugl
KEY MESSAGES...Steinbugl
DISCUSSION...Steinbugl/Bauco
AVIATION...Bowen

Latest Public Information Statement:

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NOUS41 KCTP 142018
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PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046-049>053-056>059-
063>066-150818-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service State College PA
418 PM EDT Sat Mar 14 2026

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

Location Speed Time/Date Provider

...Pennsylvania...

...Adams County...
Cashtown 1 S 41 MPH 0700 AM 03/14 COOP

...Bedford County...
Claysburg 44 MPH 0751 PM 03/13 CWOP
Bedford Airport 41 MPH 0855 PM 03/13 AWOS

...Blair County...
Altoona-Blair County Airport 64 MPH 0728 PM 03/13 AWOS
Blair Helibase 47 MPH 0816 PM 03/13 RAWS
1 E Bellwood 44 MPH 0805 PM 03/13 PADOT
WILLIAMSBURG 43 MPH 0744 PM 03/13 CWOP
ALTOONA 43 MPH 0721 PM 03/13 CWOP
Altoona 42 MPH 0730 PM 03/13 CWOP

...Cambria County...
Johnstown Airport 63 MPH 0759 PM 03/13 ASOS
1 E Cresson 62 MPH 0740 PM 03/13 PADOT
Mineral Point 43 MPH 0825 PM 03/13 CWOP

...Centre County...
AccuWeather HQ 52 MPH 0725 PM 03/13 CWOP
1 NE Port Matilda 49 MPH 0750 PM 03/13 PADOT
PSU Golf Course WxSTEM 48 MPH 0720 PM 03/13 MESOWEST
Stormstown 48 MPH 0716 PM 03/13 CWOP
Stormstown 47 MPH 0715 PM 03/13 CWOP
University Park Airport 46 MPH 0753 PM 03/13 AWOS
Stormstown 42 MPH 0830 PM 03/13 CWOP
Zion 41 MPH 0403 AM 03/14 CWOP
Bellefonte 40 MPH 0800 PM 03/13 CWOP

...Clearfield County...
6 NNE Philipsburg 68 MPH 0650 PM 03/13 PADOT
Clearfield Airport 67 MPH 0709 PM 03/13 ASOS
2 ENE Clearfield 47 MPH 0635 PM 03/13 PADOT

...Clinton County...
Lock Haven Airport 49 MPH 0539 AM 03/14 AWOS
Coffin Rock 41 MPH 0516 AM 03/14 RAWS

...Dauphin County...
Harrisburg Intl Airport 48 MPH 0353 AM 03/14 ASOS

...Franklin County...
1 NNW Marion 56 MPH 0950 PM 03/13 PADOT
Chambersburg 53 MPH 0920 PM 03/13 CWOP
Marion 41 MPH 0125 AM 03/14 CWOP

...Fulton County...
2 S Crystal Springs 46 MPH 1250 AM 03/14 PADOT
Forney Trail 40 MPH 0849 PM 03/13 RAWS

...Juniata County...
3 S Alfarata 45 MPH 0750 AM 03/14 PADOT

...Lancaster County...
Lancaster Airport 43 MPH 1032 AM 03/14 ASOS

...Lycoming County...
Williamsport Airport 52 MPH 1229 PM 03/14 ASOS

...McKean County...
Bradford Airport 49 MPH 0130 AM 03/14 ASOS

...Mifflin County...
Mifflin County Airport-RVL 46 MPH 1015 AM 03/14 AWOS
Chestnut Springs 45 MPH 0851 PM 03/13 RAWS

...Northumberland County...
Wolf Pond 41 MPH 0908 AM 03/14 RAWS

...Perry County...
2 ENE Newport 43 MPH 0750 AM 03/14 PADOT
2 WSW Landisburg 41 MPH 0352 AM 03/14 CWOP

...Schuylkill County...
Joe Zerbey Airport 43 MPH 0735 AM 03/14 AWOS

...Snyder County...
Selinsgrove 41 MPH 1201 PM 03/14 ASOS

...Somerset County...
Somerset Airport 60 MPH 0815 PM 03/13 AWOS
2 NNE Garrett 58 MPH 0825 PM 03/13 PADOT
Ogletown 50 MPH 0825 PM 03/13 PADOT
Somerset 50 MPH 0805 PM 03/13 CWOP
HOLLSOPLE 50 MPH 0735 PM 03/13 CWOP
3 NNE Seven Springs 45 MPH 0740 PM 03/13 PADOT
Meyersdale 42 MPH 0450 PM 03/13 PADOT
Claysville 40 MPH 0745 PM 03/13 CWOP

...Tioga County...
Mansfield 42 MPH 0815 AM 03/14 CWOP
Wellsboro Airport 41 MPH 0615 PM 03/13 AWOS
Wellsboro 40 MPH 0620 AM 03/14 CWOP

...Union County...
LEWISBURG 44 MPH 0744 AM 03/14 CWOP
Lewisburg 41 MPH 0630 AM 03/14 CWOP

...York County...
Capitol City Airport 47 MPH 0502 AM 03/14 ASOS
York Airport 47 MPH 0345 AM 03/14 ASOS
Shrewsbury 41 MPH 0505 PM 03/13 PADOT
&&

**METADATA**
:3/14/2026,0700 AM, PA, Adams, Cashtown 1 S, , , 39.87, -77.3586, PKGUST, 41, mph, COOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0855 PM, PA, Bedford, Bedford Airport, , , 40.0833, -78.5167, PKGUST, 41, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0751 PM, PA, Bedford, Claysburg, , , 40.2599, -78.4924, PKGUST, 44, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0730 PM, PA, Blair, Altoona, , , 40.5398, -78.3472, PKGUST, 42, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0744 PM, PA, Blair, WILLIAMSBURG, , , 40.4173, -78.2613, PKGUST, 43, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0721 PM, PA, Blair, ALTOONA, , , 40.4833, -78.4393, PKGUST, 43, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0805 PM, PA, Blair, 1 E Bellwood, , , 40.6004, -78.3136, PKGUST, 44, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0816 PM, PA, Blair, Blair Helibase, , , 40.4417, -78.4197, PKGUST, 47, mph, RAWS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0728 PM, PA, Blair, Altoona-Blair County Airport, , , 40.2999, -78.3168, PKGUST, 64, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0825 PM, PA, Cambria, Mineral Point, , , 40.3988, -78.7963, PKGUST, 43, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0740 PM, PA, Cambria, 1 E Cresson, , , 40.4614, -78.5654, PKGUST, 62, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0759 PM, PA, Cambria, Johnstown Airport, , , 40.3167, -78.8333, PKGUST, 63, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0800 PM, PA, Centre, Bellefonte, , , 40.8727, -77.8542, PKGUST, 40, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0403 AM, PA, Centre, Zion, , , 40.9108, -77.6845, PKGUST, 41, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0830 PM, PA, Centre, Stormstown, , , 40.7912, -78.0117, PKGUST, 42, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0753 PM, PA, Centre, University Park Airport, , , 40.85, -77.8333, PKGUST, 46, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0715 PM, PA, Centre, Stormstown, , , 40.791, -78.0158, PKGUST, 47, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0720 PM, PA, Centre, PSU Golf Course WxSTEM, , , 40.7882, -77.8842, PKGUST, 48, mph, MESOWEST, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0716 PM, PA, Centre, Stormstown, , , 40.8062, -77.998, PKGUST, 48, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0750 PM, PA, Centre, 1 NE Port Matilda, , , 40.8109, -78.0397, PKGUST, 49, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0725 PM, PA, Centre, AccuWeather HQ, , , 40.7816, -77.897, PKGUST, 52, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0635 PM, PA, Clearfield, 2 ENE Clearfield, , , 41.0396, -78.3982, PKGUST, 47, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0709 PM, PA, Clearfield, Clearfield Airport, , , 41.05, -78.4167, PKGUST, 67, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0650 PM, PA, Clearfield, 6 NNE Philipsburg, , , 40.9886, -78.1689, PKGUST, 68, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0516 AM, PA, Clinton, Coffin Rock, , , 41.2378, -77.7517, PKGUST, 41, mph, RAWS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0539 AM, PA, Clinton, Lock Haven Airport, , , 41.136, -77.4219, PKGUST, 49, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0353 AM, PA, Dauphin, Harrisburg Intl Airport, , , 40.2, -76.7667, PKGUST, 48, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0125 AM, PA, Franklin, Marion, , , 39.8338, -77.6637, PKGUST, 41, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0920 PM, PA, Franklin, Chambersburg, , , 39.9525, -77.5943, PKGUST, 53, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0950 PM, PA, Franklin, 1 NNW Marion, , , 39.8762, -77.6773, PKGUST, 56, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0849 PM, PA, Fulton, Forney Trail, , , 39.9934, -77.9589, PKGUST, 40, mph, RAWS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,1250 AM, PA, Fulton, 2 S Crystal Springs, , , 39.8851, -78.2437, PKGUST, 46, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0750 AM, PA, Juniata, 3 S Alfarata, , , 40.6055, -77.4699, PKGUST, 45, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,1032 AM, PA, Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, , , 40.1167, -76.3, PKGUST, 43, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,1229 PM, PA, Lycoming, Williamsport Airport, , , 41.25, -76.9167, PKGUST, 52, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0130 AM, PA, McKean, Bradford Airport, , , 41.8, -78.6333, PKGUST, 49, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0851 PM, PA, Mifflin, Chestnut Springs, , , 40.6914, -77.7026, PKGUST, 45, mph, RAWS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,1015 AM, PA, Mifflin, Mifflin County Airport-RVL, , , 40.6833, -77.6333, PKGUST, 46, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0908 AM, PA, Northumberland, Wolf Pond, , , 40.836, -76.5447, PKGUST, 41, mph, RAWS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0352 AM, PA, Perry, 2 WSW Landisburg, , , 40.3238, -77.345, PKGUST, 41, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0750 AM, PA, Perry, 2 ENE Newport, , , 40.4948, -77.091, PKGUST, 43, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0735 AM, PA, Schuylkill, Joe Zerbey Airport, , , 40.7, -76.3666, PKGUST, 43, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,1201 PM, PA, Snyder, Selinsgrove, , , 40.8167, -76.8667, PKGUST, 41, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0745 PM, PA, Somerset, Claysville, , , 40.0557, -79.2507, PKGUST, 40, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0450 PM, PA, Somerset, Meyersdale, , , 39.8162, -79.0385, PKGUST, 42, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0740 PM, PA, Somerset, 3 NNE Seven Springs, , , 40.0672, -79.2659, PKGUST, 45, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0825 PM, PA, Somerset, Ogletown, , , 40.194, -78.69, PKGUST, 50, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0805 PM, PA, Somerset, Somerset, , , 40.0738, -79.17, PKGUST, 50, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0735 PM, PA, Somerset, HOLLSOPLE, , , 40.1988, -78.9542, PKGUST, 50, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0825 PM, PA, Somerset, 2 NNE Garrett, , , 39.9007, -79.0457, PKGUST, 58, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0815 PM, PA, Somerset, Somerset Airport, , , 40.0333, -79.0167, PKGUST, 60, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0620 AM, PA, Tioga, Wellsboro, , , 41.7615, -77.232, PKGUST, 40, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0615 PM, PA, Tioga, Wellsboro Airport, , , 41.7333, -77.4, PKGUST, 41, mph, AWOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0815 AM, PA, Tioga, Mansfield, , , 41.91, -77.011, PKGUST, 42, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0630 AM, PA, Union, Lewisburg, , , 40.9802, -76.8863, PKGUST, 41, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0744 AM, PA, Union, LEWISBURG, , , 40.962, -76.8912, PKGUST, 44, mph, CWOP, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/13/2026,0505 PM, PA, York, Shrewsbury, , , 39.7717, -76.6679, PKGUST, 41, mph, PADOT, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0502 AM, PA, York, Capitol City Airport, , , 40.2167, -76.85, PKGUST, 47, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,
:3/14/2026,0345 AM, PA, York, York Airport, , , 39.9167, -76.8833, PKGUST, 47, mph, ASOS, Peak Wind Gust,

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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