


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS State College, PA
Issued by NWS State College, PA
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836 FXUS61 KCTP 060927 AFDCTP Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 527 AM EDT Sun Jul 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS... * Our current warming trend peaks today and Monday afternoon before a weak cold front slides slowly southeast across the region late Monday and Tuesday and eventually stalls out for a few days across Southern PA or Northern VA. * Daily chances for showers and t-storms will occur through much of the upcoming week thanks to the slow moving frontal boundary and several weak waves of low pressure moving east along it, including the moisture from the expected remnants of Chantal. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Fair and quite mild conditions for a summer night with variable amounts of cirrus spilling south and west across the CWA as high pressure at 300 mb is centered nearly overhead. Temps will start the day in the low-mid 60s over the higher terrain of northern and western PA and in the upper 60s to around 70s throughout the Susq River Valley. Today will be just a few degrees warmer compared to Saturday, and still looks rain free for now. Central PA will be in the squeeze play subsidence zone between approaching cold front to the west and TS Chantal near the Carolina coast. Beneath the axis of the upper level ridge shifting east across the Commonwealth today, mid level temps will warm to around +10C, likely preventing any convection, except for perhaps one or 2 isolated cells over the ridgetops and near the SE boundary of the Lake Erie Breeze. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... PoPs increase into Monday as a relatively weak northern stream upper level trough arrives and taps into some tropical moisture off the East Coast. With more moisture in place, heat index values Monday afternoon will climb into the 90s for most valley locations south of the northern tier. It will also be quite muggy overnight with lows in the mid 60s to low 70s (NW to SE) Monday night. SPC has the NW 20-25 percent of the CWA in a MRGL risk for SVR Monday, along with a MRGL risk for excessive rain. These categories look reasonable at this point based on instability (MU CAPE nearing 2000 J/KG across the NW Mtns), deep layer shear and PWAT values of 1.75+ inches across the NW Mtns (and slightly over 2 inches across the far SE thanks to moisture from the remnants of TS Chantal brushing that part of the state. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Temps will fall a few degrees into Tue as showers and storms stick around. The aforementioned cold front will likely push through the Central and Southeast counties of the CWA during the day Tuesday. SPC has the SE 40 percent of the CWA in a MRGL risk for SVR Tuesday, along with a MRGL risk for excessive rain PoPs drop into the 20-40 pct range on Wed as heights briefly rise over the area, but most model guidance still shows enough instability for at least a few isolated showers and storms, especially across the southern part of the CWA where SFC based CAPE still peaks between 1500-2500 J/KG WED and Thu afternoon. PoPs rise again Thursday with the approach of another shortwave trough. The forecast for Friday and the weekend is more uncertain, with some guidance suggesting a break in the unsettled pattern, and others suggesting active weather continues. && .AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Still some high level clouds and a few Cu early this evening. With fading heating, expect any lower clouds to crumble with dry and VFR conds overnight. Highest chc of a shower or storm remains vicinity of BFD for another hour or two, but no higher than a 20 percent chance. The airmass still rather dry for early July, so not much chc of fog tonight. Sunday a bit more in the higher dewpoints, but the chc of a shower or storm look to still be very low. Main chc for any showers and storms will be from late Monday into Thursday as dewpoints increase and weak systems act on the moisture. Outlook... Sun...VFR. Mon-Thu...Potential for showers and thunderstorms, mainly aftn/eve. && .CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Lambert NEAR TERM...Lambert SHORT TERM...Lambert LONG TERM...Lambert/Colbert AVIATION...Martin/Gartner