Winter Storm Bringing Hazardous Travel from the Plains to the Northeast through this Weekend

A sprawling winter storm will create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into the Northeastern U.S. through this weekend. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are forecast over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast and northern New England. Freezing rain is expected from the southern Plains into the Mid Mississippi Valley, and the Mid Atlantic region. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

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Current conditions at

Altoona - Blair County Airport (KAOO)

Lat: 40.3°NLon: 78.32°WElev: 1467ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	E 3 mph
Barometer	30.60 in (1039.1 mb)
Dewpoint	9°F (-13°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	17 Jan 8:53 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Altoona PA

Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 05:00am until January 18, 07:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight

Increasing
Clouds
Low: 18 °F
Saturday

Snow then
Snow/Sleet
High: 35 °F
Saturday
Night

Wintry Mix
Low: 22 °F
Sunday

Chance Snow
Showers
High: 25 °F
Sunday
Night

Chance Snow
Showers
Low: 15 °F
M.L.King
Day

Partly Sunny
High: 26 °F
Monday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
Low: 13 °F
Tuesday

Partly Sunny
High: 27 °F
Tuesday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
Low: 12 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 18. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday

Snow before 2pm, then snow and sleet between 2pm and 4pm, then snow after 4pm. High near 35. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Saturday Night

Rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 3am and 5am. Low around 22. South wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday

A chance of snow showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

M.L.King Day

Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.