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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service State College PA
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

PAZ005-180800-
Bradford-McKean PA
41.80N  78.64W Elev. 2143 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      55          70          45          67          54
Temp          74 67 63 61 58 55 63 69 69 57 51 47 47 47 58 65 67 60 56 55 56 58
Dewpt         66 66 63 61 58 55 52 51 50 53 51 47 45 45 46 47 50 54 55 55 56 58
RH            76 97100100100100 67 53 51 86100100 93 93 64 52 54 81 96100100100
Wind dir      NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd       5  2  0  0  0  5  5  5  6  5  4  1  2  4  5  4  5  5  5  5  5  5
Clouds        B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0          10          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.35
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C                                                  L  L  D  D  D
Tstms          S                                                              S
Obvis            PF  F  F F+                    F PF


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          65      46    61      45    57      42    58      43    62
Temp          63 61   51 48 59 54   48 48 56 52   45 44 57 52   45 45 60 54
Dewpt         61 58   50 48 49 50   48 48 50 49   45 44 46 48   45 45 48 50
PWind dir        NW      NE    NE       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         80      20    20      60    50      40    30      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  C    S        S    C  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  S
Tstms          S  S

$$
PAZ024-180800-
Johnstown-Cambria PA
40.32N  78.83W Elev. 2284 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          72          54          69          61
Temp          76 71 69 68 66 64 68 71 72 65 59 56 55 55 63 68 69 64 62 62 62 62
Dewpt         70 68 68 67 66 64 64 62 60 59 57 56 54 53 54 56 57 58 59 61 62 62
RH            82 90 97 97100100 87 73 66 81 93100 96 93 72 65 66 81 90 97100100
Wind dir       W  W NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd       9  5  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  5  5  6  8  8  9 10  9  8  5
Wind gust                                                           20
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr                     30          10           0           0          70
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0        0.18
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  S  S                                            S  S  L  L  D
Tstms          C


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          70      57    63      56    57      50    55      50    60
Temp          69 68   62 57 62 60   57 56 56 54   51 50 55 52   51 51 59 55
Dewpt         67 65   61 57 59 57   57 56 56 53   51 49 50 51   51 50 53 53
PWind dir         W      NE     E       E     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      BZ    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   OV B2 OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         90      60    50      70    70      60    40      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D    L  C  C  C    L  L  L  L    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  S
Tstms          S  C    S                      S

$$
PAZ025-180800-
Altoona-Blair PA
40.30N  78.32W Elev. 1504 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          77          52          72          60
Temp          80 73 69 68 67 66 70 75 75 66 60 56 53 54 63 70 71 65 62 61 62 62
Dewpt         71 70 68 68 66 66 64 62 59 61 59 56 53 53 52 55 56 59 60 61 62 62
RH            74 90 97100 97100 81 64 58 84 96100100 96 67 59 59 81 93100100100
Wind dir       W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd       8  4  2  0  3  3  5  6  5  4  5  3  4  3  4  6  6  5  6  8  9  8
Wind gust                                                              19 19
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          10           0           5          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.11
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L                                                  S  S  L  L  D
Tstms          C
Obvis               PF  F
Heat index    83
Max heat         83


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          74      57    65      54    58      48    57      48    61
Temp          72 70   62 58 63 61   57 55 57 55   51 49 55 53   49 49 58 56
Dewpt         68 67   61 57 59 60   57 55 57 55   51 49 51 53   49 49 54 55
PWind dir        SW       N    NE       E     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         90      60    50      60    70      60    40      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D    L  C  C  C    C  L  L  L    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S  C    S                                                  S

$$
PAZ019-180800-
State College-Southern Centre PA
40.85N  77.85W Elev. 1239 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          78          50          73          61
Temp          82 76 71 68 66 65 70 76 76 66 59 55 52 52 63 70 72 66 62 61 61 62
Dewpt         74 72 69 68 66 65 63 61 61 60 58 55 51 50 54 57 59 59 59 61 61 62
RH            77 87 93100100100 78 60 60 81 96100 96 93 72 63 64 78 90100100100
Wind dir       W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd       5  2  1  1  1  2  4  4  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  4  4  3  3  4  5  5
Wind gust                                                                 18
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5           5           0           0          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.23
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C                                                  C  C  D  D  D
Tstms          C                                                              S
Obvis               PF  F F+ PF                   PF PF
Heat index    88
Max heat         88


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          73      55    67      54    59      48    59      49    62
Temp          70 69   61 56 65 62   57 54 58 56   51 49 57 55   50 50 61 57
Dewpt         69 67   60 55 60 59   56 54 58 55   51 48 53 54   50 49 56 56
PWind dir        SW       N    NE      NE     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         90      50    30      60    60      50    30      30    30
Rain shwrs     D  D    C  C     C    C  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S  C    S

$$
PAZ046-180800-
Williamsport-Southern Lycoming PA
41.24N  76.92W Elev. 529 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      64          77          52          72          60
Temp          79 74 71 69 66 64 69 75 75 65 58 54 52 53 62 70 71 66 61 61 61 61
Dewpt         72 71 70 68 65 63 58 56 56 58 56 52 50 49 49 49 51 56 58 59 61 61
RH            79 90 97 97 97 97 68 52 52 78 93 93 93 86 62 47 49 70 90 93100100
Wind dir      SW  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       4  0  2  3  5  6  8  8  9  8  6  3  3  3  3  4  4  3  6  9 10  9
Wind gust                                                                 23
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0          80
QPF 12hr                   0.10           0           0           0        0.29
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     D  S                                               C  C  D  D  D
Tstms          C                                                              S
Obvis               PF


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          70      56    67      53    61      49    60      49    63
Temp          67 67   60 56 65 62   57 54 59 56   51 50 59 55   51 50 62 58
Dewpt         64 64   60 56 54 57   56 53 51 52   50 46 47 52   51 49 50 55
PWind dir         S       N    NE      NE    NE       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 OV B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         90      30    20      50    50      40    30      40    30
Rain shwrs     D  D    C  S     S    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S  S

$$
PAZ050-180800-
Selinsgrove-Snyder PA
40.82N  76.86W Elev. 450 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          77          51          73          59
Temp          80 76 72 69 67 65 70 75 77 69 59 54 52 52 62 71 73 67 62 61 61 61
Dewpt         74 72 71 69 66 65 61 59 58 61 57 53 51 51 51 53 54 59 59 60 61 61
RH            82 87 97100 97100 73 58 52 76 93 96 96 96 67 53 51 75 90 97100100
Wind dir      SW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N SE  N SE SE SE  S
Wind spd       2  0  0  0  3  4  6  5  5  5  4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  3  6  9  8
Wind gust                                                                 21 18
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0          80
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0           0        0.19
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  S                                               S  S  D  D  D
Tstms          C
Obvis                F  F                       F  F  F
Heat index    85
Max heat         85


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          71      57    67      53    60      48    60      48    63
Temp          69 68   61 57 65 63   56 53 59 56   50 49 59 57   50 49 61 58
Dewpt         67 67   60 57 58 61   56 53 55 55   50 47 51 54   50 49 54 57
PWind dir        SW       N    NE      NE    NE      NE     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr        100      50    30      50    60      40    30      30    30
Rain shwrs     D  D    C  C  C  C    C  C  L  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             S    S

$$
PAZ057-180800-
Harrisburg-Dauphin PA
40.19N  76.76W Elev. 310 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          80          55          75          63
Temp          82 77 73 72 70 69 74 78 80 73 64 59 57 57 67 73 75 69 64 63 64 64
Dewpt         73 73 72 70 68 67 63 60 59 61 60 57 54 52 51 55 56 59 62 63 63 64
RH            74 87 97 93 93 93 69 54 49 66 87 93 90 83 56 53 52 70 93100 97100
Wind dir       W SW  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E SE  E SE SE SE  S
Wind spd       5  3  3  5  8  8 10  9  9  9  8  5  5  5  6  5  5  8 10 10 11 11
Clouds        B1 B2 B1 FW B1 FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     30           0           0           0          70
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S                                               S  S  L  L  D
Tstms          C  S
Heat index    87
Max heat         88                      81


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      61    70      57    60      51    61      51    64
Temp          74 73   65 61 68 65   59 57 59 57   52 52 60 57   52 52 62 59
Dewpt         68 68   64 61 60 61   59 56 55 54   52 48 52 54   52 51 54 57
PWind dir        SW       N    NE      NE     E      NE     E       E     E
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         90      60    40      50    60      40    30      30    30
Rain shwrs     D  D    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             C    S

$$
PAZ065-180800-
York-York PA
39.92N  76.87W Elev. 480 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      67          80          55          76          61
Temp          83 76 73 72 69 69 74 78 80 72 64 60 56 57 68 74 75 70 64 63 63 64
Dewpt         73 72 71 70 68 68 64 61 60 62 59 56 53 54 53 56 58 61 62 62 63 64
RH            72 87 93 93 97 97 71 56 51 71 84 87 90 90 59 53 55 73 93 97100100
Wind dir       S  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd       4  0  0  0  4  4  8  8  8  5  4  3  3  3  5  4  5  4  6  6  9  9
Clouds        B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     30           5           0           5          50
QPF 12hr                   0.11           0           0           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C                                               S  S  C  C  L
Tstms          C  S
Obvis               PF PF
Heat index    89
Max heat         90                      81


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          77      60    70      55    60      49    60      49    63
Temp          75 73   65 62 68 65   59 57 59 57   52 51 58 57   52 51 61 58
Dewpt         68 69   64 62 62 63   59 57 56 56   52 50 53 56   52 51 55 58
PWind dir        SW       N    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 OV B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         90      60    50      50    60      40    40      30    30
Rain shwrs     L  D    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms             C    S

$$
PAZ066-180800-
Lancaster-Lancaster PA
40.12N  76.30W Elev. 403 ft
302 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026

Date           09/17/26      Fri 09/18/26            Sat 09/19/26            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      67          80          55          75          61
Temp          82 75 72 71 69 68 74 79 80 73 64 59 56 57 67 73 75 69 64 62 62 63
Dewpt         72 71 71 70 68 67 64 61 60 60 59 57 53 52 52 54 56 58 61 62 62 63
RH            72 87 97 97 97 97 71 54 51 64 84 93 90 83 59 51 52 68 90100100100
Wind dir      SW  S  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       6  3  0  3  5  6 10  9 10  8  6  5  6  6  8  4  5  6  9  8 10 10
Clouds        B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     40           0           0           0          60
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C                                               S  S  L  L  L
Tstms          C  S
Obvis                F
Heat index    87
Max heat         87                      81


Date           09/20  Mon 09/21/26  Tue 09/22/26  Wed 09/23/26  Thu 09/24/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          75      60    69      55    60      50    61      50    63
Temp          73 72   65 61 68 65   59 56 59 57   51 51 60 57   51 51 62 59
Dewpt         67 67   64 61 61 60   58 56 56 53   51 48 52 53   51 51 54 55
PWind dir        SW       N    NE      NE    NE      NE     E      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         90      60    40      50    50      40    30      30    30
Rain shwrs     L  D    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  S    C  C  C  S
Tstms             C    S

$$