658 FXUS61 KCTP 070803 AFDCTPArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 403 AM EDT Sun Sep 7 2025
.SYNOPSIS... * Limited shower activity possible this evening with otherwise clearing skies. * High pressure builds in for Sunday through next week, with abundant sunshine, morning fog, and dry conditions. * The potential for frost moves back into the picture for Monday and Tuesday mornings across the typical cold spots in northern PA.
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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Cold front has cleared central Pennsylvania this evening, with limited shower activity across the eastern third of the forecast area. Coverage of showers is expected to wane over the next couple of hours with clearing skies expected overnight as dry air behind the front begins to work into the area.
Valley fog is likely in the typical spots across the north and west on Sunday morning in the wake of the front where air-water temperature differences will be sufficiently high to promote dendritic fog formation. With lower dewpoints building in behind the front, lows in the upper 30s could be observed in far northwest PA and most spots will fall into the mid 40s to upper 50s farther southeast.
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.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/... The base of an upper trough will sweep through the Great Lakes on Sunday and lift out Sunday night as high pressure builds in at the surface. 850mb temps in the single digits C will provide enough instability over the relatively warmer Lake Erie waters to produce scattered lake effect rain showers during the day on Sunday. Showers should primarily stay northwest US-6, but a stray shower cannot be ruled out as far southeast as the I-80/I-99 corridor.
Mostly sunny skies are on tap for the rest of the Commonwealth as temperatures trend a bit below average for this time of year. A gusty west wind and refreshingly low humidity will make for a perfect fall day.
High pressure will move directly overhead on Monday morning, bringing high confidence in river valley fog and frost across northern PA. A few spots could even experience their first freeze of the year. Frost Advisories will be needed for portions of northern PA. Lows on Monday morning will range from near freezing in McKean County to near 50 in the Lower Susquehanna Valley thanks to ideal radiational cooling conditions and a very dry airmass (10th percentile PWATs for this time of year).
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.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... The fall-like pattern will continue through next week. The airmass moving overhead will be the coolest of the season so far. Highs in the 60s and 70s will pair with lows in the 30s to 50s. Frost conditions are possible again on Tuesday morning for the typical cool spots in northwest PA with river valley fog continuing each morning through the end of the week. Abundant sunshine and dry conditions are favored, with temperatures gradually increasing each day thanks to a building ridge aloft.
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.AVIATION /08Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... A few, light showers will linger around MDT and LNS through sunrise, but no reductions are expected. Also toward sunrise, patchy fog should develop north and west of UNV, but confidence on any restrictions at BFD, JST, and IPT is low. Cloud cover will increase over northwest PA towards sunrise and lake effect rain showers are expected at BFD during the day on Sunday. The rest of the region will be dry with VFR conditions.
Outlook...
Sun-Mon...Clearing with primarily VFR conditions. Breezy.
Tue-Thur...VFR.
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.CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None.
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SYNOPSIS...Banghoff/NPB NEAR TERM...Banghoff/NPB SHORT TERM...Banghoff LONG TERM...Banghoff AVIATION...Gartner/RXR
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