Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

All NWS State College Text Statements/Forecasts:

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Regional Weather Summary
National Weather Service State College PA
512 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Periods of rain will continue across the Commonwealth today
through tonight. A couple of isolated strong to marginally severe
thunderstorms are possible this afternoon across southern
Pennsylvania. There will be a 30 to 40 degree temperature gradient
from northwest to southeast across the Keystone state with high
temperatures ranging from the lower 40s along the Lake Erie
shoreline to 80 degrees in the Philadelphia metro area.

Intermittent rain showers and a few thunderstorms will continue
through late week. Thursday will be noticeably cooler in the
eastern half of the state. Big temperature swings are forecast to
continue through Easter weekend into the first full week of
April. A cold front is forecast to move across Pennsylvania on
Easter Sunday and will likely be accompanied by a band of showers
and storms.

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