Fort Hill, Pennsylvania Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS61 KCTP 271826
AFDCTP
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service State College PA
226 PM EDT Sat Sep 27 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
* Increasing clouds today with light rain most likely south of
  the Turnpike/east of I-81 this afternoon into early tonight
* Partly to mostly sunny and very warm to close out the final
  weekend of September; start of another extended dry spell
* Mild/warm start early next week before turning seasonably
  cooler with stretch of dry weather continuing into October
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A check of surface observations and webcams show the steady
light rain generally covering southern PA along and south of
the turnpike. Over southern Somerset county, precipitation
enhanced by a southeast flow has allowed for 0.50 to 1.00" to
fall in this area. Six hour FFG is around 2.00".
Expect the area of light rain to slowly move north through the
day with sprinkles or isolated showers toward I-80.
Hires data shows rain exiting southeast PA by 12Z Sunday as
high pressure starts to move in from the Great Lakes. Clearing
from west to east along with residual moisture and light/calm
wind will promote fog formation which may become locally dense
and significantly reduce the visibility during the predawn/post
sunrise period.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AM fog will give way to partly/mostly sunny and very warm
conditions to close out the final weekend of September on
Sunday. Max temps fcst in the 75-85F range are 10 to 20 degrees
above the historical average for late September. High pressure
settling over CPA Sunday night favors more radiational fog into
early Monday morning.
Monday also will be quite warm by end of September standards
with fcst highs very close to/a few degrees cooler vs. Sunday.
High pressure continues to dominate the pattern, setting up
what should be an extended period of dry weather through next
week.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Confidence is now increasing in an extended period of dry wx
for next week. This is due to better model agreement in the
evolving blocking pattern, showing the area remaining under the
influence of high pressure both at the sfc and aloft Tue-Fri.
Backdoor cold front will allow seasonably cooler/chilly air to
filter into the area to start October as 1030+mb Canadian high
moves southeast from Hudson/James Bay into New England. This
airmass change will drop daytime max temps by 5-10F day/day Wed
& Thu and increase the risk of late night/early AM frost
particularly in the northern tier where NBM min temps are fcst
in the mid 30s.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Accounted for -SHRA over southern PA either in the body of the
forecast, or a PROB30 where confidence is lower (

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