####018001666#### AWUS81 KCTP 121000 RWSCTP PAZ004>006-010>012-017>019-024>028-033>037-041-042-045-046- 049>053-056>059-063>066-130000- Regional Weather Summary National Weather Service State College PA 600 AM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024 A strong cold front will push east across the Susquehanna Valley and Eastern Pennsylvania this morning and combine with a potent upper level disturbance to bring widespread clouds and periods of rain, mainly this morning throughout the Central Ridge and Valley Region of the state. The rain will taper to scattered showers for the late morning and early afternoon hours. Gusty West to Southwest winds between 30 and 40 mph will develop today and will shift to a more west-northwest direction on Saturday with peaks gusts increasing to around 45 mph. High Temperatures today will range from the cool upper 40s across the west to the low 60s across the far east. Colder air moving in at the surface and aloft later today and tonight will bring another round of showers that will mix with, then change to snow over the higher terrain of Northern and Western PA tonight into Saturday morning. A few inches of snow will accumulate at elevations over 1800 feet above sea level while a coating to one inch is possible throughout the Northern Valleys. Lows tonight will be in the low to mid 30s over the higher terrain of the north and west, and in the upper 30s to mid 40s elsewhere. Drier conditions will follow for Saturday afternoon through Sunday with temperatures rebounding quickly on Sunday as winds become Southerly in direction at 15 to 25 mph. $$