‘Prolonged period’ of heavy rain is coming across Pa. this week

The climate forecast throughout Pennsylvania is asking for lots of rain within the subsequent few days.

Tom Kines, a meteorologist for Accuweather in State Faculty, mentioned that the present climate system is “moving along at a snail’s pace,” which is able to result in a “prolonged period” of rain in our state.

“There are places that will benefit from this, and get a stretch of nice weather,” Kines mentioned. “Sadly, that‘s not us in Pennsylvania and across the Northeast.”

The precipitation is expected to come in waves, Kines said, so there will certainly be spans without rain.

However, he noted that “any time we see the rain, we’ve bought to be involved that it‘s going to be heavy,” and likely include some thunderstorms.

He estimated that nearly all of the state will see between a quarter to a half an inch of rain over the next 48 hours, and that “some places are going to get two to three inches.”

“If you have outdoor plans, it‘s not going to be a great week for it,” Kines said. “Not just locally, but throughout the Northeast.”

The rain may be coming at a good time, as portions of central Pennsylvania have suffered from drought in the past several months, due to a warm, dry fall and winter.

The dry conditions have contributed to wildfires in Cumberland County, which have recently been largely contained.

However, these heavy downpours may lead to flooding in some areas, Kines warned – including in areas that have been stricken with levels of drought.

“It‘s going to be tough to pinpoint the exact areas in the state that get the real heavy rain, because a lot of these heavier showers, and maybe even thunderstorms, really haven’t developed but,” Kines mentioned. “But yeah, those places that have been dry might be more susceptible to flooding issues.”

Whereas a moist week is all however assured, issues might clear up in time for the weekend.

“I think a lot of people might be looking ahead toward the weekend, with Mother’s Day and all that stuff,” Kines mentioned. “It does look like the weather is going to improve over the weekend. So there is light at the end of the tunnel.”