491  
FNUS71 KCTP 182158  
FWSCTP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TANGLEFOOT...PA DCNR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
558 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 EDT ON APRIL 18.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
IN STATE COLLEGE.  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
RAIN IS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND SHOULD ARRIVE IN ABOUT AN HOUR  
7 PM EDT. THUNDER IS LOOKING LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR NOW VERSUS  
PREVIOUS FORECASTS. THERE IS STILL A SMALL (10PCT) CHANCE OF  
THUNDER AT THE SITE.  
 
THE WINDS WILL BE GUSTING INTO THE 30S JUST BEFORE AND AFTER THE  
SHOWERS BEGIN. THEY WILL TURN FROM SOUTHERLY TO WESTERLY ABOUT AN  
HOUR AFTER THE RAIN BEGINS. RAIN MAY OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES  
OVERNIGHT, BUT SHOULD BE LESS THAN A HALF OF AN INCH.  
 
THE AIR WILL DRY OUT SIGNIFICANTLY SUNDAY, BUT THE TEMPERATURES  
WILL ALSO BE COOLER.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 24  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN  
BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 16 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...31 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................8 TO 32.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%)........... 63 80 98 99 88 90 88 93 88 90 92 94  
WEATHER COV....... CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV.......... CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 10 30 30 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 0  
TEMP.............. 79 73 68 65 64 63 60 57 54 51 48 45  
RH................ 37 52 68 78 81 81 84 86 83 83 83 82  
20 FT WIND DIR.... S S SW SW SW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 8 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST... 24 21 20 19 18 16 14 13 13 16 16 16  
LVORI............. 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4  
ADI............... 32 32 32 8 8 8 12 12 12 15 15 15  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
20 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...4 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................68 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 250 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 93 91 89 78 71 51 51 39 70 55 47 45  
WEATHER COV....... LKY LKY CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 43 42 41 42 43 46 48 49 50 51 51 50  
RH................ 82 82 79 73 67 55 47 42 37 34 33 30  
20 FT WIND DIR.... NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST... 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 20 20 19 18  
LVORI............. 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI............... 68 68 68 167 167 167 222 222 222 250 250 250  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 TO 19.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%)........... 25 30 63 63 63 63 63 63 54 52 51 49  
WEATHER COV....... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RS RS RS SW  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 49 46 44 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33  
RH................ 31 37 43 53 57 62 64 67 69 72 72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR.... W W W W W W W W W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST... 16 14 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11  
LVORI............. 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI............... 19 19 19 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............1.  
ADI.................80 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 176 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 41 40 26 34 42 50 52 55 57 56 54 53  
WEATHER COV....... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE...... SW SW  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 32 31 31 33 35 38 40 42 43 44 45 45  
RH................ 69 69 63 56 49 42 37 34 32 29 26 25  
20 FT WIND DIR.... NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST... 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16  
LVORI............. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI............... 80 80 80 138 138 138 156 156 156 176 176 176  
 
 
FORECASTER...DANGELO  
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY DAYHOFF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610690.0/CTP  
.DELDT 04/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DSORGEN@PA.GOV,JERDAYHOFF@PA.GOV  
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