424  
FNUS71 KCTP 260848  
FWSCTP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PA-RX-BSP04202601...DCNR BSP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
448 AM EDT MON OCT 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 26.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
IN STATE COLLEGE.  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ONE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE SOUTH ACROSS THE CAROLINAS  
AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY, ALLOWING A WEAK/DRY COLD FRONT  
TO DRIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
OUTSIDE OF A FEW SPRINKLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATER  
TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT, NO MEASURABLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS  
ENTIRE WEEK.  
 
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, ANOTHER, LARGER AREA OF HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND  
EXTEND OUR LENGTHY STRING OF RAINFREE CONDITIONS THROUGH PART OR  
ALL OF THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND.  
 
THE WIND WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY TODAY AS THEY VEER TO THE NORTHWEST  
THEN NORTH RESPECTIVELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  
 
TUESDAY WILL LIKELY BE THE DRIEST DAY THIS WEEK RH-WISE. FUEL  
MOISTURES WILL PROBABLY BE DRYING OUT TOO, BUT GENERALLY LIGHT  
WIND TUESDAY SHOULD KEEP RAPID FIRE WEATHER SPREAD CONCERNS ON THE  
LOW SIDE.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................8 TO 30.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 19 18 12 7 5 6 7 2 3  
WEATHER COV....... PTY  
WEATHER TYPE...... FOG  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 41 50 56 60 62 63 64 62 62  
RH................ 100 83 66 53 52 50 46 50 52  
20 FT WIND DIR.... SW W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST... 4 5 6 7 8 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.4 0.7 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR... W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 8 8 10 10 10 9 10 10 10  
LVORI............. 8 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI............... 21 21 21 29 29 29 30 30 30  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................3.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%)........... 1 14 25 26 36 38 48 45 40 31 42 21  
WEATHER COV.......  
WEATHER TYPE......  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 59 54 51 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 43 42  
RH................ 60 74 80 86 89 93 93 96 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR.... W W W N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST... 7 6 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR... W W W W W W W W W W W NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5  
LVORI............. 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 9  
ADI............... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 3  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 5 MPH  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 7  
MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................4 TO 19.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 25 37 42 29 23 31 35 50 43 36 43 48  
WEATHER COV.......  
WEATHER TYPE......  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 42 41 40 45 53 58 63 65 66 67 65 65  
RH................ 100 100 100 100 83 69 58 56 54 50 54 54  
20 FT WIND DIR.... N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST... 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR... W NE NE E E SE S W W NW N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 7  
LVORI............. 9 9 9 9 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI............... 4 4 4 6 6 6 19 19 19 19 19 19  
 
 
FORECASTER...LAMBERT  
REQUESTED BY...RANDALL KOLECK  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624438.0/CTP  
.DELDT 10/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RKOLECK@PA.GOV  
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