576  
FNUS71 KCTP 131344  
FWSCTP  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CATTAILS...DMVA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA  
844 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 13.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR  
CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
IN STATE COLLEGE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
* MINIMUM RH DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S THIS AFTERNOON.  
* LIGHT WINDS INCREASING TO 5-7 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON  
OUT OF THE SOUTH. GUSTS COULD REACH 10-15 MPH.  
* ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
* TURNING MUCH COLDER LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH SNOW  
SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT.  
THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE LOWER SUSQUEHANNA  
VALLEY MAY FALL AS A COLD RAIN EARLY WED NIGHT, BEFORE LIKELY  
CHANGING OVER TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW EARLY THURSDAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH,  
GUSTING TO 10-12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14  
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................23 TO 63.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 12 16 18 37 29 31 43 55 58  
WEATHER COV.......  
WEATHER TYPE......  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 25 33 40 44 46 47 48 46 44  
RH................ 81 68 55 49 47 45 44 47 51  
20 FT WIND DIR.... SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 3 4 5 6 6 7 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST... 6 7 10 11 13 13 13 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.6 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.5 1.5 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR... SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 8 10 12 14 17 21 21 15 14  
LVORI............. 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2  
ADI............... 23 23 23 63 63 63 59 59 59  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................6 TO 9.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%)........... 71 77 86 91 93 92 95 94 93 92 88 92  
WEATHER COV.......  
WEATHER TYPE......  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 42 39 39 40 40 40 40 40 40 39 39 39  
RH................ 57 64 64 64 64 67 64 67 67 73 73 73  
20 FT WIND DIR.... S SE S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST... 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR... S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 14 12 10 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 8  
LVORI............. 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI............... 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
MORNING. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................10 TO 15.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%)........... 88 91 91 90 88 88 88 88 89 89 90 90  
WEATHER COV....... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE...... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN  
TSTM COV..........  
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP.............. 38 39 39 41 44 46 47 48 48 47 46 45  
RH................ 79 79 79 76 73 71 71 71 74 76 79 82  
20 FT WIND DIR.... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW  
20 FT WIND SPD.... 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST... 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)..... 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR... SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD... 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 8  
LVORI............. 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4  
ADI............... 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 11 11 11  
 

 
FORECASTER...GUSEMAN  
REQUESTED BY...JON-DIMITRI LAMBRINOS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 01/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOLAMBRINO@PA.GOV  
 
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