117
FNUS71 KCTP 181140
FWSCTP
SPOT FORECAST FOR SGL 100 WILDFIRE...PA GAME COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
740 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 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
INCREASING CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS
CHANCES FOR RAIN INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED, WITH SOME STRONG-TO-SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NW PA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN HAZARD IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL
BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS, MAINLY BETWEEN 4PM AND 8PM.
THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE
REGION THIS EVENING AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHEASTERLY GUSTS
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT
NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ALSO GENERALLY
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. UNSETTLED PATTERN CONTINUES ON SUNDAY WITH
MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS WITH ALL OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA DROPPING
BELOW FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. DRIER CONDITIONS
PREVAIL MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WITH
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH ON MONDAY BEFORE WIND GUSTS
BECOME LIGHTER FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................16 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 92 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)........... 30 31 25 41 52 48 54 56 67 73
WEATHER COV....... CHC
WEATHER TYPE...... RW
TSTM COV.......... SCH
CHC OF THDR (%)... 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20
TEMP.............. 58 60 64 68 70 74 74 75 76 74
RH................ 77 75 65 55 51 44 41 41 40 43
20 FT WIND DIR.... SE SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD.... 6 7 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11
20 FT WIND GUST... 14 18 19 20 21 21 21 22 22 21
LVORI............. 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI............... 16 69 69 69 92 92 92 76 76 76
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND
8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH OVERNIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...20 PERCENT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................10 TO 32.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%)........... 82 79 95 88 90 90 98 92 95 93 95 96
WEATHER COV....... LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF THDR (%)... 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP.............. 72 70 65 64 63 61 58 56 52 50 48 44
RH................ 48 57 70 75 78 84 87 86 89 86 86 86
20 FT WIND DIR.... S S SW SW SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD.... 10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST... 20 19 18 17 16 14 14 16 16 18 18 18
LVORI............. 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
ADI............... 21 21 21 10 10 10 21 21 21 32 32 32
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 21 MPH.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...5 PERCENT.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................63 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 144 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)........... 94 91 83 87 79 70 66 62 58 51 44 37
WEATHER COV....... LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE...... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV..........
CHC OF THDR (%)... 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP.............. 41 41 39 39 40 42 43 45 46 47 47 47
RH................ 93 86 82 79 70 57 51 45 40 35 32 31
20 FT WIND DIR.... NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD.... 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST... 18 18 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 20
LVORI............. 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI............... 63 63 63 110 110 110 144 144 144 143 143 143
FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN SEELEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610659.0/CTP
.DELDT 04/18/26
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