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Forecasts of a pre-holiday mix of rain, snow and gusty winds were at best premature, a respected area weatherman said Saturday. At this point, in fact, “getaway” day on Wednesday looks to be sunny, meteorologist Joe Cioffi said.
It starts with sunshine Saturday “pretty much from start to finish,” Cioffi said. Clouds roll in Sunday morning, but temperatures should move from the mid-40s on Saturday to the 50s, he said.
Although a cold front arrives Sunday night, Cioffi said, it’s begun looking “weaker and weaker," with wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph likely in the western part of the state.
“We will see some rain overnight into early Monday morning, but rainfall amounts will be generally under a quarter of an inch,” he said.
One to three inches of snow is possible in Northwest PA if temps dip low enough, meteorologists at AccuWeather say.
It gets cold Tuesday, with morning temperatures possibly dipping into the mid-20s. But they'll rise again before daylight's end, Cioffi said.
Snow? No.
The only true disruption Cioffi said he’s been watching are “breezy to windy weather conditions” through Thanksgiving Day. Still, he said, “even here we have seen models dial the wind issues down."
Tuesday will be windy, too, with gusts up to 50 mph in Southeastern PA and across New Jersey.
“Wednesday will be a sunny day with no issues for travelers getting away early," Cioffi added. "Highs will be in the middle to upper 40s."
Turkey Day? Sunshine with highs in the low 50s.
All in all, the going should be smooth from here to December, Cioffi noted.
“We seem to be moving away from any storminess and to more of a dry uneventful weather pattern to finish off the month of November,” he said.
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