STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania – Morning fog draped the ridges around Centre County, muting headlights and turning fields silver under a hazy dawn. Roads were slick and visibility dropped below a half-mile in low valleys before sunrise, making for a slow start across U.S. Route 322 and I-99. The fog will lift by midmorning, but another change is on the way tonight — a light rain system moving in from the west that will briefly dampen central Pennsylvania before a much brighter weekend.
The National Weather Service in State College reports calm but humid conditions this morning with temperatures holding in the upper 30s. Rain is expected between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., producing light accumulations under a tenth of an inch. Skies will clear by Saturday afternoon as northwest winds pick up, bringing cooler, drier air and highs in the upper 40s. Sunday looks crisp and sunny, ideal for outdoor plans or pre-Thanksgiving travel prep.
Looking ahead, Monday stays mild near 52°F, but a stronger storm system is projected to bring widespread rain Tuesday into Wednesday — potentially impacting early Thanksgiving travel across Pennsylvania and the I-80 corridor. Cooler air may follow the front, leading to scattered snow showers in the northern mountains late Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Across the nation, models continue to highlight a potential heavy snow zone from the Great Lakes to New England from November 25 to December 3, signaling a true winter pattern developing just as the holiday travel season begins.
Five-Day Forecast for State College, PA:
Fri: 52/38 – Fog early; cloudy; rain late.
Sat: 48/27 – Clearing; breezy northwest wind.
Sun: 50/30 – Mostly sunny, calm and cool.
Mon: 52/35 – Mild and partly sunny.
Tue: 49/35 – Rain likely; 0.25–0.5” possible.
