State College: Dry Weather to Span This Weekend

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

July 10,2015; 10:54PM,EDT

 

 

Dry weather will span this weekend around State College, but the return of showers and thunderstorms is in the not-too-distant future.
Residents and visitors to the Central Pennsylvania Arts Festival in State College and the People's Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, will not find a need for umbrellas and rain gear but sunglasses and sunscreen instead this weekend.
An area of high pressure will keep showers and thunderstorms away with only some harmless clouds occasionally mixing with sunshine.

Nice Weekend in Store for Most of Northeast

Temperatures will rising into the lower 80s each day, providing perfect weather for those planning to spend a part of this weekend at a local swimming pool or beach.
"Humidity levels will be relatively comfortable for mid-July on Saturday," stated AccuWeather Northeast Weather Expert Dave Dombek. "While there will be an uptick in humidity on Sunday, it will be far from oppressive."
Homeowners will have an opportunity to mow the lawn or complete other outdoor chores, and anyone heading to a State College Spikes' game will not have to worry about a delay. Farmers will welcome the dry spell to allow fields to dry out.
"Given the pattern that the Northeast has been in, the dry weather this weekend is unusual," Dombek continued. "This is a bonus for the Northeast to get two, maybe three, days for some places, of rain-free weather in a pattern where there might be a day or day and a half of dry weather."

The dry weather, however, will end with this weekend.
Those with outdoor plans will once again face headaches early next week as a storm system from the Midwest brings showers and thunderstorms back to the area. Higher humidity will also be in place early next week, helping to fuel the storminess and create a sticky feel to the air.
"Early next week will likely be the total opposite from this weekend across the Northeast, with no forecastable break in the showers and thunderstorms," Dombek added.
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Widespread severe weather is not anticipated, but anyone outside at the time a thunderstorm hits should be prepared to seek shelter. As soon as thunder is heard, the danger of being struck by lightning is present.
AccuWeather Long Range Meteorologist Joe Lundberg has bad news for those hoping for another dry spell to replace the unsettled start to next week.
"I have a hard time seeing more than a day here or there that is dry across the Northeast next week," he said.