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Official Freeze Watch in effect for Pennsylvania.
What it means
- Freeze or cold: protect sensitive plants, pets and outdoor pipes. In extreme cold, dress in layers, limit time outdoors and use space heaters and generators safely.
Always follow your local National Weather Service office and local officials. Details below.
Official weather alerts for Pennsylvania
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 9:09PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA
Warren; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Somerset; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Tioga; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Perry; Dauphin; Schuylkill; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; Lancaster
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest areas will be the northern mountains and Laurel Highlands.
Instructions: Take protective measures now as freezing temperatures could damage or kill tender plants and vegetation.
Official NWS page · NWS State College PA
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 6:51PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Southern Erie; Crawford
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Official NWS page · NWS Cleveland OH
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 6:07PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Pittsburgh PA
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:43PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Lackawanna; Luzerne
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Binghamton NY
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:14PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Warren; Morris; Hunterdon; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton; Western Chester; Western Montgomery; Upper Bucks
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the low 30s possible. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Upper Bucks, Western Chester, and Western Montgomery Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Mount Holly NJ
Freeze Watch until Sun, Oct 18, 9:00 AM EDT
Freeze Watch issued October 16 at 1:14PM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sussex; Carbon; Monroe
Full text from the National Weather Service
FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s possible. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Sussex County. In Pennsylvania, Carbon and Monroe Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instructions: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Official NWS page · NWS Mount Holly NJ
Storm Prediction Center · today's severe-storm outlook · issued 1 h ago
None of these cities are inside today's thunderstorm or severe-storm areas.
Official SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (NOAA), valid until Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 AM EDT. It shows the chance of severe storms in the area, not a warning for your street. SPC outlook
U.S. Drought Monitor · map of October 13
No drought, but 5.4% of Pennsylvania is abnormally dry.
Share of the state's area. Updated every Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA). Drought builds over weeks and months: one rainy day rarely ends it.
Weather in Pennsylvania now
What is normal in October in Pennsylvania
changing season The remnants of Atlantic hurricanes can bring flooding rain far inland, as several past storms have done in the Appalachians. Early snow is possible in the mountains.
El Niño is under way, and NOAA expects it to be strong (NOAA, October 8, 2026).
In the interior Northeast it tends to bring a milder winter.
These are general tendencies: every year is different, and your local forecast comes first.
Typical climate per NOAA and regional weather services. It describes the season, not the forecast for a given day.
Where will it rain most? Forecast by city
Total rain each day, in inches. Wettest cities first.
| City | Tomorrow | Sunday | Monday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Erie | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrisburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allentown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scranton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Automatic forecast from a computer model (MET Norway, data CC BY 4.0). Not an official alert: for watches and warnings, follow National Weather Service.
What do the inches mean?
As a rough guide: under a quarter inch in a day is light rain; 1 to 2 inches is a heavy downpour; more than 2 inches in a day is very heavy rain that can flood low-lying areas and roads.
Several rainy days in a row saturate the ground: even a modest storm can then cause flash flooding and rising rivers.
Cities in Pennsylvania
Official sources for Pennsylvania
Emergency: 911