Schuylkill County Weather Forecast

By: Monsoon Mike

We were around 50 on Tuesday and it's funny how things are relative. If we had had a 50 degree day 2 months ago when we had that unseasonal stretch of 80 degree weather, we would have been freezing. But 50 today after a few weeks of sub freezing weather, people were throwing off their jackets walking around like it was August! And guess what: if you missed today's nice temperatures, you've got two more to go! Wednesday we also make it to the 50s and Thursday may even scrape 60 in nearby areas. I think Skook proper doesn't get much past the upper 50s Thursday, but if you travel to Reading, Harrisburg or Philly, mid 60s are quite possible Thursday. Crazy, huh? Well, it can happen in December. I remember one early December a few years back where one day hit 72. Either way, it won't last.

A slow moving warm front/cold front complex begins to move through Wednesday with some showers, followed by a slightly greater chance for showers Thursday despite the warm temperatures, followed by an even GREATER chance for precipitation Friday as the actual cold front moves through. Some of the rain could be steady for a while on Friday. Then, cold air rushes in behind the cold front and some of that rain may even change to a period of wintry precipitation. Saturday and Sunday we stay seasonally chilly followed by our next storm Sunday night and Monday which could bring more wintry precipitation followed by MORE wintry precipitation perhaps next Tuesday and Wednesday. 

So the moral of the story: enjoy this short trip back to October-like weather, because after Thursday, things are kinda rocky for the foreseeable future.