Weather roulette: Wild Erie County forecast includes snow, sun, lows in teens, high of 40
If you live in northwestern Pennsylvania, you know the adage by heart: If you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes.
Keep the saying in mind over the next few days.
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Erie County's due for snow, possibly rain, high winds, a low temperature in the mid-teens, sunny skies and a high around 40 by Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland.
Here's what's forecast for Erie County and nearby in the coming hours:
Monday's winter weather advisory expired, and now the weather service as of Tuesday night calls for a chance of snow overnight on the heels of patchy, blowing snow. Winds will be from the southwest at 18 to 24 mph, gusting as high as 36 mph.
There's an 80% chance of snow showers Wednesday, accumulating an inch to 2 inches around Erie and perhaps up to 3 inches near Edinboro and 2-4 inches around Corry. Winds will be from the west at 17 to 22 mph with gusts up to 32 mph.
The weather service indicates the cold front driving the snow showers and winds also will lead to a drop in temperature to around 16 Wednesday night.
Thursday's forecast is for mostly sunny skies and a high near 37, with light south winds occasionally gusting as high as 20 mph. The low will be around 33, and rain showers expected to start overnight could last into Friday afternoon.
Friday's high will be around 40, but it won't last; the lows will be around 15 Friday and Saturday and Saturday's high just 22.
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The weather service in State College has a winter weather advisory in place for Warren County from Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. until Thursday at midnight.
Total snow accumulations between 2 inches and 4 inches are expected, along with winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Strong to severe snow squalls are possible Wednesday, mainly during the morning, the weather service reported.
The weather service in Buffalo has a winter weather advisory in effect for Chautauqua County, New York, from Tuesday at 6 p.m. through Wednesday at 6 p.m. Three inches to 6 inches of snow is expected across lower elevations and 5 inches to 9 inches in higher terrain. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Trained spotters for the weather service reported these unofficial 12-hour snowfall totals Tuesday in Erie County, all measured between 5 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Additional snow might have fallen around the region since these measurements were recorded.
West-northwest Cherry Hill 3.5 inches
West-northwest North East 2 inches
Northwest Harborcreek 2 inches
Southwest Wesleyville 2 inches
South Wesleyville 2 inches
West-northwest Union City 1.4 inches
Erie International Airport 1 inch
Northwest Edinboro 1 inch
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This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Erie PA weather forecast covers all the bases this week
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