PENNSYLVANIA — Memorial Day weekend is unfortunately looking like a total washout across Pennsylvania, with Saturday May 23 bringing periods of rain statewide alongside temperatures crashing 20 to 30 degrees below average and dropping into the 40s and 50s across most of the state with only southwestern Pennsylvania reaching the 60s.
PA Weather Plus confirms the cold and rainy Saturday will be the worst day of the holiday weekend, with conditions slowly rebounding Sunday before Memorial Day Monday shapes up as the nicest day with temperatures returning to the low 70s statewide.
Saturday Total Washout With 40s and 50s Statewide and 1 to 3 Inches of Rainfall
Saturday’s rainfall totals across Pennsylvania are shown reaching 1 to 3 inches across most of the state, with the heaviest totals concentrated across eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey where deep red returns indicate 2.5 to 3.4 inches of rainfall accumulation during the washout period.
High temperatures across most of Pennsylvania on Saturday will only reach the 40s and 50s, representing a shocking cold departure of 20 to 30 degrees below what is considered average for late May across the state.
Frost is not expected despite the cold temperatures due to the persistent cloud cover and moisture keeping overnight lows from dropping far enough to reach freezing levels across Pennsylvania communities.
Sunday Slow Rebound With Lingering Showers Especially Eastern Pennsylvania
Conditions will slowly begin to improve on Sunday as the system gradually departs, though areas farther east across Pennsylvania will continue to see rain shower activity for much of the day before the system finally pushes east Sunday evening.
The improvement on Sunday will be gradual rather than dramatic, meaning residents should not expect a full recovery from Saturday’s washout conditions until Sunday evening when the system finally clears the region and drier air begins to work in from the west.
Memorial Day Monday then shapes up as the clear winner of the holiday weekend, with temperatures rebounding into the comfortable low 70s statewide and only an isolated afternoon shower or storm remaining possible as the nicest day of the three-day weekend arrives. Stay with GordonRamsayClub.com for the latest updates.
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