Overview
- The National Weather Service has a wind advisory in effect for much of the state through midday Tuesday, with high wind warnings up to 65 mph for Clearfield, northern Centre, Cambria, Blair, Bedford and Somerset counties until 4 p.m.
- Gusts over 50 mph are expected across central Pennsylvania, with the strongest winds in the Allegheny Mountain and Laurel Highlands zones.
- Winter weather advisories cover Forest, Jefferson, Mercer, Venango and Clarion counties, where 2 to 5 inches of additional snow and gusts to 45 mph are forecast through early afternoon Tuesday.
- Peco reports crews are monitoring conditions and ready to respond as officials urge residents to secure outdoor items and drivers of high‑profile vehicles to use extra caution.
- Harrisburg laid its city Christmas tree on its side as a precaution, and forecasters expect winds to ease later Tuesday with colder, breezy conditions for New Year’s events.