Pennsylvania Weather 3/7 Morning - Fog Flip Flop!

Good morning. Pennsylvania. I'm Aaron Jolly. Step outside this morning and you'll feel that damp chill clinging to the air — classic early March in Pennsylvania. We're waking up to 40 degrees statewide, with fog still lingering in spots after that overnight low of 37. But here's the twist: this gray, quiet morning is just the calm before a wild weather ride. Western Pennsylvania is bracing for our first severe thunderstorm threat of 2026. The Storm Prediction Center has placed the region under a Slight Risk, with Pittsburgh and points west facing potential damaging winds, hail. And even an isolated tornado this afternoon. Temperatures will soar to 78 degrees — that's 30 degrees above normal for early March — before storms roll through between 4 and 8 P.M. The National Weather Service warns that any tornado that forms could be stronger than usual for this time of year. After the storms, temperatures crash back to 50 overnight. Central Pennsylvania sits in the middle of this weather sandwich. You'll start with areas of fog this morning, then watch temperatures climb to 57 degrees. But by late afternoon, showers and thunderstorms become likely as that same cold front moves through. Tonight stays unusually warm, with lows only dropping to 56 degrees — that's more like May than March. Southeast Pennsylvania gets the milder version of this system. Philadelphia and surrounding areas will see patchy fog burn off by late morning, with highs reaching 50 degrees. Rain showers arrive after 7 P.M., but the bigger story is what happens overnight: temperatures actually rise to 59 degrees by Sunday morning. That's right — you'll wake up warmer than our afternoon high today. Looking ahead, we're in for a temperature rollercoaster. Sunday brings a brief break from the rain, with highs jumping to 68 in the southeast and 61 in the west. But then we warm up even more — Monday and Tuesday could challenge record highs, with widespread 70s statewide. By Wednesday, another storm system arrives with more rain and thunderstorms, followed by a sharp cooldown. We'll drop from the 70s back to the 40s by next Friday. In Here's your sunshine update, we're gaining 2 minutes and 38 seconds of daylight today, with sunrise at 6:26 A.M. and sunset at 5:59 P.M. The spring equinox is just 13 days away — though with this week's weather whiplash, it might feel like we're skipping straight to summer before remembering it's still March. See you this afternoon.