Forecast for Wednesday, August 26

TODAY: Well, our little preview of September has officially been returned to sender. Mother Nature is turning the thermostat back up with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid 80s. Humidity starts creeping back into the picture as the day goes on, because apparently August heard everyone talking about how nice it had been and took that personally.

TONIGHT: The quiet weather starts packing its bags. Clouds increase with a slight chance of a shower after midnight, lows only fall into the upper 60s and south winds run around 5–10 mph. Most of the night stays dry, but you'll definitely notice the humidity making itself comfortable again.

THURSDAY: And here comes the nonsense. Showers and thunderstorms become likely, especially during the afternoon and evening, with a 70% chance of rain. Some storms could become severe with damaging winds and heavy rainfall. It'll be humid with highs in the mid 80s, and storms remain possible Thursday evening before gradually moving out overnight.

York County is sitting along the western edge of the more concerning severe-weather setup, with the better environment currently favored farther east toward the Susquehanna Valley. That does NOT mean York gets a free pass. Damaging winds are our primary severe concern, hail is also possible, and heavy downpours could produce localized flooding. The overall setup favors multicellular storms, although a few supercells are possible.

SCPAWX BOTTOM LINE: Enjoy today because Mother Nature is behaving and York County has certainly earned some boring weather lately. Thursday afternoon into Thursday night is when we'll need to pay attention. We're not sounding alarms, we're not canceling plans, and seeing another severe-weather risk on a map does NOT mean we're expecting a repeat of last week.

Keep an eye on the forecast, have a way to receive warnings and we'll handle staring at the radar. After last week's performance, Mother Nature is already on probation around here. We're not taking our eyes off her.