Weather Outlook for the Week of October 6, 2026

High pressure over the Northeast will bring mild afternoons with highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s and lows in the 40s and low 50s through the start of the weekend. By Saturday, clouds will increase as the high moves off the coast, and a potential tropical cyclone moves onshore over the Gulf Coast. At the time of writing, the National Hurricane Center is forecasting a 90% chance of a named storm developing over the Gulf this week. The tropical cyclone, which would be named Isaias, will likely make landfall sometime during the day on Saturday and will move up the East Coast into Sunday. Periods of rain will develop on Sunday into Monday before the storm exits the region. Models predict anywhere between 0.5-1.5" of rain will fall by Tuesday morning, but the exact track and speed of the storm will dictate how much rain will accumulate during this time. Right now, the northern half of the state is expected to measure less rain than the southern half of the state. After the rain ends, a fast-moving disturbance over the Midwest may bring more showers to the region by the middle of next week.

Long-range models indicate a milder and wetter than average remainder of October and start of November.

For updated weather information every weekday, watch Penn State's Weather World on WPSU-TV at 5:30 pm and PCN-TV at 6:45 pm.

For real-time weather data statewide, visit the Keystone Mesonet website.

Forecaster: Kyle Imhoff, Pennsylvania State Climatologist (kai5024@psu.edu)