Yes, there's snow in the forecast on the first day of spring in central Pa.

Anthony J. Machcinski
York Daily Record
Sandy Gross of York Township walks her 9-year-old dog, Patrick, during a light snowfall on Wednesday. Snowfall accumulation for York County varied after a forecasted nor'easter shifted east, resulting in lower totals than predicted.

Nothing seems more ironic than having snow on the first day of spring, but weather forecasters from the National Weather Service are tracking another March storm that could bring some accumulation.

An inch or two is expected for central Pennsylvania, with higher accumulations expected in the more eastern parts of the area, said Aaron Tyburski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College.

The snow is expected during the day on Tuesday, but the storm is not expected to be as large as the others that have hit the area this March. While accumulations could be an inch or two, Tyburski expects road conditions to be just wet due to the amount of sun this time of year.

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Aside from Tuesday’s storm, the weather the rest of the week continues to be much of the same as recent weeks, with temperatures five to six degrees below normal, he said.

However, some hope for warmer temperatures is on the horizon. After this week, the negative North Atlantic Oscillation, the root of the recent cold, should stabilize and potentially flip to be positive. If it does, central Pennsylvania could see temperatures a few degrees above the 56 degree average normally expected at the end of March, Tyburski said.

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While warmer temperatures are expected, Tyburski wouldn’t predict that Tuesday’s storm is the potential last gasp of winter weather this season.

“I never like to say it’s over, especially in March,” Tyburski said. “Sometimes we get snow into April. While it’ll be nice, we never go out and say this is the end. Something could always develop.”