Weather

(WBRE/WYOU) — Warm air has moved into northeastern Pennsylvania, bringing rain and wind along with it.

After a cold start to the week, the mild air has arrived with an unsettled weather pattern.

Periods of rain will move across northeastern and central Pennsylvania Wednesday. The rain will be steady and heavy at times.

0.50"-1.50" of rain can be expected areawide. This may lead to ponding on roadways and flooding in areas of poor drainage.

River Levels

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker caught up with some drivers taking advantage of the sunshine to wash away the remnants of the harsh winter weather.

(WBRE/WYOU) — From consistently frigid last week to consistently above average this week. But, how long will the warming trend last?

As temperatures struggled to climb above the freezing mark last week, they will have no problem reaching the 40s this week.

7 Day Forecast

For the month of February (so far), many high temperatures have been either at or below average. We've had only three days when the temperatures were above average for AVP.

Mayor Karen Bass says 1,000 firefighters could have been on duty the morning the fires broke out but "were instead sent home on Chief Crowley's watch."

Here are some community announcements regarding closings, parking bans, road conditions, and other changes due to the wintry weather.

Jeremy gave a presentation to students in Scranton about the job of a meteorologist.

Officials are urging residents to stay off the roads as inches of snow and ice are dumped over parts of the U.S.

Newswatch 16's Chelsea Strub caught up with some workers who aren't exactly outdoors but still have to brave the elements.

Many without power due to high winds and ice across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania

Extreme cold warnings were issued for an 11-state swath of the U.S. stretching from the Canadian border to Oklahoma and central Texas.