RAIN

[BIGDEERHUNTER63]

With the jet stream plunging into the center of the country and PA being on the warm side heavy rain and temp. in the 50s to near 60 on Friday before the cold front comes through any ice will be lost on Friday. Then the high winds on Sat. and Sun .will prevent ice formation even though the temps will be very cold . It will be a month till you can get on the ice .

[fishon814]

What part of pa will see 60.........philly?

[LEN F]

Right now I would rather see the rain than 6" of snow on 1" of new ice.

[BIGDEERHUNTER63]

What part of pa will see 60.........philly?

Scranton is supposed to be 55 on Friday , 47 in Tioga , 50 in Bloomsburg , 52 in Williamsport , 58 in Philly , 47 in State Collage , it mite not hit 60 , but it could  in some of the eastern part of the state .

[fishon814]

Glad I don't live there!

[BIGDEERHUNTER63]

Glad I don't live there!

The next 3 days in Johnstown are in the mid to upper 40s then a few days after Christmas a whole week in the 40s .

[digger953]

Glad I don't live there!

[MumbleSEED]

Weather is crazy and so are the weather reports sometimes.  I'll continue to hold out hope for whatever comes our way. If you guys are venturing out even checking conditions though please remember to have as many safety precautions as possible.  I know I'll be out there checking things out shortly after Christmas if not the day after.   

Weather starting to trend in the right direction depends on what station and what website, app etc you look.  I'm not into "good vibes" like the snowflake crowds so lets just hope and pray we are walking on water sooner than later.

[RuttNutt]

With the jet stream plunging into the center of the country and PA being on the warm side heavy rain and temp. in the 50s to near 60 on Friday before the cold front comes through any ice will be lost on Friday. Then the high winds on Sat. and Sun .will prevent ice formation even though the temps will be very cold . It will be a month till you can get on the ice .

I don’t know where you are, but around us (in the Poconos) there is 3-6” of ice on our lakes and about a foot of snow on the ground. That snow will soak up a LOT of rain! Sure, there will be some shoreline issues on those lakes that get a lot of runoff but I’m betting a lot of the lakes will be fine. And no way are we gonna lose 6” of ice!

Temps are supposed to plummet quickly on Friday after the front comes thru- They say some places will see a 60* drop in a matter of hours................ 😳😳😳

I won’t be able to fish until Monday due to family plans, but I am confident I will be on the ice fishing somewhere on 12/26! 😉

[Steidyj]

I am also confident, and willing to drive, that I will be walking on water on 12/26/22 as well.

[jaeger80]

I don’t know where you are, but around us (in the Poconos) there is 3-6” of ice on our lakes and about a foot of snow on the ground. That snow will soak up a LOT of rain! Sure, there will be some shoreline issues on those lakes that get a lot of runoff but I’m betting a lot of the lakes will be fine. And no way are we gonna lose 6” of ice!

Temps are supposed to plummet quickly on Friday after the front comes thru- They say some places will see a 60* drop in a matter of hours................ 😳😳😳

I won’t be able to fish until Monday due to family plans, but I am confident I will be on the ice fishing somewhere on 12/26! 😉

Dang!  Lucky!

[JPascavage52]

Should be some places that fish just after Christmas, may make a trip to Tioga or somewhere higher elevation on the 26th.

My guess is that larger lakes and places fed by larger streams or rivers will take some time to be ready after the rain and warm up, but smaller lakes should lose some junk ice and freeze back up with no problem.

[kpoorman1]

Today in Sullivan county…

[NEZ]

seems like most lakes have ice on them.  Sayers was mostly capped this morning when I drove by this morning.  The nights are going to get really cold and will help the ice formation.  We need to remember, even if they call for the 40's, that only last for few hours.  The majority of the time, the temps are cold and can either form ice or not lose it.  Hoping for the weekend somewhere.  Will definitely be out some where next week.  nez

[Spider1]

yup, rained all night pretty hard up here. Thank god it was rain and not snow or we'd have a couple feet of snow on an inch or 2 of ice. Gonna get cold tonight so father winter can start rebuilding the ice!

[RuttNutt]

Yep- 40* now in the Poconos 20* by noon 6* by 8pm and low of 1* overnight. 😲😲😲.

High of 7* on Saturday! 😎

That’s what I love to see! 😁

[kautz88]

River ice will be plowed though have to wait for it to come back down to tighten up

[Spider1]

It was 1° this morning when I woke up. It warmed up pretty fast though... it's just under 4° right now. Making ice but it'll take a little time to build up. I got too much to do now anyway so I won't be checking anything until the day after Christmas.

[RuttNutt]

Nice pic Spider! 😁

Was -1 at the house when I left this morning. Was -5 when I got to the lake. Slow bite but managed a couple medium perch and a nice bluegill. Missed one and had something big on but lost it when it got tangled in the transducer. Icehound got a snot rocket and 2 BIG perch. So a good morning on the ice! 😎

Oh, and it “warmed up” to 1* when I left at 11..........😜

[Spider1]

Nice! Glad you guys got on... but I still ain't gonna believe you caught a perch! 

[RuttNutt]

Nice! Glad you guys got on... but I still ain't gonna believe you caught a perch! 

🤣🤣🤣

[kautz88]

This weather sucks mid forty’s next seven days…ice that we have will take a beating where is the cold?

[deer george]

Seems like it happens every year, just have to Waite a little longer after this next warm spell, it's coming, be safe .... 

[BIGDEERHUNTER63]

RAIN AND 49S AND 50S

[fishon814]

RAIN AND 49S AND 50S

Sooner or later your bound to be right!

[1MOFISH]

What part of pa will see 60.........philly?

62 here in western pa same tomorrow 58 as i type
GOD BLESS
mo

[1MOFISH]

62 again here in western pa temps staring to drop wind is kickin up a bad sign if the lake opens up    oh well its winter fo 3 mo months
GOD BLESS
mo

[1MOFISH]

it was 51 degrees today and a astrological anomaly there was this huge fire ball in the sky  it hurt to look at it any one else see it?
GOG BLESS
mo
no rain

[Ice_Surveyor]

it was 51 degrees today and a astrological anomaly there was this huge fire ball in the sky  it hurt to look at it any one else see it?
GOG BLESS
mo
no rain

Yes, saw it briefly. Magnificent. Sadly. Gone again in SE PA.

[PAFishFiend]

Wider look at radar shows a pretty consistent jet stream coming straight across the North American continent. That means temps in the 40s  and off and on rain for most of PA for quite a while. Should see some really cold nights in the northern part of the state and in some high elevations, so there will likely be some fishable ice at places like Hills Creek (Tioga County) and Black Moshannon (Centre County) that don't have much inflow from streams.