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With a continued mix of rainfall and snow Friday and Saturday, a chance of rain Monday, and mild flooding, soil saturation rivals that of a wet sponge.
Since Tuesday, central Pennsylvania has seen about 2.25 inches of rain, swelling streams, creeks and rivers out of their banks.
"There are still places that are high risk for flooding," said John Banghosf, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in State College. "Smaller streams and creeks are expected to have already crested their banks and should be receding throughout the day Thursday. The Susquehanna River where a lot of the streams feed into will continue to rise, but water levels should recede throughout the weekend."
There is a 50% chance of rain/snow mix today and Saturday with a high in the mid-40s.
"There is a chance for very small snow accumulations at higher elevations," Banghosf said, but many will not see snow on the ground past mid-morning.
The coming rainfall is not likely to raise water levels further, with less than one-fifth of an inch expected to fall between today and Saturday.
Sunday and Monday are on track to being partly sunny with highs in the mid-50s, and only a 20% chance of rain late Monday afternoon.
When asked how the weather would impact the solar eclipse Monday, Banghosf said, "It is still uncertain...we are expecting high clouds to come in throughout the day, but I think as the afternoon goes on there may be more coverage."
Don't get discouraged. The eclipse should still be visible to onlookers with proper viewing glasses.
"What we can say with confidence is that it won't be fully overcast," said Banghosf.
Monday's total solar eclipse will be visible between light clouds from roughly 2 to 4:30 p.m., with the most coverage being visible between approximately 3:15 and 3:20 p.m.