The spring-like weather the region enjoyed Monday and Tuesday is now long gone.
High temperatures that reached into the mid-60s Tuesday will be replaced with 40s today, which are forecast to be the norm through the end of the week.
A cold front that brought showers through the commonwealth overnight is to blame for the drop in temperatures. However, the cool down will be shortlived, according to meteorologist Barry Lambert, of the National Weather Service in State College.
After highs in the lower 40s today through Friday, a ridge will allow temperatures to slowly rebound to the mid-50s by Monday.
"It will be more of a sloppy warm-up, with clouds and periods of rain in the later part of the weekend," Lambert said. "Friday will be the coolest, with 41 degrees for the high."
The warm weather was due to a high pressure area that moved off the Atlantic, allowing warmer weather to move in from the south. Lambert said although temperatures were more than 20 degrees above normal Tuesday, only one record high was broken in the vicinity of Shamokin.
Williamsport recorded a high of 68 degrees, which broke the old record of 64 degrees set in 1998. Harrisburg recorded a high of 67 degrees, missing the record by 7 degrees.
Snow lovers will have to wait a littler longer. Lambert said the only chance through the short term forecast period for frozen precipitation will come Friday when sleet may fall over the mountains north of Williamsport.