Winds to pick up as temperatures drop Thursday in central Pa.: forecasters Updated Mar 04, 2021; Nearly 30 mph winds could lash central Pennsylvania Thursday as temperatures fall back into the 40s, forecasters said. Thursday will be sunny with highs in the low 40s, with the possibility of forceful wind gusts throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service. Both the gusty winds and 40-degree temperatures are expected to last through Saturday, forecasters said. However, sunny and dry weather could last through early next week. Fifty-degree highs could return to the midstate as early as Monday, according to the NWS. Forecasters said highs could reach the low 60s Tuesday and Wednesday.