While Bradford has been experiencing a rather mild late fall season, that will be changing — at least for the next three days.

Aaron Tyburski, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in State College, stated that change began Thursday night. Temperatures were in the low teens, and will stick around that mark until Sunday afternoon.

“The drastic weather change may come as a bit of a shock to locals who have gotten accustomed to the generous weather,” Tyburski said. “We’ve seen an average of about 45 degrees in the Bradford area. We will see a 20 degree drop through the three-day stretch.”

Tyburski added that today, winds will pick up by noon through late this evening. The added wind chill will make it feel even colder. By Saturday afternoon, the skies should be partly sunny and winds will die down. However, temperatures will be even lower.

“We’ll see temperatures close to the high teens Saturday, but with the wind chills down and the sun out it shouldn’t feel as cold as it will today,” Tyburski said.

While many in the local area may be accustomed to snow accompanying the cold weather, Tyburski said the forecast suggests otherwise.

“It’s going to be mostly dry, so no snow showers. Not for a while at least,” Tyburski said. “The cold temperatures and wind chills are going to be the worst of it.”

Frost will continue to be seen throughout the area, but Tyburski added that the cold snaps won’t stick around for long. Sunday will begin the warming period, with temperatures in the mid-30s, and low winds, and the weather will continue to warm as the days go on.

“We’ll be seeing the weather we’re accustomed to return by next week,” Tyburski said, “that being mid-40 degree and cloudy weather by early Monday.”

So, while the weather will cool down over the next few days, there will be no need to bring out the snow shovels or snow plows just yet.