Cold air continues today. We are still tracking light snow for all of western Pennsylvania to close out the week. There will be three Impact Days in a row through the weekend.Cold Stretch ContinuesA very cold start this morning with lows in the single digits. High temps will only reach the low/mid 20’s. Clouds will build back up during the day on Thursday ahead of a clipper set to arrive on Friday.Impact Day for light snow on FridayA clipper will bring more snow to western Pennsylvania on Friday. It is an Impact Day for the potential for 1-3 inches of snow during the day. Snow showers will arrive from the northwest after the morning commute. The steadiest and most widespread snow will impact the early part of the late-day commute.There will be a break Friday evening. As the wind picks up, bands of snow will develop Friday night. Snow squalls with an additional half an inch to an inch of snow are possible. The higher elevations east could end up with a fresh 2-5 inches of snow by Saturday morning.A Winter Storm Watch is in effect between 10 a.m. Friday and early Saturday morning for possible heavy snow for the Laurel Highlands. The higher terrain of Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties along with eastern Monongalia, Preston, and Garrett counties. More than three inches of snow plus gusty winds will create difficult travel conditions, especially Friday evening.Brief bitter blast for the weekendThe Impact Days will extend into the weekend with the return of much colder air. Highs return to the teens with single-digit lows. Saturday will be especially cold with 25 to 30 mph gusts. Despite the bitter cold, it will be a snow-free weekend. This cold blast is short-lived as highs finally break freezing early next week for the Pittsburgh area.TODAY: Increasing clouds and still very cold. High: 23°TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Low 14°FRIDAY – Impact Day: Snow showers with light accumulations. High: 30°, low: 4°.SATURDAY – Impact Day: Cloudy skies and bitterly cold. High: 15°, low: 0°.
Cold air continues today. We are still tracking light snow for all of western Pennsylvania to close out the week. There will be three Impact Days in a row through the weekend.
Cold Stretch Continues
A very cold start this morning with lows in the single digits. High temps will only reach the low/mid 20’s.
Clouds will build back up during the day on Thursday ahead of a clipper set to arrive on Friday.
Impact Day for light snow on Friday
A clipper will bring more snow to western Pennsylvania on Friday. It is an Impact Day for the potential for 1-3 inches of snow during the day. Snow showers will arrive from the northwest after the morning commute. The steadiest and most widespread snow will impact the early part of the late-day commute.
There will be a break Friday evening. As the wind picks up, bands of snow will develop Friday night. Snow squalls with an additional half an inch to an inch of snow are possible. The higher elevations east could end up with a fresh 2-5 inches of snow by Saturday morning.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect between 10 a.m. Friday and early Saturday morning for possible heavy snow for the Laurel Highlands. The higher terrain of Fayette, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties along with eastern Monongalia, Preston, and Garrett counties. More than three inches of snow plus gusty winds will create difficult travel conditions, especially Friday evening.
Brief bitter blast for the weekend
The Impact Days will extend into the weekend with the return of much colder air. Highs return to the teens with single-digit lows. Saturday will be especially cold with 25 to 30 mph gusts. Despite the bitter cold, it will be a snow-free weekend. This cold blast is short-lived as highs finally break freezing early next week for the Pittsburgh area.
TODAY: Increasing clouds and still very cold. High: 23°
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Low 14°
FRIDAY – Impact Day: Snow showers with light accumulations. High: 30°, low: 4°.
SATURDAY – Impact Day: Cloudy skies and bitterly cold. High: 15°, low: 0°.