Closings and delays for Western Pennsylvania | Snowstorm arrives this weekend
PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. IN YOUR FURNACE. MORE THAN LIKELY RUNNING AS WE SPEAK, WE ARE WAKING UP TO FRIGID CONDITIONS. WE GEAR UP FOR THAT MAJOR WINTER STORM TOMORROW. CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO DETERIORATE FAST AS WE GO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW SETTING UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR BIGGEST WINTER STORM IN YEARS, EVEN OVER A DECADE. AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THAT ALERT DAY TOMORROW, WE ARE STARTING AS AN ALERT DAY TODAY AS WELL. WIND CHILLS DOUBLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO RIGHT NOW AS YOU’RE WAKING UP IN PITTSBURGH, WASHINGTON, UNIONTOWN. MORGANTOWN, GREENSBURG. NOW ALSO, WE HEAD UP TOWARDS FRANKLIN. HOW ABOUT 22 BELOW IN DUBOIS TO START THE DAY CLOSER TO ZERO ACROSS PARTS OF BUTLER COUNTY. ALSO, AS WE CHECK INTO WAYNESBURG AND EVEN INDIANA, TWO BELOW YOUR CURRENT FEEL, THOSE WIND CHILLS REALLY DON’T IMPROVE MUCH AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STILL, UNDER THAT COLD WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH 10:00 FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OUT EAST. AND EVEN STILL, AS WE WORK INTO THE AFTERNOON, NUMBERS STILL HOVERING CLOSE TO ZERO FOR THIS BIG PREP DAY LEADING UP TO THAT MAJOR WINTER STORM. TOMORROW, WINTER STORM WARNING BEGINS FOR ALL OF US AT 7:00 TONIGHT. THAT WILL EXTEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. SO REALLY JUST GIVES YOU A TIMELINE OF THE SCOPE OF WHEN THE SNOW IS GOING TO BE FALLING AND RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING, ESPECIALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THE BRUNT OF THAT SYSTEM TOMORROW. THE TYPE OF SNOW WE GET IS GOING TO BE LOCATION DEPENDENT. IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT FLUFFIER AND LIGHTER, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO MOVE, EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE STILL GOING TO BE PUSHING ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 12IN OF SNOW OFF OF THE DRIVEWAY. FOR THOSE OF YOU NORTH OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, WE COULD SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SOME HEAVIER WET SNOW IN AND AROUND ALLEGHENY COUNTY. SO KIND OF THAT COMBINATION. MEANWHILE, THE FARTHER SOUTH YOU ARE, YOU ARE GOING TO TAP INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE. SO BETTER FOR MAKING SNOW MEN. CERTAINLY WE HAVE PLENTY OF SNOW TO DO THAT, EVEN AS A LITTLE BIT OF A WINTRY MIX EVEN TRIES TO NOSE IN AS WELL. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT HERE IN JUST A SECOND. THESE ARE JUST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WHEN THINGS GET STARTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. TALKING ABOUT AN AREA WIDE 8 TO 12IN COULD BE TEN PLUS PLUS ON TOP OF THAT. SO THAT WINTRY MIX FOR THOSE OF YOU IN PARTS OF WESTMORELAND, FAYETTE COUNTY’S NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, AS WELL AS YOU COULD SEE SOME BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THAT REALLY COMPRESSES SOME OF THE SNOW THAT WILL ALREADY BE PILING UP EVEN WELL BEFORE YOU WAKE UP TOMORROW MORNING. SO WHEN DO THINGS GET STARTED? WELL, WE’LL PUSH THINGS OUT TOWARDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH SOME OF THAT STEADY SNOW WILL BE WORKING IN FOR OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES THAT WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD THE AREA AS WE GO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS IS 6 A.M. TOMORROW, NOT ONLY AREA WIDE SNOW, BUT EVEN SOME OF THOSE BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW STARTING TO SET UP FROM THE CITY ON SOUTH. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. WE’RE EXPECTING SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOW WHERE SNOW COULD BE ACCUMULATING ANYWHERE FROM AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR. THIS IS WHEN THINGS START TO GET A LITTLE BIT TRICKIER. AROUND NOON TOMORROW, WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM NUDGE OF SOME WARMER AIR THAT WILL BRING THAT TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX FROM MORGANTOWN, EVEN SPREADING INTO PARTS NOW OF GREENE, FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES. THAT’S WHEN WE SEE SOME OF THAT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. SO THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD MAKE TRAVEL EVEN MORE TREACHEROUS AS SOME OF THAT ICY ACCUMULATION WILL BE STICKING TO THE SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND. WE CONTINUE ON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS TOMORROW. STILL TALKING ABOUT THAT STEADY SNOW. THINGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, SHUTTING OFF AS WE APPROACH THE MORNING. TYPICAL MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY, BUT STILL WE WILL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL FLAKES FLYING AS WE WORK THROUGH MIDDAY ON MONDAY. WE COULD TACK ON AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3IN OF SNOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT STORM. ONLY 14 FOR THIS ALERT DAY TODAY, BUT IT’S GOING TO FEEL SUBZERO MOST OF THE DAY. HEAVY SNOW TOMORROW THAT EVERYTHING BEGINS TO SHUT OFF ON MONDAY. AGAIN, WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. ONCE THINGS ARE ALL SAID AND DONE IN MOST PARTS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, I’VE ADDED AN IMPACT DAY TO TUESDAY, BUT MORE THAN LIKELY WE’RE GOING TO UPGRADE THAT TO AN ALERT DAY TOO, AS WIND CHILLS WILL BE BRUTAL IN THE MORNING. TALKING ABOUT DOUBLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO AND REALLY NO IMPROVEMENT IN SIGHT IN YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE FORECAST LOWS WILL STAY CLOSE TO ZERO.
Closings and delays for Western Pennsylvania | Snowstorm arrives this weekend
Updated: 8:15 AM EST Jan 24, 2026
Many closings have been announced in Western Pennsylvania this weekend, including churches, senior centers and businesses, with a major snowstorm in the forecast.Visit this link to view the closings and delays list and refresh that page often for updates. Saturday and Sunday are Severe Weather Alert Days. The brunt of the storm is expected to hit during the day on Sunday. Pittsburgh’s Action Weather is tracking the full forecast for your area.A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service is in effect from Saturday evening through noon Monday.Stay with WTAE.com and the WTAE app for storm updates.Severe weather alerts: Sign up to receive FREE alerts to your phone or emailInteractive radar: Track snow in your areaLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE app
PITTSBURGH —
Many closings have been announced in Western Pennsylvania this weekend, including churches, senior centers and businesses, with a major snowstorm in the forecast.
Visit this link to view the closings and delays list and refresh that page often for updates.
Saturday and Sunday are Severe Weather Alert Days. The brunt of the storm is expected to hit during the day on Sunday. Pittsburgh’s Action Weather is tracking the full forecast for your area.
A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service is in effect from Saturday evening through noon Monday.
Stay with WTAE.com and the WTAE app for storm updates.