Western Pennsylvania school closings for Monday due to snowstorm
WE DO WANT TO GET OVER TO METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED HERE, WHO HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AT 12 HOUR SHIFT TODAY. AFTER A 12 HOUR SHIFT YESTERDAY, BUT YOU’VE BEEN KEEPING US UPDATED ON SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS WELL, AND KEEPING TRACK OF THOSE SNOW TOTALS. WE ALSO THANK ALL THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS THAT ALSO HAVE TO GO OUT THERE. WE THINK ABOUT HOSPITAL WORKERS AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT IS AT THE GROCERY STORES AS WELL. SOME OF THEM ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE CLOSING A LITTLE EARLY, BUT WE THINK EVERYBODY THAT’S OUT THERE MAKING THE WORLD GO ROUND, ESPECIALLY ON A SNOW DAY LIKE THIS, AND ED WAS MENTIONING, ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THERE, THAT WE HAVE IN RECENT MEMORY, AT LEAST HERE IN PITTSBURGH, A LOT OF FOLKS WILL REMEMBER THE BLIZZARD OF 93. THAT IS STILL OUR BIGGEST SNOW EVENT ON RECORD. THEN WE GO TO SNOWMAGEDDON, AND MORE THAN LIKELY THIS SNOW HERE AT THE END OF JANUARY IN 2026 WILL BE ANOTHER MEMORABLE ONE. NOT QUITE TO THE EXTENT OF THOSE PREVIOUS BIG SNOW MAKERS, BUT CERTAINLY A LOT OF SNOW THAT WE HAVEN’T SEEN IN QUITE SOME TIME. HERE’S SOME UPDATED TOTALS JUST COMING IN OVER THE PAST 8 TO 10 MINUTES. NOW. WEST SUNBURY, WEST SUNBURY THAT’S NORTH OF BUTLER SITTING AT 11IN HOUSTON IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, EIGHT INCHES SEVEN FOR NEW KENSINGTON, ALSO OHIOPYLE AND YOU MAY START TO SEE SOME OF THAT SLEET MIXING IN FOR SOME OF THE HIGHER SPOTS OF FAYETTE COUNTY. MILLVILLE AGAIN, NOT TOO FAR FROM THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, ALREADY UP OVER A HALF FOOT. WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THAT HEAVIER SNOW NOW, SETTING UP A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO 910. SO THAT’S GOING TO BE AS YOU’RE WORKING FROM. LET’S SEE I-79 IN THE WEXFORD AREA HEADING OVER TOWARDS HAMPTON AND THEN EVEN LINKING UP WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE. THE HEAVY SNOW ALSO EXTENDS BACK INTO BEAVER COUNTY, WHERE YOU’VE SEEN YOUR FAIR SHARE OF THIS INTENSE SNOW SO FAR THIS MORNING. MORE MODERATE SNOW AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THE SOUTH HILLS. ALSO THE MON VALLEY. THINGS HAVE BEEN RAMPING UP IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. SNOW LIGHTNING UP JUST A TOUCH. BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY THAT THAT MEANS CONDITIONS ARE ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST FINE IN AND AROUND GREENSBURG. AS YOU SAW WITH ED’S REPORT. BUT AGAIN, WE’RE SEEING THAT AREA WIDE SNOW THAT AT TIME PULSES UP TO SOME MORE INTENSE, HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW, REALLY DROPPING VISIBILITY AND OF COURSE, LEADING TO THOSE RAPID ACCUMULATIONS, THAT BAND OF SLEET, THAT MIXING CONTINUING TO EXPAND COMING OUT OF PRESTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, MOVING UP THROUGH FAYETTE COUNTY, JUST ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF UNIONTOWN, THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK UP THROUGH THE RIDGES. ALSO SEEING A LITTLE STRIPE DEVELOPING OUTSIDE OF LIGONIER. OF COURSE, THAT’S INTO WESTMORELAND COUNTY. SO AGAIN, WE’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THOSE CHANGING PRECIPITATION TYPES. SNOW MAY ALSO LOOK A LITTLE BIT FATTER AS THOSE FLAKES ARE COMING DOWN OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW RIGHT NOW. AS WE PUMP IN A LITTLE BIT MORE WARM AIR, SOME MORE MOISTURE AS WELL. THAT SATURATING THE AIR, ALLOWING SOME OF THOSE SNOWFLAKES TO GROW A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. ALSO, THEY’RE CLINGING TO EACH OTHER AS THEY’RE FALLING DOWN. BEFORE THEY WERE ALL KIND OF FALLING INDEPENDENTLY LOOKS REALLY PRETTY, BUT ALSO FOR OUR CREWS WAS NOT VERY NICE AS THEY WERE KIND OF PELTING THEM IN THE FACE. STILL EXPECTING THIS WINTER STORM WARNING TO STAY UP. IT’S GOING TO BE WITH US THROUGH NOON TOMORROW. THAT’S REALLY THE DURATION OF THIS STORM. AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT EXPANSION, SOME OF THAT WINTRY MIX COMING OUT OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THAT’S GOING TO BE RELATIVELY SHORT LIVED. BUT EVEN JUST A SMALL PERIOD OF ICING THAT COULD CAUSE SOME BIG PROBLEMS. AND SO THAT’S GOING TO ADD SOME EXTRA WEIGHT TO THE SNOW THAT ALREADY COULD BE TAXING SOME OF THE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES AS WELL. SO WE’RE GOING TO KEEP A CLOSE TAB ON WHAT’S COMING OUT OF ESPECIALLY FAYETTE COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES. AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THIS STORM, YOU CAN STILL SEE THAT STEADY SNOW LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, EVEN STRAIGHT THROUGH 8:00 TONIGHT. STILL, THINGS ARE GOING TO BE NOT GREAT WHEN IT COMES TO ROAD CONDITIONS. AND ALSO THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING ACROSS THE AREA. IF YOU’RE MAYBE GETTING SET TO BRAVE THE COLD AND HEAD OUT AND SHOVEL A LITTLE BIT, DO BUNDLE UP TIGHTLY AS WE ARE SEEING THOSE WIND CHILLS STILL DOWN AROUND ZERO, IF NOT SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO. FEELS LIKE TWO BELOW RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH. UNIONTOWN FIVE DEGREES FOR INDIANA, THREE BELOW. AS WE CHECK INTO BUTLER. MEANWHILE, THE THE WIND IS A LITTLE BIT CALMER IN BEAVER AND WAYNESBURG. SO YOUR REAL FEEL MATCHES THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE, THIS COLD AIR, IT’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY AS THIS ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN, ESPECIALLY OVER THIS FRESH SNOW PACK. SO AN UPDATE FOR YOU AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO MONDAY EVENING INTO 1 P.M. ON TUESDAY. EXTREME COLD. WATCH OUT. SO THAT MEANS WE’RE GOING TO EXTEND OUR ALERT DAYS STRAIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY, AS WIND CHILLS IN THE MORNING COULD BE AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SO REALLY, AGAIN, GETTING A DOUBLE DOSE OF WINTER HERE AS WE’RE GOING THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY SNOW TODAY THAT EVENTUALLY WILL END AS WE LOOK TOWARDS LATE TONIGHT IN THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY TOMORROW, SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. BUT THEN IT IS ALL ABOUT THE COLD AND WE CERTAINL
Western Pennsylvania school closings for Monday due to snowstorm
Updated: 2:44 PM EST Jan 25, 2026
Many schools in Western Pennsylvania have already announced they will be closed or operating remotely Monday.Visit this link to view the closings and delays list and refresh that page often for updates.A winter storm warning is in effect for the entire Pittsburgh region. The forecast calls for 9-12 inches of snow Sunday with some locations reaching 14 inches. Additional light snow is possible as the storm pulls away Monday morning. Monday is a Severe Weather Alert Day. Pittsburgh’s Action Weather is tracking the full forecast for your area.More: See the current weather alerts for your countyInteractive radar: Track snow in your areaLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE app
PITTSBURGH —
Many schools in Western Pennsylvania have already announced they will be closed or operating remotely Monday.
Visit this link to view the closings and delays list and refresh that page often for updates.
A winter storm warning is in effect for the entire Pittsburgh region. The forecast calls for 9-12 inches of snow Sunday with some locations reaching 14 inches. Additional light snow is possible as the storm pulls away Monday morning.
Monday is a Severe Weather Alert Day. Pittsburgh’s Action Weather is tracking the full forecast for your area.