Extreme Cold Warning issued for all of Western Pennsylvania after heavy snow
YORK. THIS MASSIVE STORM WE’RE GOING TO BE DIGGING OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE EXTREME COLD THAT WILL BE IN PLACE. AND AGAIN, THAT IS GOING TO LINGER TODAY, TOMORROW. AND IT’S STILL GOING TO BE COLD ON WEDNESDAY, BUT WE’LL FINALLY GET OUT OF SUBZERO AND WE’LL STAY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON TOP OF IT. WE’RE STILL GOING TO SEE SOME FLAKES FLYING AROUND. NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS WE GOT YESTERDAY, BUT WE COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL HALF AN INCH TO UP TO TWO INCHES TODAY AND INTO TOMORROW. WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THESE FLURRIES FLYING AROUND THIS MORNING RIGHT NOW, IMPACTING PRETTY MUCH ALL OF ALLEGHENY EXTENDING INTO WASHINGTON RIGHT ALONG INTERSTATE 70 AND PUSHING INTO PORTIONS OF WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE. AS WE GET ON UP TO LAWRENCE AND BEAVER, EVEN WESTERN PARTS OF BUTLER AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BUTLER, SOME LIGHTER SNOW. BUT WHERE YOU SEE THIS DARKER SHADE THAT’S EVEN NEAR THE PORTERSVILLE AREA, NEWCASTLE, BESSEMER, THAT’S WHERE THE VISIBILITY IS GOING TO DROP. AND YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE AGAIN, ANOTHER COATING ON THE GROUND. VISIBILITY DOESN’T LOOK TOO BAD. DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH RIGHT NOW, BUT AS THOSE FLAKES PUSH THROUGH, VISIBILITY CAN BE DROPPED AT TIMES. SO LET’S TIME IT ALL OUT AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WE ARE GOING TO SEE, EVEN AROUND LUNCHTIME, SOME LIGHT SNOW FLAKES INTO THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOME BANDS ARE GOING TO TRY TO SET UP. THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, EVENING AND INTO BUTLER. EVEN LAWRENCE AND BEAVER COUNTY, THE AREAS THAT GOT HIT HARD PRETTY HIT HARD YESTERDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS. THEY COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL INCH, INCH AND A HALF. NOW THAT BAND WILL START TO SHUT OFF. THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN, AT LEAST ON THE SNOW FRONT. BUT THEN HERE COMES THIS ARCTIC AIR. IT’S ALREADY COLD OUT. IT’S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE. TOMORROW MORNING. WE’RE TALKING TEN TO UP TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. NOW, AS WE GET INTO TUESDAY, WE WILL SEE A BATCH OF SOME LIGHT SNOWFLAKES COMING IN AROUND LUNCHTIME AND THEN SETTING UP WITH THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM COMING IN THROUGH THE EVENING, REALLY BETWEEN 6 AND 9:00 AT NIGHT, WHERE WE COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION. SO LET’S TIME OUT THE SNOW ON HOW MUCH YOU CAN SEE AGAIN AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. ABOUT A HALF AN INCH AROUND A LOT OF THE AREAS, SOME SPOTS WHERE THOSE BANDS HIT UP TO AN INCH, AND THEN WE COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL INCH, INCH AND A HALF AS WE CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE LATER HALF OF THE DAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HERE’S YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS FOUR FORECAST SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAYS TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE COLD AIR IN PLACE, IT WILL STILL BE COLD ALL WEEK, BUT A LOT OF THOSE WIND CHILLS ARE GOING TO GET OUT OF THE NEGATIVE. BUT WE’LL STILL HAVE IMPACT DAYS AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 13 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH FEELS LIKE IT’S TWO BELOW. ONE BELOW IS YOUR REAL FEEL. MONROEVILLE, TWO IN GREENSBURG AND INDIANA, TWO BELOW WASHINGTON, FOUR BELOW IN BUTLER. FEELS LIKE IT’S ZERO. KITTANNING IN NEWCASTLE THIS MORNING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXTREME COLD WARNING, KICKING IN AT 7:00 TONIGHT UNTIL 11 A.M. TUESDAY. IF YOU THINK IT’S BAD NOW, IT’S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE. TOMORROW MORNING, 10 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AS WE WAKE UP. AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE NEGATIVE WIND CHILLS THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. ON TUESDAY, WE WILL HAVE SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AND STILL A FEW FLURRIES TRYING TO LINGER ON WEDNESDAY. BUT FINALLY, SOME OF THAT SNOW IS GOING TO SHUT OFF AS WE FINISH OUT THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, WE’LL JUMP UP INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S. SO FINALLY, OUT OF THE TEENS HEADING INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BUT OVERALL WE ALL GOT A LOT OF SNOW YESTERDAY.
Extreme Cold Warning issued for all of Western Pennsylvania after heavy snow
Updated: 9:02 AM EST Jan 26, 2026
The winter weather continues across Western Pennsylvania. Sunday’s storm dropped over a foot of snow in some areas of the region, causing hundreds of closures and covering roads. A National Weather Service has canceled the winter storm warning for all of Western Pennsylvania, however an Extreme Cold Warning has been issued.Stay with WTAE.com and the WTAE app for breaking news updates.More: See current weather alerts for your countyInteractive radar: Track snow moving through your areaLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile app Looking for a full forecast: Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologists have you coveredExtreme Cold Warning An Extreme Cold Warning has been issued for all of Western Pennsylvania. The warning go into effect at 7 p.m. on Monday and continue through 11 a.m. on Tuesday. During this time, wind chills could reach as low as 25 below zero. Those temperatures can cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Minimum wind chill values will drop further in the higher elevations of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Those chills could drop to 30 below zero.Meteorologist remind you to dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside.To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.A breakdown of the next three days TONIGHT – Severe Weather Alert Day: Partly to mostly cloudy. Wind chills as low as -15° to -30°. Low: 0°.TUESDAY – Severe Weather Alert Day: Sub-zero wind chills all day long. Mostly cloudy with passing flurries. High: 16°, low: 3°.WEDNESDAY – Impact Day: Mostly cloudy with flurries. High: 14°, low: 1°.THURSDAY – Impact Day: Limited sunshine and very cold. High: 15°, low: 0°.
The winter weather continues across Western Pennsylvania. Sunday’s storm dropped over a foot of snow in some areas of the region, causing hundreds of closures and covering roads.
A National Weather Service has canceled the winter storm warning for all of Western Pennsylvania, however an Extreme Cold Warning has been issued.
Stay with WTAE.com and the WTAE app for breaking news updates.
Looking for a full forecast: Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologists have you covered
Extreme Cold Warning
An Extreme Cold Warning has been issued for all of Western Pennsylvania. The warning go into effect at 7 p.m. on Monday and continue through 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
During this time, wind chills could reach as low as 25 below zero. Those temperatures can cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Minimum wind chill values will drop further in the higher elevations of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Those chills could drop to 30 below zero.
Meteorologist remind you to dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside.
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
A breakdown of the next three days
TONIGHT – Severe Weather Alert Day: Partly to mostly cloudy. Wind chills as low as -15° to -30°. Low: 0°.
TUESDAY – Severe Weather Alert Day: Sub-zero wind chills all day long. Mostly cloudy with passing flurries. High: 16°, low: 3°.
WEDNESDAY – Impact Day: Mostly cloudy with flurries. High: 14°, low: 1°.
THURSDAY – Impact Day: Limited sunshine and very cold. High: 15°, low: 0°.