School closings in Western Pennsylvania for Friday
Cold weather advisory issued; many areas still digging out from snowstorm
YOU MAY WANT TO BUMP THE THERMOSTAT UP A COUPLE DEGREES BEFORE YOU HEAD TO BED TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR AS WE LOOK TO BREAK RECORDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING. BOTH DAYS NOW, OUR SEVERE WEATHER ALERT DAYS AS WE’RE WATCHING FOR THAT RECORD COLD. AND WE’LL STAY ON IMPACT DAY, THEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS WE’LL SEE COLD STARTS. BUT WE ARE STARTING TO HEAD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON SUNDAY AND WE’LL FINALLY BE HEADING THERE AS WE HEAD INTO OUR MONDAY AS WELL. COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EVER. ALMOST EVERYBODY TONIGHT ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, VENANGO COUNTY, AS WELL AS GREENE IN THE LOWLANDS OF FAYETTE ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE ADVISORY. THIS IS NOT FOR WIND. THIS IS BECAUSE AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE THAT COLD AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NIGHT. TONIGHT. WE’RE STILL HOLDING INTO THE TEENS AT THIS HOUR ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. WE’VE ALREADY STARTED OUR DROP. AS WE GET CLOSER TO AND PAST SUNSET, AND OUR TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET TONIGHT, THERE IS STILL A BIT OF A BREEZE, SO WIND CHILLS ARE SITTING GENERALLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AT THIS HOUR. AGAIN, THESE WILL DROP WITH THE AIR TEMPERATURE TONIGHT. WIND WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT, SO WIND CHILL IS NOT A BIG CONCERN FOR US. TOMORROW MORNING THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FLAKES AND FLURRIES FLYING ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THIS IS DUE TO HOW COLD IT IS FOR SQUEEZING OUT ANY MOISTURE THAT’S THERE AND PRODUCING A COUPLE SNOWFLAKES. REALLY NOTHING MORE THAN A DUSTING TO WORRY ABOUT. BUT DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU SEE A SNOWFLAKE. IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THIS EVENING, IT’S VERY COLD THE NEXT TWO MORNINGS, SEVEN BELOW ON FRIDAY MORNING. THAT WOULD BREAK OUR RECORD OF FIVE BELOW. THAT WAS SET IN 2019. NINE BELOW ON SATURDAY. THAT ALSO SETS A RECORD THAT WAS MINUS FIVE. ALSO BACK IN 2019. WILL STRUGGLE TO 12 ON SATURDAY. SATURDAY IS THE COLDEST DAY OF THE STRETCH. WE’RE STARTING AT ZERO ON SUNDAY BEFORE WE’RE BACK TO 18, A START AT TWO ON MONDAY AS KIDS LIKELY TRY TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL BEFORE WE MAKE IT TO 24. SO AN IMPACT DAY SUNDAY AND MONDAY, MOSTLY FOR THE MORNINGS. BOTH DAYS, ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY. THE AFTERNOON WILL BE NICE AS WE FELL IN ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF. TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. BY FRIDAY WE MAKE IT BACK TO 30 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME. IT FEELS LIKE LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE INTO THE TEENS, SO THIS IS STILL SEASONABLY COLD, BUT NOT AS COLD AS WE HAVE BEEN. THAT’S MORE OF WHAT WE EXPECT FOR A COLD SNAP IN EARLY FEBRUARY. SO AGAIN, OUR TEMPERATURES CONTINUE DROPPING OFF. AGAIN, THIS IS AIR TEMPERATURE, NOT WINDCHILL. TOMORROW MORNING. NEGATIVE ACROSS THE BOARD OVER WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WILL STRUGGLE BACK AS WE HEAD TOWARDS NOON BY ABOUT TEN DEGREES OR SO. AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THE LOWER TEENS, AND THEN SATURDAY MORNING AGAIN IS VERY COLD SPOTS NORTH OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY, COULD START IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS. SO AGAIN, VERY COLD AIR, LET ALONE ANY WIND IN THE WINDCHILL ON SATURDAY. AGAIN COULD BE A LITTLE WORSE. SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ON ACTION CAM. THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. 14 IS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE. CURRENT WIND CHILL IS ZERO. IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT AT ANY POINT TOMORROW MORNING, MAKE SURE YOU BUNDLE UP. THE AIR TEMPE
School closings in Western Pennsylvania for Friday
Cold weather advisory issued; many areas still digging out from snowstorm
Updated: 9:20 PM EST Jan 29, 2026
Many schools in Western Pennsylvania will be delayed or operating remotely Friday.Visit this link to view the closings and delays list and refresh that page often for updates.Temperatures in the morning could drop as low as 10 degrees below zero, according to the Pittsburgh’s Action Weather forecast. There is a cold weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. In addition to the cold, many areas continue to dig out from the massive storm that dumped over a foot of snow in parts of Western Pennsylvania.Friday 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 will be delayed or operating remotely Friday.
Visit this link to view the closings and delays list and refresh that page often for updates.
Temperatures in the morning could drop as low as 10 degrees below zero, according to the Pittsburgh’s Action Weather forecast. There is a cold weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m.
In addition to the cold, many areas continue to dig out from the massive storm that dumped over a foot of snow in parts of Western Pennsylvania.
Friday is a Severe Weather Alert Day. Pittsburgh’s Action Weather is tracking the full forecast for your area.