{"id":270480,"date":"2026-08-23T03:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/270480\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T03:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:08:18","slug":"noaa-maps-predict-winter-forecast-for-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/270480\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA maps predict winter forecast for Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a data-ylk=\"slk:autumnal equinox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beaconjournal.com\/story\/lifestyle\/nature-wildlife\/2026\/07\/24\/summer-end-fall-start-dates-2026-autumnal-equinox\/91035709007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">autumnal equinox<\/a> in <a data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/pittsburgh\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh<\/a> and the rest of the United States is approaching, with just a little more than a month before fall officially starts in September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But it&#8217;s never too early to look ahead to winter. Here&#8217;s what we know about what winter <a data-ylk=\"slk:weather;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/weather\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">weather<\/a> may look like, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh winter temperature prediction for December, January, February from NOAA<img alt=\"NOAA shows winter temperature predictions for Dec. to Feb.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"735\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_news_641\/a6fcf43bab7eb223cd33f0130958eee7.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NOAA shows winter temperature predictions for Dec. to Feb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The NOAA released its three-month weather outlook for <a data-ylk=\"slk:December, January, and February;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/long_range\/seasonal.php?lead=4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">December, January, and February<\/a> on Aug. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to NOAA, the south and central parts of Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh, will see a 40-50% chance of experiencing above-normal winter temperatures. The northern parts of the state will have a 50-60% chance of above-normal temperatures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The average temperature in Pittsburgh from December to February typically hovers between the upper 20s to the mid to upper 30s Fahrenheit, according to the <a data-ylk=\"slk:National Centers for Environmental Information;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncei.noaa.gov\/access\/monitoring\/climate-at-a-glance\/city\/time-series\/USW00094823\/tavg\/3\/2\/1948-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">National Centers for Environmental Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NOAA Pittsburgh&#8217;s precipitation outlook for December, January and February<img alt=\"NOAA shows winter precipitation predictions for Dec. to Feb.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"744\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/usa_today_news_641\/0152d5b3b82ae0bf90ffa779b86a4c96.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NOAA shows winter precipitation predictions for Dec. to Feb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pittsburgh is right at the border of the region expected to experience 33%-40% above-average precipitation, whether it be rain or snow, this winter. NOAA predicts equal chances of normal precipitation for much of the Midwest, while much of the Northeast \u2014 including parts southwest, southeast, northeast and directly east of Pittsburgh \u2014 has a greater chance to see above-average precipitation.<\/p>\n<p>When is the first day of winter 2026?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Winter will begin on Monday, Dec. 21, 2026, when we reach the winter solstice (also known as astronomical winter), according to\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:Old Farmer&#039;s Almanac;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/content\/first-day-winter-winter-solstice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How many days until winter 2026?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of August 22, there are 130 days until the first day of winter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a data-ylk=\"slk:NOAA maps predict winter forecast for Pittsburgh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/state\/pennsylvania\/pittsburgh\/2026\/08\/22\/pittsburgh-winter-temperatures-snowfall-weather-rain\/91385956007\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NOAA maps predict winter forecast for Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The autumnal equinox in Pittsburgh and the rest of the United States is approaching, with just a little&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[17614,73,75,74,38757,114032,51159],"class_list":["post-270480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-noaa","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-weather-outlook","tag-winter-temperature","tag-winter-temperatures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}