About a week ago we made a post regarding a chilly and potentially snowy February in-store for the Keystone State. Now, being only seven days from the first day of February, our confidence has only grown that February will bring below average temperatures and above average snowfall to PA. Long range models continue to indicate…
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A strong cold front will move through the area Thursday, reactivating the lake effect snow machine. Snow will begin across Western PA Thursday Night, with the heaviest snow likely Friday. Pittsburgh will see about 2-4″ of snow, with its northern suburbs picking up 4-6″. The Laurel Highlands, especially around Somerset and Johnstown, will benefit from…
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We are now within 12-24 hours before the region feels the impacts from Tomorrow’s Nor’easter. Winter Storm Watches have been issued for Northcentral and Northeastern PA with Wind Advisories in Southeast PA. Guidance has trended colder since our first call last night. This puts many more locations under the gun for a changeover to sleet…
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While guidance trended less aggressive in terms of the snow side with this powerful nor’easter, there will still be a nice swath of accumulating snowfall from Central PA through Northern PA. We will all begin as rain late Sunday Night/Early Monday Morning, Central PA and Northern PA will begin to change from rain to a…
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After a stretch of mild weather, we are tracking a potent coastal storm that will be impacting our weather in a big way come Sunday Night and into Monday Night. Over the last several days, Josh and I have been tracking this system and even though model guidance continued to show an all rainstorm, we…
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To begin with, this article will be more technical than normal. This winter started off with temperatures near average in December. Though, you were probably wondering why it never snowed when it was cold and why it always rained when it was warm. We often turn to the NAO and AO when we think of…
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Today, a 127 year old record was broken across parts of the state. In addition, flash flood and severe thunderstorm warnings shaded the map in Western Pennsylvania north of Pittsburgh as a strong line of storms rolled through. This is what mid-January has come to here in PA. Will it last? Of course not! Just…
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Before we go into the discussion about Saturday’s light snowfall, we are also tracking very mild air that will overspread the state Tomorrow. There is the potential for some areas to reach and/or surpass all-time high temperatures for January 12th. Many locations will reach the middle 50s, with some areas even reaching the lower 60s!…
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Only slight changes have been made to Tomorrow’s forecast, but overall the general theme remains the same. This will not be a big event. The precipitation that falls Tomorrow will be on the light side and any accumulations of snow and/or ice will be light as well. Timing: Precipitation will begin in Western PA in…
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We are tracking a system that will produce a light wintry mix for our state on Tuesday. Precipitation will likely start off as snow for the northern two-thirds of the state Tuesday morning, before transitioning to a period of sleet and freezing rain by the afternoon hours. All areas will end in the form of…
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What looked to be a near miss for Southeast PA a couple days ago, now looks like a moderate snowfall event, with significant to even major totals along the coast. Over the last 36-48 hours, there has been a consistent Northwest trend with how far the snow bands extend Northwest into PA. With that said,…
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Light snow has officially begun in parts of Western PA this afternoon, and will continue to overspread the state as we progress into the evening hours. Although the snow amounts anticipated will be on the rather light side, timing will be critical. Because it is very cold, the snow that does fall will stick to…
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An area of low pressure tracking just to our south will try to strengthen as it heads off the coast Thursday Night. This puts the entire state on the cold side of the storm, leading to our first true all-snow event, especially for Southern PA. Although the snow amounts anticipated will be on the rather…
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Since we have released our first call yesterday evening, guidance has suggested upper air temperatures to be a tad bit warmer than previously expected. What this means is, for areas in Southern PA, a mix with rain showers will more of a common theme than we originally thought. However, our first call for this area…
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Lake effect snow is likely Friday across Western PA. Area A – Snow accumulation of 8-12″+. Area B – Snow accumulation of 4-8″. Area C – Snow accumulation of 2-4″. Area D – Snow accumulation of 1-2″. Area E – Snow accumulation of less than 1″. Like us on facebook at Pennsylvania Weather Action and…
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