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Published on January 25, 2025
Pittsburgh Braces for Snow Showers and Colder Temps as Weather Service Forecasts Grey Skies AheadSource: Dllu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

If you're in Pittsburgh today, prepare for a greyscale tableau: the city's expecting a sheet of clouds thickening as the day progresses, per the latest weather update from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA. More than just an overcast sky is coming our way, with snow chances climbing north of I-70 come afternoon, potentially leaving a white dusting of an inch or two in some parts.

Citizens north of Pittsburgh might be reaching for snow shovels through early Sunday – those within the path of the forecasted disturbance are in for a "likely" chance of snowfall as the weather gods roll the dice with a shortwave trough sweeping in. Indeed, a 40-45kt jet wind, which might add a touch of vigor to the flurries, accumulation of snow is projected to be minimal, staying "an inch or less" by nightfall if predictions hold, according to the National Weather Service.

The cold doesn't plan to let up with the setting sun—the current forecast anticipates snow continuing into the evening. This will be followed by a cold frontal drive-by that will dump scattered snow showers across the region and bring further dustings 1-2 inches north of Route 422. This seems to be a mere prelude to a score of dry weather under the watch of a weak high-pressure system settling over Sunday night and rolling through Monday.

For those thinking the white flurry is behind us, think again: another chilly handshake is expected Monday night into Tuesday as a cold front descends from Canada, inevitably cueing the rerun of "scattered snow showers" despite predictions of "upper-level ascent" sticking to the north, the Pittsburgh area should brace for some snow action, the National Weather Service details that we're skirting just a few degrees below the seasonal norm through most of this period but that will skew colder as yet "another push of cold air will drop south across the region Wednesday night through Thursday night," with the mercury predicted to pitch 10 to 15 degrees south of the comfort zone.

Meanwhile, aviators threading skies above Pittsburgh face a tricky dance—high clouds are sneaking in from the west, rustling up to MVFR ceilings and visibility, particularly north of PIT, where gusts are predicted to peak at 20-25 knots. With the snow abating, VFR should return by Monday.