Bundle up, Pittsburgh, as the National Weather Service has made slight tweaks to the snow forecast, but brace yourselves for another chilly period ahead. According to the latest weather advisory, snow showers are expected today with periodic snow chances through next week, and a significant drop in temperature early next week that might require additional cold weather advisories.
The region is facing 1-3 inches for most areas of snow accumulation today, mostly courtesy of an upper low sweeping across Ohio into western PA which should taper off by evening, the National Weather Service mentions, Friday and Saturday are looking to stack another couple of inches on that with accumulating snow likely as two separate systems move through, and making matters more biting, wind chills early next week could dip to sub-zero realms with Tuesday's highs prognosticated in the teens.
For those in the higher elevations and near the I-80 corridor, snow totals could climb to 2 to 5 inches by day's end, and lake-enhanced bands could see localized spots hit near 6 inches in favorable conditions, a winter weather advisory has been issued until this evening for parts of the area, and on a side note, eastern Tucker county WV is running under a Cold Weather Advisory with wind chills potentially reaching -15 due to gusts up to 50 mph.
A brief respite might come post-sunset today when both snow and wind start to mellow, and the next shortwave ridge is anticipated to foster VFR (Visual Flight Rules) conditions come Friday morning, as reported by the National Weather Service, after which another round of snowfall and associated restrictions are expected to hit the region with the oncoming shortwaves through early next week, therefore aviators might want to keep their eye on updated advisories and prepare for bouts of MVFR to IFR restrictions along with gusty conditions during the TAF period.
Residents should stay tuned to further updates and advisories as this wave of winter weather passes, with the National Weather Service stressing preparation for the very cold temperatures set for the coming days, and PBZ watches and warnings in place, including Winter Weather Advisories across several counties, the snow might be creating a Winter Wonderland, but it won't feel like one with these chilling forecasts.
