Pittsburgh is bracing for a wintry mix, according to the latest from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA. The weekend outlook for the Steel City suggests umbrellas and snow boots will be the fashion must-haves as rain returns today and snow showers with possible squalls follow on Sunday. The service has highlighted an increased potential for gusty winds, especially across higher terrain areas like eastern Tucker County, WV, where wind advisory level gusts are possible. Keep your coats close because it's also about to get colder with rain transitioning to snow as early as mid-week.
The forecast, which was obtained by the National Weather Service, details a surface wave tracking across to the Mid-Atlantic that's set to bring increased rainfall from south to north today. Rain showers are expected to intensify in the afternoon and evening hours; the expectation is that rainfall could range between a quarter to a half inch. On Sunday, a secondary cold front coupled with a strong upper trough looks to disturb the peace yet again, with snow showers that may turn into squalls, and alongside these frosty conditions, the wind's going to have its say, gusts reaching up to 40 mph are on the cards, and those in eastern Tucker county WV might just see them soar higher, between 45-55 mph.
For those planning to take flight, or just keep their feet on the ground, the aviation report gives us a little heads-up by highlighting widespread rain showers will return from the south mid to late morning and continue throughout the day, while a cold front after midnight should see precipitation come to an end with falling temperatures, although snow showers could sneak into the western parts of the area just before Sunday. According to the official outlook from the National Weather Service, Sunday's snow showers could carry a heavy punch, with quick reductions to visibility expected due to the cellular nature of the snow showers.
While Pittsburgh might not have a plethora of tech millionaires deciding the fate of the city's skyline, it does face the full brunt of Mother Nature's mood swings, with the NWS even signaling another deepening trough approaching the Upper Ohio Valley region by next Wednesday into Thursday; keep those umbrellas, boots, and winter coats at the ready, folks. There's no escaping the rain on Wednesday, but as temperatures sink, rain will give way to snowflakes as we head into Thursday, a little reminder from the skies that winter is not quite done with us yet.
