Snow showers and winter weather linger in Pittsburgh ahead of new system
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Across Western Pennsylvania, Saturday's snowfall has been affected by Friday's snow squalls.
Cranberry Township saw 5 inches of snow, while New Castle saw a little over 4 inches. Snow showers are expected to continue on Saturday through Pittsburgh and many counties and cities in the north and east above Pittsburgh through Interstate 80.
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Lake effect snow showers should dissipate going into Sunday and that could cause skies to partially clear in areas south and west of Pittsburgh but temperatures there will remain low in the teens. Temperatures will stay nearly 10 degrees colder than normal for highs and lows all this coming week.
A winter storm advisory is in effect for Greene, Fayette, eastern Westmoreland, Somerset, Monongalia, Preston, and Garrett counties starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday until 7 p.m. on Monday. These areas could face a winter storm warning and counties north of Pittsburgh will see winter weather advisories.
Snowfall will start at midnight on Monday along Interstate 68 to Interstate 70 corridors and will spread northeast through daybreak Monday towards the I-80 corridor. During this time, snowfall is expected to have a range of 6 to 9 inches south of I-70, while 3 to 6 inches is expected for Pittsburgh through Indiana County. The snowfall should end by Monday evening but light snow showers will be expected on Wednesday.
These ranges for snow totals are in place to account for minor errors in the track of the system, but be prepared for the higher end of snow totals in the worst-case scenario.
This storm system is very complicated, as the warm and cold air tracks vary according to different computer models. Where that rain-snow changeover line is will determine which communities get limited snow and which communities get possibly several inches of snow.
If the warm air noses north, that will cut down on snow totals. But there could be some southern counties dealing with freezing rain and a glaze of ice. If the colder scenario holds, communities in the south and southeast will wind up with heavy snow and totals that could be more than 6 inches by late Monday.
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