Pittsburgh Weather

Looming Winter Storm Has State & Local Officials Preparing For The Worst

... Verszyla said, “I would expect overnight tonight, locally, an inch or less; in the Laurel Highlands, 2-3 inches. Now, through the day [Tuesday], we’ll see occasional snow showers. Over the course of the entire day, 1-3 inches and into [Tuesday] evening, and then brisk and cold through Wednesday.”. While a decent snowfall is expected in #Pittsburgh area…it won’t be near what will accumulate on the other side of the state. — Jeff Verszyla (@Verz) March 13, 2017. Road crews weren’t taking any chances. The City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works issued a Level 2 Snow Alert, which went into effect at noon. As a result, as many as 60 vehicles will be out from 10 p.m. Monday through 6 a.m. Tuesday to treat roads in the city. Then, a minimum of 80 trucks will be out from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Crews will be working 12-hour shifts throughout the storm. Plowz App. KDKA’s John Shumway Reports. Penn DOT crews all across the state spent the day getting trucks loaded and plows attached. They’ll be on the roads when the snow is falling. “We have all our trucks, they will be manned spreading material throughout the county,” said Penn DOT Butler County Manager Mike ...

Public Works Crews Prepare For Overnight Winter Weather Forecast

... anticipated snow event. Current forecasts for the Pittsburgh area are fluctuating but the most recent estimates are calling for snow accumulations of 2″ – 5″ within a 36 hour period with snowfall expected to begin around 10:00 p.m., Monday, March 13, and last until 6:00 a.m. Wednesday. Updates will be provided by DPW if snow event forecasts and details change. Up to 60 vehicles will be deployed overnight throughout the city for the 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. night turn shift. The Tuesday 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. daylight shift will have a minimum of 80 vehicles deployed from all six street maintenance divisions. Crews will work 12 hour shifts until the snow event concludes. All trucks are equipped with plows and chains and salt loads are treated with a liquid Calcium Chloride to make the salt more effective. Crews from the DPW Heavy Equipment Division are scheduled to work 12 hour shifts to address any equipment that requires repairs overnight. During a Level 2 snow event, DPW has a 32 hour ...

Warm Weather Has Syrup Flowing Early

... season, maybe the earliest ever.”. If night temperatures don’t dip below freezing and days stay warm, the trees will bud out and sap collection will end, Mr. Bilek said. Once trees bud, the flavor of the sap becomes unpalatable. Mr. Bilek said he has 1,900 taps in 1,400 maples on his farm 20 miles south of Lake Erie, and produces between 500 and 600 gallons of syrup a season. “I’m at about 50 percent of my average syrup production, right now,” said Mr. Bilek, “If we get another month of cold nights, I’ll have a very good year. If we get two or three weeks of cold nights, I’ll have a good year. If we get another week, it will be a short year.”. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pennsylvania annually produces about 60,000 gallons of syrup a year, with an average crop value of over $1.9 million, ranking ...

Big Weather Changes Precede Game

... newsletters will be arriving soon. PENS ON 11: Big weather changes precede game. by: Valerie Smock Updated. PITTSBURGH - The Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins will take to the national stage Saturday when they meet up with the Philadelphia Flyers for the Stadium Series at Heinz Field. With the recent stretch of spring-like warmth, it has drawn a few concerns for the outdoor game. RELATED:  Crews working to keep ice cool ahead of Stadium Series game at Heinz Field. Temperatures have pushed well above the average high for this time of year. Over the past week, six days have hit 60 degrees or more, with the 70 s already in place Friday. The surge of warm air isn’t the only concern for the hockey game this weekend. Thunderstorms are expected to fire up late Friday night. “The Storm Prediction Center has the western half of the Pittsburgh area in a marginal risk for severe weather late Friday night,” said Severe Weather Team 11 meteorologist Scott Harbaugh. “Just the far eastern counties ...

What Happened? Forecasters Explain Why Snow Missed Pittsburgh

... just because we’re not buried under snow like places to the Northeast doesn’t mean road crews are just sitting around today and for the next few days. They’re still out making sure the streets are clear from the nuisance snow that is falling. Verszyla says tonight there will still be light snow showers around with an inch or less accumulation, and brisk and cold conditions. (Photo Credit: KDKA). The relentlessness of the type of snow we’re seeing means road crews may not be plowing the roads, but must remain on alert. “This is probably the bigger challenge, not knowing exactly when it’s coming and what’s coming, and just a little precipitation like this can cause some icy conditions on the roads,” said Penn DOT Allegheny County Manager Joseph Zang. KDKA’s John Shumway Reports. And unlike a plowable snow, this kind just keeps coming. “We’re going to have this lake effect stuff, looks ...

Potential Exists For Big Snowfall This Weekend

... with a big scary map, you probably will see their post soon enough. I wanted to try to jump out in front of the hysteria and talk about what we know and what we don’t know as of this morning. So, here’s what you need to know. There is the potential for a big snow over the course of the weekend.  At this point, it appears if we did see a big snow; the snow would start falling late on Saturday afternoon and would continue on Sunday. (Photo Credit: Pivotal Weather). What we don’t know is a lot longer than what we do know. This system bringing us snow will be in the form of a mid-level low. We cannot be sure the strength of the system this far out. Other things still not known are timing, potential moisture available and the exact track of the system. Even if this system is as potent as model data continues to show, the chance of it actually occurring (as data is showing) is still pretty low. Any posts that try to make a forecast with track and or snow totals more than three days out should be looked at skeptically. We will be watching closely the track and the big snow potential all week long.  This may be a good time to double check your emergency kits in your home and ...

The Snow Forecast For Tuesday

... IT THROUGH THE DAYAND WE'LL SEE SNOW BEGIN TO WINDDOWN. AS FAR AS HOW MUCH SNOW WE'REEXPECTING IN EACH TOWN AS WE GOTHROUGH TUESDAY, THE NEXT 24 HOURS OF COURSE, JUST ABOUT ANINCH AND A HALF IN PITTSBURGH, BUT THEN AS WE TAKE IT THROUGHTHE DAY ON WEDNESDAY THAT'S WHENWE'LL GET IT UP TO AROUND THREEINCHES IN PITTSBURGH. SO IT WILL BE A VERY SLOW STEADYSNOWFALL. THAT WE WILL BE ANTICIPATING. IF YOU GO UP TOWARDS BUTLER, KITTANNING, CLARION, WE'RETALKING ABOUT THREE TO SIXINCHES OF SNOW. THIS IS THE BAND WE'RE GOING TOBE GETTING ABOUT FOUR TO EIGHTINCHES OF SNOW. INDIANA, GREENSBURG, UNIONTOWN, MORGANTOWN GETTING CLOSE TOTHAT. AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONSTHAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THE BIGNUMBERS. SOMERSET COULD SEE 12 INCHES OFSNOW. DEEP CREEK, 12 TO 18 INCHES OFSNOW. SO 27 DEGREES WILL BE OURTEMPERATURE. AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROWMORNING. WE WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OFTWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AS WEGO THROUGH THE DAY. AGAIN THAT WILL BE PRETTY STEADYLIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.31 ...

Friday's Warm Temperatures Break 1906 Record High

... regions bordering grass were patchy. At Laurel Mountain, seven of 20 slopes were open and 17 of 26 at Hidden Valley. Historically, warm stretches are not unheard of in the Pittsburgh region. In March 2012, there was an 11-day stretch of warm weather and 10 days of unusually mild temperatures from Nov. 28 to Dec. 7 in 1998, according to the weather service. For gardeners worried about their early-blooming perennials, there’s little risk of them being harmed by future frosts unless temperatures drop into the single digits, said Sandy Feather, commercial extension educator at Penn State Extension of Allegheny County. While it’s not essential, she said that those who are still concerned could cover their plants with something light such as a garden blanket to keep frost off the flowers, “but never use plastic since it conducts cold,” she said. This weekend, temperatures are forecast to drop: Saturday will see a high in the 50 s before ...

Winter Weather Advisory For Allegheny County

... WE TAKE IT THROUGH THE DAYAND WE'LL SEE SNOW BEGIN TO WINDDOWN. AS FAR AS HOW MUCH SNOW WE'REEXPECTING IN EACH TOWN AS WE GOTHROUGH TUESDAY, THE NEXT 24 HOURS OF COURSE, JUST ABOUT ANINCH AND A HALF IN PITTSBURGH, BUT THEN AS WE TAKE IT THROUGHTHE DAY ON WEDNESDAY THAT'S WHENWE'LL GET IT UP TO AROUND THREEINCHES IN PITTSBURGH. SO IT WILL BE A VERY SLOW STEADYSNOWFALL. THAT WE WILL BE ANTICIPATING. IF YOU GO UP TOWARDS BUTLER, KITTANNING, CLARION, WE'RETALKING ABOUT THREE TO SIXINCHES OF SNOW. THIS IS THE BAND WE'RE GOING TOBE GETTING ABOUT FOUR TO EIGHTINCHES OF SNOW. INDIANA, GREENSBURG, UNIONTOWN, MORGANTOWN GETTING CLOSE TOTHAT. AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONSTHAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THE BIGNUMBERS. SOMERSET COULD SEE 12 INCHES OFSNOW. DEEP CREEK, 12 TO 18 INCHES OFSNOW. SO 27 DEGREES WILL BE OURTEMPERATURE. AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROWMORNING. WE WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OFTWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AS WEGO THROUGH THE DAY. AGAIN THAT WILL BE PRETTY STEADYLIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.31 DEGREES, CLOUDY WITH SNOWSHOWERS. ON WEDNESDAY WE'LL HAVESCATTERED SNOW SHOWERSESPECIALLY TO ARE THE FIRST HALFOF THE DAY, THEN WE TAKE IT INTOTHURSDAY, WE ...