An extreme cold watch was issued for the entire Pittsburgh area next week. Here's the last time it was this frigid.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An extreme cold watch has been issued for the entire Pittsburgh area next week, starting Sunday night and lasting through Thursday morning. The region could see some of the coldest air in almost a decade.
Warming centers and shelters are opening across the Pittsburgh area ahead of bitter and extreme cold temperatures
Only the centers in Beechview, Brighton Heights, Greenfield, Homewood, Sheraden, and on the South Side will be open Monday due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday. The remaining centers (Ammon, Arlington, Brookline, Jefferson, Magee, Ormsby, Paulson, Warrington, and West Penn) will be open on Tuesday.
Pittsburgh Area To See Dangerously Cold Temperatures
The National Weather Service is warning of a prolonged period of extremely cold temperatures for Western Pennsylvania.
Ice is piling up on Pittsburgh’s major rivers, creating dangerous flood risk
Experts tell Channel 11 that the Pittsburgh region will see more ice on the waterways than last year, and will likely see ice accumulation that rivals 2018.
Frost responders: Citizen observers aid National Weather Service's ground game
Steve Fazekas’ citizen weather observer station in Winfield recorded a temperature of 15 degrees below zero just after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Fazekas’ reading came in just below the Pittsburgh region’s lowest temperature on record for Wednesday’s date — minus-4 degrees Jan.
Snow in the forecast for Western Pa.
The National Weather Service Pittsburgh released this forecast Thursday morning: The area is under a winter weather advisory until 4 a.m. Friday. Widespread accumulating snow is predicted to start Thursday morning and will continue all day,
Update: Winter weather advisory issued for part of Pennsylvania until early Friday morning
The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory at 8:28 p.m. on Wednesday valid from Thursday 4 a.m. until Friday 4 a.m. for Higher Elevations of Indiana as well as Mercer, Venango,
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Weather Service says potentially dangerous cold snap heading toward Wayne, Holmes counties
National Weather Service says a potentially dangerous Cold Wave is expected in the Wayne, Holmes area on MLK Day. It will be a chilly Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an anticipated high of just 2 degrees in Wayne County. The low in the evening is -6.
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Weather Service says potentially dangerous cold snap heading toward Tuscarawas County
National Weather Service says a potentially dangerous Cold Wave is expected in Greater Akron starting on MLK Day. It will be a chilly Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an anticipated high of just 6 degrees. And things get more extreme and potentially dangerous from there.
Rain finally falling in Southern California helps firefighters but creates risk of toxic ash runoff
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who are mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring new troubles such as toxic ash runoff.
Rain on the way to Southern California will aid firefighters but create a risk of toxic ash runoff
Rain on the way to parched Southern California on Saturday will aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires
Frigid temperatures ease up on Saturday; light snow possible north of Pittsburgh
As a system presses south from the Great Lakes, a band of snow showers will develop in the afternoon, mainly north of Pittsburgh. Those along/just north of the 422 corridor (Butler, Kittanning, Indiana) may see an inch or slightly higher through tonight, while areas south of the city will see barely anything.