You heard it was going to snow Friday, and here we are: It’s Friday and it’s snowing.
A weather advisory is in effect, schools are delayed and closed, and the morning commute will take longer than normal.
No changes to the Winter Weather Advisory in effect today. Here are the latest fcst totals for today/overnight with the majority expected to fall through the morning (2-4 inches). Additional accumulations later on limited largely to the higher terrain south and east of PGH. pic.twitter.com/4pRZ3XMsyx
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) February 7, 2020
“This is definitely not a normal winter for this area. This winter has been very strange,” said meteorologist Alicia Miller, of Pittsburgh’s National Weather Service in Moon. “Earlier this week temps were in the 50s, and by the start of next week, things will start warming up again.”
Ms. Miller said temperatures are expected to stay in the 30s throughout the day and will hit the low 20s Friday night. In addition to the 2-4 inches that blanketed the region early Friday morning, another half inch to an inch of snowfall should be expected for the rest of the day — mainly in mountainous areas out east, she said.
The heaviest snow fall will ease over the next few hours, although light showers will come and go until Friday night, Ms. Miller said.
But this weekend will see a turn of events.
“It may be kind of wet, with a snow-rain mix tomorrow afternoon,” Ms. Miller said. “We warm back up at the start of next week. Sunday we’ll be back in the 40s and Monday we might even see the 50s with a chance of rain again.”
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the region, affecting parts of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, from midnight through 1 p.m. Friday.
6:30 AM Radar Update: Heavy snow is coming down across the region. Plan for extra time during your morning commute. Visibility will be tough at times due to breezy conditions. The heaviest snowfall will occur this morning before transitioning to intermittent lake enhanced snow. pic.twitter.com/Pss9QCPVbz
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) February 7, 2020
As of 7 a.m., the National Weather Service said it measured 3 inches of snowfall at its Moon office. Follow the snow using the Allegheny Snow Plow Tracker App.
Pittsburgh Public Schools is among more than 100 districts closed or delayed Friday.
Today, Friday, February 7, 2020, Pittsburgh Public Schools are closed. #PPSStayInformed
— Pgh Public Schools (@PPSnews) February 7, 2020
Several accidents caused delays during morning rush hour. PennDOT reduced the speed limit to 45 mph on the Beaver Valley Expressway in Beaver and Lawrence counties and I-80 in Butler, Clarion and Jefferson counties.
First Published: February 7, 2020, 10:29 a.m.
Updated: February 7, 2020, 5:20 p.m.
