KDKA-TV morning weather blog: Dec. 17, 2025
Temperatures could reach into the 60s in some places on Thursday, but widespread rain and some snow are ahead this week.
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Temperatures could reach into the 60s in some places on Thursday, but widespread rain and some snow are ahead this week.
We are beginning to come out of the core of this Arctic air mass that has gripped the region over the last several days.
Monday morning will chills will be as low as -15 or -20 for some people in the region.
Most areas picked up around 4-7 inches of snow, and while it comes to an end, frigid temperatures are expected to follow.
It's going to be an active weather weekend with the potential for multiple inches of snow and some very cold temperatures.
Snow is coming this weekend, but how much depends on which area of western Pennsylvania you're located in.
The scattered snow showers continue on Thursday, with more expected this weekend.
During the day on Wednesday, the roads will mostly be wet, but starting in the evening, snow is possible.
The temperatures will slightly tick up on Sunday, but it won't last long.
The cold temperatures are sticking around through next week, and we could see some snow flurries on Saturday.
The morning is starting off pretty cold, and the low temperatures in Pittsburgh could set a record for December 5.
The morning flurries will turn to cold temperatures and wind in the Pittsburgh area.
Light snow will be possible over the next couple of days, along with cold weather in the Pittsburgh area.
Sunday and Monday will be cool and mostly dry, but snow showers are on the horizon starting on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
Some counties to the north could see some accumulating snow, and we're in for another chilly day.
For the second straight day, snow showers in Pittsburgh are possible in the afternoon as the weekend approaches.
With cold temperatures and the chance for snow showers, Thanksgiving Day's weather in Pittsburgh will feel more like Christmas.
Temperatures are expected to take a dip as the wind speeds pick up in the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday.
Rain totals are only expected to be between a quarter of an inch to a half inch.
The sunshine and above normal temperatures continue today with highs in the low 50s.
We're in for another day of sunshine and above-normal temperatures, but Pittsburghers may need the umbrella sooner rather than later.
As Pittsburgh rings in the holiday season tonight at Light Up Night, the weather will be cloudy and cool.
Rain chances move back into the area around 5 p.m. on Friday.
While we'll have a slight rain chance on Friday, a cooler and drier weekend is ahead.
While the rain has moved out of the Pittsburgh area, the rainy weather isn't staying away for too long.
Police said a man was found in the roadway in Brighton Heights just before 11 p.m. and the man died at the hospital.
Police said that Lagomau Malu, 23, was responsible for abusing her 3-year-old son who died Wednesday.
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Police said a man was found in the roadway in Brighton Heights just before 11 p.m. and the man died at the hospital.
Police said that Lagomau Malu, 23, was responsible for abusing her 3-year-old son who died Wednesday.
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