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Ray Petelin

Meteorologist Ray Petelin joined the KDKA Weather Team in October 2018, but is no stranger to the weather in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. He has been forecasting in Pittsburgh since 2011 and in Western PA since January of 2003.

Ray has worked forecasting weather from Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Erie, Pennsylvania, and is well seasoned with the Pittsburgh region's micro-climates and lake effect snow. He likes to say he slid into Pittsburgh on a lake effect snow band and never left!

He holds seals of approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association and calls Meteorology is the "family business" because his father is also a meteorologist.

When Ray is not tracking the weather, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. The Petelins have a cat and two rescue dogs, so they spend a lot of time outside and love exploring different parks and places in Western PA. Ray also enjoys brewing beer, fishing, hiking, taking naps and obsessing about the weather.

Hey Ray: Snow rollers

Snow does more than just fall - snow can roll!

Feb 10, 2024

Hey Ray: The magic bottle

Water can sometimes act differently than we expect - let's check out the science behind it!

Feb 3, 2024

First Alert Weather: Allegheny River begins to flood 10th Street Bypass

The river is currently expected to crest at around 22.5' around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon.

Jan 29, 2024

Pittsburgh Weather: Rain transitioning to light snow as night continues

Rain will transition to mainly light snow as the night continues.

Jan 28, 2024

Pittsburgh Weather: Rain to remain before switching to snow

Rain will continue tonight into tomorrow. Temperatures will hold quite steady throughout the night, as well.

Jan 27, 2024

Hey Ray: Light pillars

When it's really cold out, we can see some weird lights in the sky, but why is that?

Jan 27, 2024

Hey Ray: Analemmas

Did you know that the sun's position in the sky is not always the same?

Jan 20, 2024

How much snow will Pittsburgh get? Here are the estimates and timing

Snow totals appear to be in the 4-to-8-inch range.

Jan 18, 2024

Hey Ray: Types of winter storms, explained

Everyone knows what a blizzard is, but there are many different winter storm systems to know!

Jan 13, 2024

Heavy snow and high winds will make travel to New York for Steelers-Bills playoff game tricky

With every passing moment, travel from Pittsburgh to Buffalo will become more and more difficult.

Jan 12, 2024

Pittsburgh Weather: Weekend concludes with snow showers; major storm system moving to the northeast

The worst of the snow associated with today's winter storm system is exiting to the northeast, and the rest of the weekend will be much calmer than Saturday has been.