Pittsburgh-area temperatures drop well below zero degrees overnight with dangerous wind chills
In places like Franklin and Butler, temperatures dropped to -10 degrees with wind chills as low as -25 degrees.
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Since June 2015, Ron Smiley has been giving a local and hopefully bright outlook on the day in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
Born a Texan, Ron grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, after his dad retired from the Air Force. He often times says that if he can grow up under a drill sergeants roof, than he can take anything that life can throw at him.
After graduating from Little Rock Catholic High, Ron pursued his degree at Arkansas Tech University. He has two children.
Before arriving in Pittsburgh, Ron worked in Mississippi and Arkansas along with most recently New Orleans and Indianapolis. He says that his love for the weather developed at a young age as he loved to hang out in the garden and talk clouds with his neighbor Mr. Mike, an employee at the National Weather Service. Ron is a member of the American Meteorological Society and has been rewarded his AMS seal.
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In places like Franklin and Butler, temperatures dropped to -10 degrees with wind chills as low as -25 degrees.
Evening snow showers are expected, as well.
First Alert Weather Days are in place through Thursday due to the cold and snow showers for today too.
Next week, we could see temperatures fall below 0° on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Tuesday and Wednesday are First Alert Weather Days because of the expected morning wind chills.
Parts of the Pittsburgh area received as much as 10" of snow.
A massive winter storm system brought large amounts of heavy snowfall to the Pittsburgh region.
Accumulating snow throughout the day could impact your morning commute, but Friday won't be the only snow we see.
Today will be the final mild weather day this week with cold weather set to return tomorrow.
The rain has arrived and will remain through noon in the Western Pennsylvania area.
Temperatures will jump into the 50s today but snow and colder temperatures are on the way later this week.
While we'll see an uptick in temperatures on Saturday, it won't be by much.
The on-and-off snow will come to an end this afternoon, but the cold temperatures are sticking around.
Snow arrived in the Pittsburgh area in the overnight areas with a rare round of thundersnow happening around midnight.
Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day with snow expected to fall overnight into the morning.