Forecast Roundup for March 9-10 snowstorm
With buds on the trees and flowers sprouting, winter will make a triumphant return to Pittsburgh this weekend, beginning with accumulating snow Thursday night into Friday morning.
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Forecast Analysis for Feb. 8-9 snowstorm
On February 8th, we published a roundup of forecasts for the snowstorm coming later that evening. As expected, the system produced a moderate accumulation that plagued Feb. 10th’s morning commute, leading to hundreds of school delays and closings. The National Weather Service’s Pittsburgh office measured 5.2″ as their storm total snowfall, and that is the measurement …Keep Reading
Forecast Roundup for Feb. 8-9 snowfall
The first big snowstorm of the season is rolling in to Western Pennsylvania this Wednesday evening. Just a few days ago forecasts called for nothing more than a dusting from this system, but now predictions are ranging anywhere from 2-8″ in Allegheny County. In what has been a winter without a lot of snow, a heavy …Keep Reading
The Evolution of a Forecast: How tonight’s snow went from nothing to 6″
This morning, forecasters on the local channels KDKA, WTAE, and WPXI were all calling for little snow accumulation from tonight’s system. Now, those forecasts have evolved into a significant snow event, worthy of a Winter Weather Advisory. In this post we’ll take a look at how the forecasts changed from 9am this morning, to 3pm …Keep Reading