Winter is back for Western Pennsylvania, and once again we have a very complicated storm that makes the forecasts anything but straightforward. With a large hurricane-like system out at sea off the East Coast, an upper low is coming around the bend right over Western PA. Unfortunately for snow lovers, what could have been a significant storm will have lesser accumulations due to warming on the eastern edge. Eventually, the cold air will win the battle and our precipitation will switch to all snow, but when this happens it could be too late for major snows.<\/p>\n

Each predicted measurable snow event will have a roundup article like this one posted so that you can view each network\u2019s predictions for the storm. After the last flake has fallen, we will post an article inspecting who had\u00a0the most (and least) accurate snowfall forecast in our Forecast Analysis<\/a>. Many of these maps have similar ideas, but if you are looking for a specific one to trust, WTAE has been most accurate so far this winter, with Intellicast not far behind on our Accuracy Score rankings.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> These are the most recent maps as of noon on Monday, February 8th.\u00a0KDKA’s map and WTAE’s FutureCast were added later, but before accumulation began.<\/p>\n

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WPXI<\/strong>: Channel 11 is splitting Allegheny County between a 1-3″ range and a 2-4″ range. It is interesting that they are expecting a north to south distribution of accumulation, whereas other networks see the cold as the main factor impacting amounts from east to west.<\/p><\/div>\n

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WTAE<\/strong>: Pittsburgh’s Action Weather has in interesting map that includes the dreaded dry spot over Western PA. To the east and west of Allegheny County they expect 2-4″, but only 1-3″ in the city. Their “bullseye” zone of 3-6″+ is in the ridges only.<\/p><\/div>\n

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WTAE FutureCast:<\/strong> Once among the most reliable maps, FutureCast has lost some credibility this winter. However, for a banding storm like this, it might give a pretty accurate forecast.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Snow totals through tomorrow #Pittsburgh<\/a> #KDKAWX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/X185vTTYNN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jeff Verszyla (@Verz) February 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n