Pittsburgh/Western PA WINTER ‘25/‘26

[colonel717]

11 minutes ago, RitualOfTheTrout said:

Best rates of the day right now here. Real high ratio stuff coming down.

Congrats. Northeast of the city looks to be in the best area for now. There may be a squall warning for that one coming through Youngstown. Plus ones around Cleveland. 

[Burghblizz]

Squalls look pretty robust and in several waves. Models I saw had more like one thin squall line originally 

[SteelCity87]

Been seeing more of a freezing drizzle mixing in. At least in the lighter bands. 

[Burghblizz]

11 minutes ago, SteelCity87 said:

Been seeing more of a freezing drizzle mixing in. At least in the lighter bands. 

Yeah i was out from like 5 to 7. When I went to my car, it was had a thin layer of ice under the snow that was falling. Very sneaky 

[RitualOfTheTrout]

1 hour ago, colonel717 said:

Congrats. Northeast of the city looks to be in the best area for now. There may be a squall warning for that one coming through Youngstown. Plus ones around Cleveland. 

We got one warned heading this way, looks like its associated with the actual front.

[colonel717]

5 minutes ago, RitualOfTheTrout said:

We got one warned heading this way, looks like its associated with the actual front.

I had huge dry slot right over Bethel. Killing me. 

[north pgh]

The snow squalls should be here within the hour. With the inch or so of dry snow on top of the mounds of last weeks snow we should see some pretty intense blowing snow 

[north pgh]

Just now, north pgh said:

The snow squalls should be here within the hour. With the inch or so of dry snow on top of the mounds of last weeks snow we should see some pretty intense blowing snow 

I see a lightning strike just south of Youngstown. Maybe some of us will get one when they get here.

[MikeB_01]

I had huge dry slot right over Bethel. Killing me. 

Had a nice burst over by cool springs this evening around 7. Roads got a little slick quickly.


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[MikeB_01]

I see a lightning strike just south of Youngstown. Maybe some of us will get one when they get here.

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[north pgh]

[MikeB_01]

Between those two cells, all of AGC should get in on some of the action.


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[TheClimateChanger]

Lightning has been detected in the snow squall.

[SteelCity87]

1 hour ago, Burghblizz said:

Yeah i was out from like 5 to 7. When I went to my car, it was had a thin layer of ice under the snow that was falling. Very sneaky 

I don't mess with that stuff at all. I went straight home lol. It's been mostly snow again since. 

[ChalkHillSnowNut]

I have about 3.5” just shoveled but coming down still-was advisory for 2-6….be surprised if we get another 2.5-3”….

[TimB]

7 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Lightning has been detected in the snow squall.

Any more other than those couple strikes near Youngstown?

[TimB]

I guess KUCP (New Castle) had a thundersnow obs at 9:01.

[Burghblizz]

Absolute blizzard conditions. Heaviest snow of the winter 

[TheClimateChanger]

6 minutes ago, TimB said:

Any more other than those couple strikes near Youngstown?

Weatherbug was showing a couple strikes near New Castle earlier.

[TimB]

1 minute ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Weatherbug was showing a couple strikes near New Castle earlier.

That’s corroborated by the ASOS.

[TheClimateChanger]

It’s absolutely insane here right now. Near zero visibility.

[TimB]

1 minute ago, TheClimateChanger said:

It’s absolutely insane here right now. Near zero visibility.

You must be right under that western cell, which looks like the best part of the line.

[TimB]

Hourly obs at KPIT reported thunder.

[Burghblizz]

The height was probably no more than 10 minutes - but that was no ordinary squall. Holy shit.

[TimB]

[TheClimateChanger]

5 minutes ago, TimB said:

You must be right under that western cell, which looks like the best part of the line.

At the worst, I couldn’t even see my neighbor’s outdoor lighting. Visibility must have been 50-100 yards.

[MikeB_01]

Please hold together




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[RitualOfTheTrout]

3 minutes ago, TimB said:

Niiiice! This is at least the third event this winter with thunder snow somewhere in our area.

[RitualOfTheTrout]

3 minutes ago, MikeB_01 said:

Please hold together




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Does loom a little weaker than it did, but still pretty robust. Some streamers setting up behind it too for a lucky few maybe.

[TimB]

Man, I can hear the line blowing in. This is awesome.