How Cold Will it Get in the Pittsburgh Area?

As we approach Presidents Day Weekend, sub-zero temperatures are expected to roll through the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and the rest of the region.

Western Pennsylvania can expect some frigid temperatures beginning Friday and last through Monday, according to the National Weather Service. A wind chill advisory from the National Weather Service expired at noon on Friday, but the NWS notes, “a reinforcing bout of cold is likely to require a wind chill advisory for Saturday night and Sunday.”

According to an hour-by-hour forecast from the NWS, the coldest wind chill temperatures are expected on Sunday morning. Wind chill values are expected to reach as low as minus 19 by the middle of Sunday morning.

Here’s your forecast for the Pittsburgh metropolitan area for the remainder of Friday and the weekend from the National Weather Service:

• Friday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Saturday: Snow showers, mainly before 4 p.m. High near 24. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -18. Northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
• Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
• Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.