Evening Forecast Friday, December 28th, 2012
By: Chief Meteorologist Joe Murgo
Updated: December 28, 2012
Updated: Friday Evening, December, 28th
Reported by: Chief Meteorologist Joe Murgo
Today was a fairly nice day at least for December standards with clouds breaking for some peeks of sunshine. Temperatures did rebound into the 30s in many places. This break will not last long though as a two disturbance approach from the west. These systems will bring an increase in cloudiness early tonight followed by snow developing from the west to the east after midnight. We'll have snow at varying rates through a good portion of the day on Saturday before tapering to scattered flurries and snow showers for Saturday night into Sunday. Accumulations through Saturday night will be generally 2-4" with around 6" across some of the higher terrain along the Laurel Highlands and north of I-80.
Here is our snowfall accumulation map:
Because of this the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the entire region through 7pm Saturday. Temperatures Saturday will fail to rise higher than the lower 30s with the mercury holding in the 20s on Sunday. We'll have another break Sunday night into early Monday then another disturbance will bring a light snow fall to the area later Monday into early Tuesday. Behind that system we'll have another break later Tuesday into Wednesday. It will remain cold with highs near 30. An arctic front will bring some snow showers on Thursday with an even sharper blast of cold air later next week.
Reported by: Chief Meteorologist Joe Murgo
Today was a fairly nice day at least for December standards with clouds breaking for some peeks of sunshine. Temperatures did rebound into the 30s in many places. This break will not last long though as a two disturbance approach from the west. These systems will bring an increase in cloudiness early tonight followed by snow developing from the west to the east after midnight. We'll have snow at varying rates through a good portion of the day on Saturday before tapering to scattered flurries and snow showers for Saturday night into Sunday. Accumulations through Saturday night will be generally 2-4" with around 6" across some of the higher terrain along the Laurel Highlands and north of I-80.
Here is our snowfall accumulation map:
Because of this the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the entire region through 7pm Saturday. Temperatures Saturday will fail to rise higher than the lower 30s with the mercury holding in the 20s on Sunday. We'll have another break Sunday night into early Monday then another disturbance will bring a light snow fall to the area later Monday into early Tuesday. Behind that system we'll have another break later Tuesday into Wednesday. It will remain cold with highs near 30. An arctic front will bring some snow showers on Thursday with an even sharper blast of cold air later next week.
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