Weather Advisory is active through 5 p.m. Thursday for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Wet Mountains, upper Rio Grande Valley and eastern San Juan Mountains, NWS forecasters said.
Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings were in place for seven states early Tuesday morning, with the National Weather Service forecasting up to 12 inches of snow for some parts of the country. Winter storms can cause power outages, while snow can interfere with travel and create dangerous driving conditions.
Nearly a dozen states received hazardous weather warnings from the National Weather Service as of early Wednesday.
Pittsburgh faces snow showers and gusty winds up to 65 mph as a cold front arrives, with potential squalls in western PA.
Another new change is the Wind Chill Advisory will be renamed to "Cold Weather Advisory" as shown below with the explanation. The hard freeze watches and warnings will be renamed and consolidated to "Freeze Watch" and "Freeze Warning" as shown below with the explanation.
The National Weather Service has updated its advisory system to better reflect dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills. This new ‘Cold Weather Advisory’ replaces the previous ‘Wind Chill Advisory.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has posted cold weather advisories and warnings with temperatures expected to plunge below zero in most of the state. The entire state is under a Cold Weather Advisory. The advisories last through Wednesday.
"Re-freezing of snow and sleet melt is expected this evening, as temperatures plummet well below freezing after dark."
Steve Fazekas’ citizen weather observer station in Winfield recorded a temperature of 15 degrees below zero just after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Fazekas’ reading came in just below the Pittsburgh region’s lowest temperature on record for Wednesday’s date — minus-4 degrees Jan.
According to the National Weather Service in State College, a plowable snow is expected for York and Adams counties on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025.
National Weather Service locations across Texas have forecast totals from a half-inch to five inches of snow between Monday and Tuesday.