Latest posts tagged with #NWSPittsburgh on Bluesky
( #NWSPittsburgh): HISTORY made at #Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) with a 66 MPH WIND GUST!
It's officially the 4th STRONGEST WIND GUST ON RECORD that wasn't caused by a thunderstorm. For comparison, the top gust ever was 83 mph (July 10, 1992) from a thunderstorm. #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): No, that's not a new Kennywood rollercoaster. It's temperatures from the past week. If you're feeling a little whiplash, you're not alone! It's been below zero to near 60 degrees, and everywhere in between. The only thing it hasn't really been is "normal" for this time of year.
( #NWSPittsburgh): Would ya look at that. Much WARMER temperatures are in store next week as highs push into the 50s (and maybe 60s)! #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): You don't need us to tell you it's been #COLD, but here are some stats that help put into context how cold we've been so far in 2026 #Pittsburgh #Pennsylvania #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): It is that time of year where Phil emerges to predict how the rest of the #winter and #spring may unfold.
But how has he performed in the past and what is the NWS outlook? Here is a look at just that!
Visit www.weather.gov/pbz/groundho... for more on this annual event #PAwx
( #NWSPittsburgh): It's OFFICIAL: January 2026 was the COLDEST JANUARY SINCE 2014 for #Pittsburgh. It will go down as the 26th COLDEST JANUARY OF ALL TIME in Pittsburgh with an average temperature of 23.4F. This is still a ways away from the #1 spot of 11.4F in January 1977. #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): As of 7:25am, the #Pittsburgh International Airport has reported a low of -11 degrees. This is the FIRST TIME THIS CENTURY THAT WE HAVE BEEN AS COLD as the freeze that happened in January of 1994. #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): ..Currently forecasting (including today) 8 days of mean daily temperatures of 15F or lower for the #Pittsburgh area. That has ONLY happened 10 TIMES during the PGH period of record back to 1875. #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): As of 5p, the official #Pittsburgh snow measurement was 10.2". This is the 21st SNOWIEST day in Pittsburgh history so far; SNOWIEST day since 2/5/2010. If we accumulate an additional 1.2" through day's end, it would be the SNOWIEST day this century, most since 1/4/1994. #PAwx #wx
( #NWSPittsburgh): Yesterday's #snowfall will likely be one for our #Pittsburgh record books.
❄️ By midnight we measured 5 inches, making it the SNOWIEST day of 2025 so far and our BIGGEST #snowfall in over 3 years!
Our last big snowfall was March 12, 2022 (8 inches) #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): The survey team concluded straight-line #WIND #damage east of #Pittsburgh. The areas they investigated were Schenley Park thru Regent Square to Wilkinsburg/Churchill/Edgewood and generally north of the Parkway /I376. Damage is consistent with 90-95 MPH #WIND #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh): A large swath of DESTRUCTIVE #WIND #damage was seen across our area.
In some locations, straight-line WINDS gusted over 80-90 MPH -stronger than many of the smaller EF-0 & EF-1 tornadoes we typically see in this region, but for a much, much wider area #OHwx #WVwx #PAwx #wx #wxsky
( #NWSPittsburgh ): Storm Update: #Pittsburgh airport just reported a 71.3 MPH #WIND GUST (April 29). That is the 3rd STRONGEST WIND GUST reported from Pittsburgh Airport #PAwx #wx #wxsky
#1 July 10 1992 - 83 mph
#2 April 8 2020 - 75 mph
( #NWSPittsburgh): The Storm Prediction Center UPGRADED to an Enhanced (Level 3 of 5) Risk north and west of Zanesville/Wheeling/Pittsburgh/Indiana for Tuesday, 4/29. Potential for isolated 2" diameter or larger #hail, in addition to damaging #wind /isolated #tornadoes #PAwx #OHwx #WVwx #wx #wxsky
