It may not officially be winter for another week-and-a-half, but it sure feels like winter has arrived in western Pennsylvania.
Temperatures were in the low-20s Friday morning, and with the wind chill, it felt even colder.
Flurries started flying Thursday afternoon and will continue- lightly- through much of the weekend. Butler County could see between one and two inches of total accumulation over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service. Accumulation will greatly increase as you travel north and west of Butler County, with areas including Buffalo, New York and the Cleveland, Ohio area to get more much snow because of their positions on the lake.
Forecasters are also watching a system that could develop and bring additional snow showers into the area Sunday into Monday- before eventually turning to all rain Monday afternoon.
And as we look deeper into next week…an overnight low in the single digits…just 8 degrees…forecasted for Wednesday night.
A section of Interstate 90 near Erie just reopened Friday afternoon following a 15-vehicle pileup Thursday that is being blamed on the lake-effect snow. Twenty people were hurt. Most of their injuries were described as moderate.
Photo: Moraine State Park on Friday, Dec. 9.
Credit: Laura Kosht
