Overview
- Rain is spreading across the region Sunday, locally heavy north of Pittsburgh, with unseasonable warmth near 60 degrees lingering into Monday morning.
- A strong cold front arrives Monday, turning rain to a brief burst of snow with most areas getting less than a half-inch and the I-80 corridor possibly seeing 1–2 inches by Tuesday morning.
- Winds strengthen Monday into Tuesday with sustained speeds of 15–25 mph and gusts generally 40–50 mph, with localized peaks up to 55 mph.
- The National Weather Service is considering a Wind Advisory as officials warn of scattered branches, small trees down and isolated power outages.
- Temperatures fall from near 50 early Monday to the 20s by evening with wind chills in the teens, and a colder, blustery pattern persists into early January with light snow showers possible on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.