NWS Pittsburgh Weather Story

News Headlines

Severe Thunderstorm Risk This Evening

Severe Storms Saturday

Last Freeze Climatology

Free SKYWARN Class in Mercer County

Daily Weather Summary

Isolated severe storms will once again be possible this afternoon and evening along a cold front. Damaging winds is the primary threat; small hail is possible.

A passing cold front on Saturday afternoon increases the potential for strong to severe storms, with the main threats being hail and damaging winds.

What's the average last freeze for your area? Sources say its anywhere from April 22nd to May 6th depending on where you live. The earliest last freeze area-wide was Pittsburgh on March 26th, 1878; the latest last freeze area-wide was June 11th for eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia in 1972.

ATTENTION WEATHER ENTHUSIASTS! There will be a FREE SKYWARN Storm Spotting Training session on Wednesday, May 13th from 6:30-8:30pm EDT at the Mercery County DPS and hosted by Mercer County EMA. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the National Weather Service, forecasting and alerting of hazardous weather and how you can be a part of that process! Reserve a spot now for the training by registering here today!

NWS Pittsburgh has six regional climate sites: Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT); Wheeling, WV (KHLG); Morgantown, WV (KMGW); Zanesville, OH (KZZV); New Philadelphia, OH (KPHD); and DuBois, PA (KDUJ). Additional climate information can be found on our Climate Page.

Radar