Winter Weather Returning To Pittsburgh Area

PITTSBURGH, PA — Although it's nearly April, a wintry blast this weekend will make it seem more like January or February in Pittsburgh. Snow accumulations are likely throughout southwestern Pennsylvania.

However, any snow that falls in the metro area will be light. The National Weather Service and the Weather Channel predict less than an inch between 8 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Sunday. State College-based AccuWeather forecasts up to an inch.

Accumulations will be heavier outside of the city. The weather service predicts as much as three inches in Butler and Armstrong counties and two inches in the mountain ridges of Westmoreland County.

After highs in the mid-40s on Saturday, there will be a brief return to winter temperatures. The forecasted high temperature for Pittsburgh on Sunday and Monday is in the mid-30s. Temperatures are expected to rebound by the middle of next week.

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