Forecasters say snow to taper off — leaving cold, freezing rain behind
Snow was tapering off throughout the region Tuesday morning after rain turned into a mix of snow and icy glaze in some areas, leaving behind cold temperatures, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.
“There’s a frontal boundary moving through with some warmer air aloft, and a colder surface temperature,” NWS meteorologist Shannon Hefferan said Monday night. “As precipitation falls through there, it can create ice.”
A winter weather advisory expired at 7 a.m.
Most areas now receiving light to moderate snow as the cold front continues to move away. We expect coverage to taper from north to south through the night, with additional accumulation of 0.5 to 1.5 inches from Pittsburgh on south. Up to about an inch total at the office! pic.twitter.com/v5YYqbB1UC
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) January 31, 2023
Several school districts were operating on delays Tuesday, according to Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV.
Hefferan said colder air moving in overnight from the north, combined with the dropping road temperature, could create some slick areas. Heffran said temperatures went below freezing overnight, resulting in the potential for mixed precipitation.
For the latest, see Weather.gov/pbz.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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