Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful

Ice...ice...ice. Roads and bridges remain closed as ice continues to form in Pittsburgh. Although air temperatures are hovering above freezing, surface temps are much lower, wreaking havoc on area roadways. walking is equally as hazardous. The first step could be your last. I nearly wiped out when I ventured out to spread ice-melt.

Temperatures are expected to reach 30 degrees later today but return to below freezing on Tuesday. The freezing temperatures will remain past Christmas and we can expect temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees below our normal December temperatures in Western PA.

An Alberta Clipper has bwen appearing on the forecast models for next weekend and an amazing storm has shown up for the period around Christmas weekend. Here is what it looked like on this mornings run of the GFS (6z).