WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY will cap off Monday before Christmas

PITTSBURGH — It will be cloudy and not as cold this evening, temperatures will stay steady in the upper to mid 30s. Wind gusts around 20-25 mph is possible through the evening ahead of the next system that will move in late tonight.

A Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect for Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, Clarion, Venango, Forest, Preston counties and in the ridges of Westmoreland and Fayette counties from 9PM tonight through 5AM Tuesday morning. Snow showers will develop around bedtime starting in our NW counties and drop across the area to the SE overnight. Snow may mix with rain at times especially south of I-70 and in the ridges where icy conditions could be possible. A light snow accumulation of a coating to around an 1″ is possible for most locations including Pittsburgh. Higher snowfall amounts are expected north and east of the city for the areas under the Winter Weather Advisory, snowfall could reach 1″-2″ in these areas, isolated spots up to 3″ around the I-80 area. Burst of snow overnight could create whiteout conditions and a quick snow accumulation but this system will move out fast. Snow roads, slick spots and slippery conditions will be possible overnight into early Christmas Eve morning. The rest of Christmas Eve will be cloudy, calm and cold with highs in the upper 30s, a few flurries can’t be ruled out.

More clouds for Christmas Day, temperatures will be around the freezing mark Christmas morning and highs will rise to near 40 degrees late in the afternoon. A few spotty showers or flurries are possible in the afternoon.