Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for parts of Western Pennsylvania
AND WE’RE WATCHING THAT ONE THAT HAS PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NORTH OF THE CITY. MOST OF US ARE QUIET, AND A LOT OF THE RAIN THAT’S TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF OHIO HAS FIZZLED OUT AS IT’S ARRIVED BECAUSE OF THE RAIN AND STORMS WE SAW EARLIER. ONE LONE STORM, THOUGH, HAS BEEN ABLE TO REMAIN STRONG. IT’S ALSO MOVING, AND THAT’S THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT’S NOW CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 FOR NORTHERN BEAVER. ALL OF PRETTY MUCH ALL OF LAWRENCE AND WESTERN PORTIONS, NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF BUTLER COUNTY. THAT DOES INCLUDE SLIPPERY ROCK. SO THAT’S FOR THIS STORM RIGHT HERE THAT’S MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 55MPH. SO IT IS BOOKING. THIS WILL BE ON TOP OF NEWCASTLE HERE, LIKELY IN ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES, HEADING TOWARDS ELLWOOD CITY AS WELL. THIS WILL CONTINUE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER, ALSO WILL BE CLIPPING SLIPPERY ROCK AS WELL AND PASSING JUST TO THE NORTH, LIKELY OF LAKE ARTHUR AND MORAINE STATE PARK. THIS, THOUGH AGAIN IS THE FINAL BLAST OF RAIN SHOWERS. ONCE THIS BACK EDGE CLEARS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW HOURS, WE’RE DONE WITH RAIN. IT’S GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF HOURS FOR THESE SCATTERED SHOWERS TO GET OUT OF HERE. LIKELY BY ABOUT 11:00 MIDNIGHT. THE WIDESPREAD RAIN IS GONE AND WE’LL WATCH ANY RAINDROPS TRY AND RING OUT AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TURNING INTO SNOWFLAKES, ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CITY. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION, BUT YOU MAY SEE A FEW FLAKES, ESPECIALLY AS YOU HEAD INTO THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS. SKIES WILL THEN CLEAR AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE COLD AS OUR TEMPERATURES STAY IN THE 40S, AND THAT’S JUST BELOW WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. BUT THIS COOLDOWN IS VERY SHORT LIVED, SO 47 FOR YOUR SAINT PATRICK’S DAY. WE’LL START AT 3465 THOUGH ON TUESDAY, 74 ON WEDNESDAY. THEN OUR NEXT SYSTEM GETS HERE ON THURSDAY, WHICH IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING. OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 62 WILL BE IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THAT PROMPTS OUR IMPACT DAY, WITH RAIN HERE LIKELY BY THE TIME WE START THE MORNING COMMUTE. AND AS THIS SYSTEM COMES TO AN END, WE ALSO COULD SEE RAINDROPS TRANSITION TO SNOWFLAKES. WE’RE NOT DONE WITH SNOW CHANCES JUST YET. WE’LL DROP DOWN TO THE 40S ON FRIDAY. WE’RE WATCHING. THEN TWO MORE CHANCES OF RAIN, ONE ON SATURDAY, THE OTHER ONE NEXT MONDAY. BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL HOLD IN T
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for parts of Western Pennsylvania
Updated: 6:54 PM EDT Mar 16, 2025
The active severe weather has pushed east of Western Pennsylvania, although one more round of rain will arrive this evening. A rumble of thunder with gusty winds are possible through the evening as the back edge of the system that brought us the rain and storms exits.Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for parts of Western PA A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Souther Mercer County, Northwestern Butler County, Northwestern Beaver County, and Lawrence County until 7:15 p.m.The National Weather Service says 60 mph wind gusts are possible. Cooler for Monday, Impact Day for Thursday Temperatures will be much cooler on Monday as highs stay stuck in the 40s. Sunshine will return through the day and stay with us through Wednesday. Highs will return to the 60s on Tuesday and 70s on Wednesday. Our next system is here Thursday morning to bring rain showers. Thursday is an Impact Day with rain through the day. As the system exits late Wednesday, a few of those raindrops could transition to snowflakes.Steady temps with more rain chancesAfter Thursday’s rain, temperatures will hold steady in the 50s with only minimal warming each day. We will see two more chances at rain in the long-term: one on Saturday and one on Monday. Neither looks very impressive at this point, but we will continue to watch. TONIGHT: Showers end, mostly cloudy and chilly. Low: 34°.TOMORROW: AM clouds, some PM sun. Not as warm. High: 47°, low: 32°.TUESDAY: Milder with sunshine. High: 65°, low: 48°.More: Read the alert for your countyInteractive radar: Track storms as they move through your areaLearn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile app
The active severe weather has pushed east of Western Pennsylvania, although one more round of rain will arrive this evening.
A rumble of thunder with gusty winds are possible through the evening as the back edge of the system that brought us the rain and storms exits.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for parts of Western PA
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Souther Mercer County, Northwestern Butler County, Northwestern Beaver County, and Lawrence County until 7:15 p.m.
The National Weather Service says 60 mph wind gusts are possible.
Cooler for Monday, Impact Day for Thursday
Temperatures will be much cooler on Monday as highs stay stuck in the 40s. Sunshine will return through the day and stay with us through Wednesday. Highs will return to the 60s on Tuesday and 70s on Wednesday.
Our next system is here Thursday morning to bring rain showers. Thursday is an Impact Day with rain through the day. As the system exits late Wednesday, a few of those raindrops could transition to snowflakes.
Steady temps with more rain chances
After Thursday’s rain, temperatures will hold steady in the 50s with only minimal warming each day. We will see two more chances at rain in the long-term: one on Saturday and one on Monday. Neither looks very impressive at this point, but we will continue to watch.
TONIGHT: Showers end, mostly cloudy and chilly. Low: 34°.
TOMORROW: AM clouds, some PM sun. Not as warm. High: 47°, low: 32°.
TUESDAY: Milder with sunshine. High: 65°, low: 48°.
- More: Read the alert for your county
- Interactive radar: Track storms as they move through your area
- Learn how to enable automatic weather alerts on the WTAE mobile app
