Cold temps to keep grip on county
While Butler County is not likely to see any significant snowfall in the coming days, National Weather Service of Pittsburgh said there will be no immediate reprieve from the intense cold sweeping the region.
Meteorologist Jared Rackley at the service said county residents may wake up to some snow Thursday morning, Jan. 29, but it was not expected to result in much accumulation.
“There will be a low around 0 degrees. There may be some snow, but it will likely be just a light dusting, maybe a tenth of an inch,” he said.
However, a cold weather advisory will be in place until 11 a.m. as morning wind chills are expected to sit around -9 degrees, he said.
Rackley said Thursday and Friday’s weather will be similar to Wednesday’s, with temperatures climbing into the mid-teens during the day before dropping into the negatives overnight. There may also be occasional flurries, but no notable accumulation is expected.
He advised morning commuters to bundle up appropriately and watch for icy patches on the road.
As for the possibility of more snow this weekend, Rackley said Butler County and the surrounding area should be in the clear.
“All of our models have converged to show that it’ll likely hit more out east, we could get at most a half inch in the ridges,” he said.
