A week of snow: Residents embrace winter blanket after near-record one-day snowfall

January 30, 2026 Last Updated: January 30, 2026 12:26 PM Community

Roger Druschel stands with a snow sculpture he built using a pair of sticks, some winter gear and a pile of snow Thursday, Jan. 29, outside his Butler Township home. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Although temperatures will finally break out of the single-digits and teens next week, a meteorologist said Thursday, Jan. 29, that the snow will probably stick around a good while longer.

Chris Leonardi, a meteorologist with National Weather Service Pittsburgh, said the record-breaking lows predicted over the weekend nights won’t continue, but temperatures will still remain in the ballpark of record lows. The predicted low of -7 degrees Friday night, Jan. 30, would beat the previous record for the day, which was -5 in 2019, and the predicted low of -10 Saturday, Jan. 31, would be well below the record for the date of -5, which was also set in 2019.

“It’s still going to be below normal, but we’re going to see similar temps today right on through Sunday,” Leonardi said. “Once Monday gets here we’ll get to the 20s, and nighttime lows will be in the teens.”

Aside from the low temperatures, the sheer volume of snow that blanketed Western Pennsylvania was some of the most the area has seen since 2000. Leonardi said Pittsburgh recorded 11.2 inches of snow accumulation on Jan. 25, which was the second most snowfall the region has gotten in a single day. The record was set on Feb. 5, 2010, when Pittsburgh recorded 11.4 inches of snow accumulation.

“There won’t be snow that’s going to add any significant accumulation,” Leonardi said of the coming week.

Snow blankets the City of Butler on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Crews in Saxonburg work to clear snow from Main Street on Thursday, Jan. 29. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Crews in Saxonburg work to clear snow from Main Street Thursday, Jan. 29. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Crews in Saxonburg work to clear snow from Main Street Thursday, Jan. 29. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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A snowplow drives through Saxonburg Thursday, Jan. 29. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Crews in Saxonburg work to clear snow from Main Street Thursday, Jan. 29. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Rhyker Rose rides a small snow mobile down a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Rhyker Rose rides his boogie board down a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Royal Rose rides with his dad Mannon Rose as Mannon Rose Jr. watches on a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Abram Binus goes airborne as his brother and dad watch as he sleighs off a ramp made of snow on a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Ron Matson helps his daughter with her shoe that came off during her trip down the hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Mannon Rose races down the hill as family watches from the top of hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Abram Binus goes airborn as he sleighs off a ramp made of snow on a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Cole Codispot jumps over his stepbrothers on a snowboard as he launches in the air on a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Micah Binus eats snow as he and his brother sleigh on a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Rob Selfridge digs his car out of the snow on Penn Steet as the road is passable on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Micah Binus goes airborne off a snow ramp on a hill near Father Marinaro Park in Butler on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Tom Schnur uses a slow blower to clear away snow on a sidewalk in downtown Butler Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Snow plows travel along Route 8 early in the morning Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Johnnie Frederick shovels snow outside of Electric Empire in downtown Butler Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Snow blankets roads in Butler County during the snowstorm Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Cars drive through snow covering Route 8 in Butler County during the snowstorm Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Cars drive through snow covering Route 8 in Butler County during the snowstorm Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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A snow covered truck drives Route 8 on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Frank Christy checks out shovels that both he and his wife can use at T&M Hardware as Butler County residents get ready for Sunday’s impending snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

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Frank Christy checks out shovels that both he and his wife can use at T&M Hardware as Butler County residents get ready for Sunday’s impending snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

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Keith Wehr looks at a manual salt spreader at T&M Hardware as Butler County residents get ready for Sunday’s impending snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

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Frank Christy checks out shovels that both he and his wife can use at T&M Hardware as Butler County residents get ready for Sunday’s impending snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

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Employee Landon Lemke gets salt for a customer at T&M Hardware as Butler County residents get ready for Sunday’s impending snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

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Keith Wehr picks up salt as the stock dwindles at T&M Hardware as Butler County residents get ready for Sunday’s impending snowstorm on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026

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