Butler County hit by New Year’s snow
Butler County residents began 2026 by digging out their shovels, snow blowers and ice scrapers.
According to data from the National Weather Service, Wednesday night brought 3.5 inches of snow to the wider Pittsburgh area, marking it as the third-snowiest New Year’s Eve on record. The record snowfall occurred in 1897, when 10 inches fell on the area.
Meteorologist Jason Frazier of the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh estimates some areas may have received even more snow.
“Here at our office in Moon Township, we had a total of 4.7 (inches) over the last 24 hours,” Frazier said. “In Butler, we had a report of 5.8 inches.”
The storm had little effect on local institutions. Butler County government offices were scheduled to be closed for New Year’s Day regardless of the weather and local school districts are still observing winter break. Service from both the U.S. Postal Service and the Butler Transit Authority were suspended for the holiday.
More snow was expected overnight, though not as much as on New Year’s Eve.
“We do expect some light snow overnight tonight,” Frazier said Thursday. “We could see half an inch to one inch, but not much more than that.”
Forecasts call for below-freezing temperatures to continue until Monday, Jan. 5.
“By Monday, temperatures will get back into the high 30s to low 40s,” Frazier said.
