Steve Fazekas’ citizen weather observer station in Winfield recorded a temperature of 15 degrees below zero just after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Fazekas’ reading came in just below the Pittsburgh region’s lowest temperature on record for Wednesday’s date — minus-4 degrees Jan.

The National Weather Service is warning of a prolonged period of extremely cold temperatures for Western Pennsylvania.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An extreme cold watch has been issued for the entire Pittsburgh area next week, starting Sunday night and lasting through Thursday morning. The region could see some of the coldest air in almost a decade.

Experts tell Channel 11 that the Pittsburgh region will see more ice on the waterways than last year, and will likely see ice accumulation that rivals 2018.

Pittsburgh saw its coldest weather since 2015 Wednesday morning as the temperature dipping to 9 degrees below zero. According to the National Weather Service, the last time the temperature was that low was February 2015.

National Weather Service says a potentially dangerous Cold Wave is expected in Greater Akron starting on MLK Day. It will be a chilly Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an anticipated high of just 6 degrees. And things get more extreme and potentially dangerous from there.

The National Weather Service issued an updated report at 5:58 p.m. on Tuesday for snow showers until 7 p.m. for Butler, Beaver, Allegheny and Washington counties.

The National Weather Service Pittsburgh released this forecast Thursday morning: The area is under a winter weather advisory until 4 a.m. Friday. Widespread accumulating snow is predicted to start Thursday morning and will continue all day,

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory at 8:28 p.m. on Wednesday valid from Thursday 4 a.m. until Friday 4 a.m. for Higher Elevations of Indiana as well as Mercer, Venango,

If possible, stay indoors, says the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. That's easier said than down for some whose jobs require them to be outdoors.

according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service's Pittsburgh office on Thursday afternoon. "There is a 20% to 50% chance of 3 inches or more of snow accumulation ...

according to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service's Pittsburgh office on Thursday afternoon. "There is a 20% to 50% chance of 3 inches or more of snow accumulation Friday night through Saturday morning," according to the advisory.