Weather Warnings for Pennsylvania

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Pennsylvania
Alerts Updated: January 25, 2026, 1:51 am  UTC


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 8:50PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow with mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 6 and 10 inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest, and southern New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 2 AM Sunday to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon. The snow will mix with and change to sleet and areas of freezing rain Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 8:50 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 6:00 am
Area:  Morris; Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Mercer; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Cumberland; Delaware; Philadelphia; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 8:50PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 10 and 13 inches. * WHERE...Portions of northern New Jersey and east central and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 2 AM Sunday to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon. The snow should mix with sleet at times Sunday afternoon and evening.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 8:50 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 6:00 am
Area:  Sussex; Warren; Carbon; Monroe; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 8:48PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 7 to 13 inches. * WHERE...Crawford and Erie Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult at times due to slippery road conditions and poor visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow overspreads the region tonight and peaks in intensity during the day Sunday. The snow will gradually taper off late Sunday night into Monday. Sub-zero wind chills are expected tonight into Sunday morning, and again Sunday night into Monday morning.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 8:48 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 9:15 am
Area:  Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 8:42PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations between 7 and 15 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...Until noon EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Monday morning commute.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 8:42 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 1:00 pm
Area:  Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Lawrence; Butler; Beaver; Allegheny; Washington; Greene; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 8:42PM EST until January 26 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 9 and 16 inches. Ice accumulations of a light glaze, except in Preston and Tucker Counties, where ice could accumulate up to two tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Portions of northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. * WHEN...Until noon EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 8:42 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 1:00 pm
Area:  Forest; Clarion; Jefferson; Armstrong; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern Tucker


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 7:57PM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Binghamton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 15 inches. Northwest winds gusting as high as 35 mph over the higher elevations Monday afternoon may create areas of blowing snow. * WHERE...Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Southern Wayne, and Wyoming Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM Sunday to 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will overspread Northeast PA between 4 AM and 7 AM Sunday morning, becoming steady by the mid-morning hours on Sunday. Snowfall will likely be very heavy at times Sunday afternoon into early Sunday evening with hourly rates exceeding 2 inches per hour. Some sleet could mix in at times Sunday evening, and the snow may become lighter with occasional lulls as a few dry slots slide by the area. Overall, the snow becomes light to occasionally moderate after midnight Sunday night into early Monday morning. Occasional snow showers or flurries and blowing snow then continue into Monday afternoon. Temperatures will be very cold throughout this storm, hovering in the upper single digits to teens the entire time, with colder wind chills.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 7:57 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 8:00 am
Area:  Wyoming; Lackawanna; Luzerne; Pike; Southern Wayne


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 7:57PM EST until January 26 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Binghamton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 12 and 18 inches, with localized amounts up to 22 inches. Northwest winds gusting as high as 35 mph Monday afternoon will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 1 AM Sunday to 7 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will overspread Northeast PA and the New York Southern Tier between 4 AM and 7 AM Sunday morning, moving north to the I-90 corridor by the mid-morning hours on Sunday. At this time, the heaviest snowfall is forecast to fall across the northern tier of Northeast PA, Catskills and Susquehanna region of NY. However, minor adjustments to storm total snowfall are still possible. Snowfall will likely be very heavy at times Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening with hourly rates exceeding 2 to 3 inches per hour. The snow tapers down, becoming light to moderate after midnight Sunday night into Monday morning. Occasional light snow and blowing snow then continue into Monday afternoon. Temperatures will be very cold throughout this storm, hovering in the upper single digits to teens the entire time, with colder wind chills.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 7:57 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 8:00 am
Area:  Northern Oneida; Yates; Seneca; Southern Cayuga; Onondaga; Steuben; Schuyler; Chemung; Tompkins; Madison; Southern Oneida; Cortland; Chenango; Otsego; Tioga; Broome; Delaware; Sullivan; Bradford; Susquehanna; Northern Wayne


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 12:29PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS State College PA

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow, mixing with or possibly changing to sleet Sunday afternoon and evening, especially south of the Turnpike. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 9 and 13 inches, possibly topped by light glazing of ice. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Widespread and prolonged travel disruptions are expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will overspread the area Saturday night, becoming heavy at times through Sunday with accumulation rates of one to two inches per hour at times. Snow may mix with or even change to sleet near and south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Sunday afternoon and evening, which may cut down on total snow accumulations. Frigid temperatures and wind chills are expected before, during, and after the winter storm. Some blowing and drifting snow is possible.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 12:29 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 5:15 am
Area:  Somerset; Bedford; Fulton; Franklin; Perry; Dauphin; Lebanon; Cumberland; Adams; York; Lancaster


Winter Storm Warning issued January 24 at 12:29PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS State College PA

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 18 inches. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Widespread and prolonged travel disruptions are expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will overspread the area Saturday night, becoming heavy at times through Sunday with accumulation rates of one to two inches per hour at times. Frigid temperatures and wind chills are expected before, during, and after the winter storm. Some blowing and drifting snow is possible.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 24, 2026, 12:29 pm      Expires:  January 25, 2026, 5:15 am
Area:  Warren; McKean; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Clearfield; Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Cambria; Blair; Huntingdon; Mifflin; Juniata; Tioga; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan; Southern Clinton; Southern Lycoming; Union; Snyder; Montour; Northumberland; Columbia; Schuylkill