Weather Warnings for Pennsylvania

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Pennsylvania
Alerts Updated: January 20, 2026, 1:04 pm  UTC


Special Weather Statement issued January 20 at 8:03AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

Summary: Bands of lake-effect snow, steady to heavy at times with visibility as low as one quarter mile, will continue to shift northward across northern Erie County. The snow bands should become located offshore the county by 10 AM EST this morning. Before then, additional snow accumulations of a coating to 2 inches are expected. Motorists should be prepared to encounter rapid changes in road and weather conditions, including visibility.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 20, 2026, 8:03 am      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 10:00 am
Area:  Northern Erie; Southern Erie


Winter Storm Watch issued January 20 at 4:50AM EST until January 22 at 10:00AM EST by NWS State College PA

Summary: * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 6 inches with locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE...Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, McKean, Potter, and Warren County. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A several-hour period of 1 inch per hour snowfall rates is possible Wednesday evening, which could result in rapidly-deteriorating road conditions across the Watch area.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 20, 2026, 4:50 am      Expires:  January 21, 2026, 4:00 am
Area:  Warren; McKean; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Clearfield


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 20 at 3:18AM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 to 20 below. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until noon EST today. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 20, 2026, 3:18 am      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 12:00 pm
Area:  Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 20 at 12:57AM EST until January 20 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Binghamton NY

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below. * WHERE...In New York, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates Counties. In Pennsylvania, Bradford, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northern Wayne, Pike, Southern Wayne, Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph are possible through this morning.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 20, 2026, 12:57 am      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 10:00 am
Area:  Yates; Steuben; Schuyler; Chemung; Bradford; Susquehanna; Northern Wayne; Wyoming; Lackawanna; Luzerne; Pike; Southern Wayne


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 11:47PM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...Until noon EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 19, 2026, 11:47 pm      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 12:00 pm
Area:  Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 10:59PM EST until January 20 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 degrees below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and northwest New Jersey and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EST Tuesday.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 19, 2026, 10:59 pm      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 10:00 am
Area:  Hunterdon; Somerset; Middlesex; Western Monmouth; Mercer; Western Chester; Eastern Chester; Western Montgomery; Eastern Montgomery; Upper Bucks; Lower Bucks


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 10:59PM EST until January 20 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below expected. * WHERE...Carbon and Monroe Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 19, 2026, 10:59 pm      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 10:00 am
Area:  Carbon; Monroe


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 10:59PM EST until January 20 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected. * WHERE...In New Jersey, Morris, Sussex, and Warren Counties. In Pennsylvania, Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 19, 2026, 10:59 pm      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 10:00 am
Area:  Sussex; Warren; Morris; Berks; Lehigh; Northampton


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 10:25PM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS State College PA

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Bedford, Blair, Northern Centre, Southern Centre, and Southern Clinton Counties. * WHEN...Until noon EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 19, 2026, 10:25 pm      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 12:00 pm
Area:  Northern Centre; Southern Centre; Blair; Bedford; Southern Clinton


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 10:25PM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS State College PA

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected. * WHERE...Cameron, Elk, McKean, Northern Clinton, Northern Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Tioga, and Warren Counties. * WHEN...Until noon EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 19, 2026, 10:25 pm      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 12:00 pm
Area:  Warren; McKean; Potter; Elk; Cameron; Northern Clinton; Tioga; Northern Lycoming; Sullivan


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 10:25PM EST until January 20 at 1:00PM EST by NWS State College PA

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Cambria, Clearfield, and Somerset Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 19, 2026, 10:25 pm      Expires:  January 20, 2026, 12:00 pm
Area:  Clearfield; Cambria; Somerset