I have pictures from all types of days and seasons there, beautiful vantage point

close enough, nothing major has changed from this angle

did I say anything about it being specific to Pittsburgh?

it was a window of about 30 minutes lol, easy to miss

Pretty much, yeah!

the social media accounts for NWS Pittsburgh are great too!

not really. what most people don't think of is that weather is 3D, rather than a plot of rain and snow on a 2D map. layers of warmer and colder air in the upper atmosphere are far more pertinent to what precip you see at ground level than anything happening on the surface. that's not to say small variations caused by local microclimates don't make a difference in observable weather, rather that they aren't going to change the whole metro area's weather like this dry slot did.

urban heat island wouldn't really have much impact until the snow is below radar levels anyways. snow might stick less downtown or vary slightly with elevation, but most of the dynamic weather is happening far enough up in the atmosphere to render small changes in what precip looks like at the surface moot.

winter storms are insanely intricate and complicated, this thing dropped a foot of snow in Oklahoma and tornadoes in Texas at the same time yesterday. It's really cool to learn about them, but once you start, it's easy to understand why they're so hard to forecast... particularly here.

lmfao on any other day I wouldn't trust me, but when it comes to the weather I'm too big of a nerd to be anything but a straight shooter lol

NWS is a much better source for weather. They're more willing to adjust as new data comes in. Forecasting winter storms is incredibly difficult and more about preparedness for a variety of outcomes than nailing down a single specific forecast.

Hi, since everyone else's comments are conjecture...

We are in a dry slot. Low pressure systems are often pulling in warm, moist air from the south and cool, dry air from the north as they develop and rotate. Pittsburgh is in a bad spot because often times the mountain ridges to our east will help facilitate pockets of air that is either too dry or too warm for snow.

I can't attach a picture, so here's a link with a nice illustration of a dry slot

There's nothing unsafe about The Slopes, and some of the streets are insanely convenient to catch a bus over to Oakland. Be cautious of structural issues with houses here and be ready to deal with steep narrow streets and bad parking (though that applies to Greenfield as well!)

I adore my neighborhood and think it's a fantastic place to live with good access to many amenities and a really unique charm. I looked at places in both neighborhoods when I was buying a few years back. If you have more specific questions feel free to message me!

Measured snowfall does not necessarily reflect what's left on the ground after the event is complete.

This is an excellent bit of satire.

It's like mini Detroit with a Pittsburgh theme lol

Penn Ave Corridor downtown is great for bars and lounges. Con Alma is can't miss.

Where are you located? I've really enjoyed watching sports at Sky Fox at the Highline. Nice TVs, good menu of snacks and food. It's a casual brewery atmosphere so you wouldn't be out of place not drinking.

It's a bunch of entitled fucks not from the city

Good thing there's a sheetz along the way

In the evening? Yeah you should be

take your time and you'll be fine by then, major roads will definitely be treated

the front will pass in the morning hours, expect temps to drop through the 30's to near 0 from around 4 am to around 11 am. rain will change to snow and wind will gust to 50+ mph. traveling at that time will be dangerous to impossible. once things pass through and snow tapers off late morning, it's going to be cold and icy but manageable.