I highly recommend Weather On The Way for iOS (if you have it.) There are pro versions you can upgrade to but you get like 5 trips free initially. Just used it to drive to Illinois from Pittsburgh.

You'll be fine today, light to moderate rain. Nasty stuff doesn't arrive until early tomorrow.

Elements of weather conditions are incorporated into the highway conditions map https://www.511pa.com/

It’s snowing in Altoona right now.

There will be some snow in higher elevations.

This is great, thanks so much everyone. I need to be there sometime early afternoon to help my Mom get my Dad settled into his nursing home room (merry f-ing christmas to us) and I'm ready to go, just have to figure out the best time, weather-wise, to leave.

I also saw a couple snowflakes a little north of pgh, but it's now turning to rain as I speak. I think travel today will still be mostly ok. Drive like it's raining if it's raining, ofc. But nothing to freak out about, yet.

Yup! Some cold air is trapped near the surface over central and eastern PA! We think of weather as 2D rain and snow plotted on a radar map, but temps aloft are often the crucial factor in different winter precip types!

Curious about tomorrow in our end. It’s so hard to tell how things will be and at what time to make the safest choice

511PA app gives pretty accurate road/highway conditions. Plus any accidents or advisories.

We had to pull off the turnpike because the road was so bad. Currently enjoying Dennys breakfast in Bedford.

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.

ASAP

Thanks for this! We won’t be leaving until later in the evening so are hoping it’s okay by then

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

Wow. This app is great, thanks for sharing.

I was supposed to leave for Jersey tomorrow (22 - 99 - 80) and I’m putting it off until Saturday.

I use Morecast’s route weather

https://morecast.com/en/plan-your-route

You can put in your trip and the time you plan to leave and it’ll give you the weather along the way. I’ve used it for years, I frequently drive across the state.

This is awesome. It shows the salt trucks in my area (not in Pgh City limits)

I'm someone else who's also looking to head east at some point today. There are turnpike cameras and like others have said the 511 website is helpful with advisories. If you check out the cameras, from like Somerset through Harrisburg there is snow right now, but temperatures are supposed to increase around 1:00 2:00, which should hopefully help.

Edit: Sorry, just saw that you said 79 and not 76, which is the turnpike.

Was it just getting icy? I'm hoping it improves in a few hours with rising temperatures.

Sorry to hear about your dad. Hope he will have good care. We resisted with my grandmother but ended up being better for her. Still difficult and sad.

When we drove into Bedford (Eastbound) the roads were covered in snow/slush. But, that was before the plow trucks scraped it off. Mt. Pleasant to Somerset was a mixture of rain, ice, and snow. We decided to keep on heading East. The roads are not that bad past Bedford towards Breezewood.

Awesome. Thank you so much for the update. I really appreciate it. Safe travels and happy holidays to you and your family!

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Thank you, this wasn't totally unexpected but the timing couldn't be worse 🙄

There's a party that I feel pretty obligated to attend tomorrow - and there would be familial and work consequences if I skipped/played sick.

I don't want to go.

Are you telling me the roads are going to be fine? :(

In the evening? Yeah you should be

https://morecast.com/en/plan-your-route

We often use this.

Best luck for your trip and for the family.

Somerset weather is always weird . Not sure if it’s cuz of altitude

Yeppers- welcome to the Laurel Highlands.

Be prepared for pile ups crashes. As in being in one and being stuck in one. 3-4 years ago is when they had the interstate shutdown for 3 days and people were stuck in there car.

Bring food, water, lots of extra clothing, blankets and a full tank of gas.

If you’re find you’re self in one, stay in your car. That’s your protection. I see so many videos of people getting out dodging other cars.

Disagree with others here saying roads will be fine by evening. The flash freeze in the morning will cause icing. Most road treatments are ineffective below 15 degrees and we won’t get above freezing until Wednesday of next week.

Personally, I wouldn’t plan to go anywhere.

I normally leave my house around 6am to get to work in Imperial at 7 😢 https://ibb.co/t8KCTpv

Just get there before tomorrow; travel tomorrow won't be possible

My mom was supposed to drive to NJ on Saturday. She’s coming up on Sunday. Very windy conditions in NE PA today so be careful.