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yourfavoriteyinzer t1_j5tb76r wrote
Here's my risky click of the day, wish me luck 🤞
ballsonthewall t1_j5tbbpe wrote
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
zipcad t1_j5tbm84 wrote
the slot, how’s the slot?
WookieeSteakIsChewie t1_j5tbxle wrote
Shut up Lenny Dykstra.
whatssofunniedoug t1_j5td2ki wrote
There any bushes outside probly or….???
WookieeSteakIsChewie t1_j5tdlzu wrote
You'll do it when you get up here.
SBpotomus t1_j5toeg7 wrote
Hello, fellow Howard Stern fan
Username89054 t1_j5tfc0l wrote
If the slot's dry, you're doing something wrong.
IClight69 t1_j5ty7f5 wrote
It was pretty dry
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Wouldwoodchuck t1_j5tia6q wrote
Dry slot you say?
TwisterCatEric t1_j5w2vu6 wrote
Hey!!!! let's not bring Ben Shapiros wife into this
Permit_dreams t1_j5vjke8 wrote
ballsonthewall telling us about the dry slot?
blp9 t1_j5tu1b1 wrote
The other part, as illuminated for me today, is that part of this is a radar artifact. The center of the "hole" is actually the radar site out in Moon, and as the precipitation dropped closer to the ground, the hole more or less closed around Moon (with lots of variations based on elevation).
This is because the radar shoots up at an angle, so the further from the site you are, the higher in the atmosphere the returns are happening.
capchaos t1_j5uhvad wrote
Joe is no longer around to say it would. He lived in Moon Twp BTW.
Eco-freako t1_j5tfjqq wrote
This is in addition to what u/ballsonthewall said: It probably also has some to do with the urban heat island effect, which is more severe is summer, but still impacts weather in the winter. Basically, we have a city of concrete buildings that, during the winter, are being heated and emitting some heat out into the environment which creates an overall warmer local atmosphere than the surrounding area.
ballsonthewall t1_j5tgllr wrote
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.
vivamario t1_j5twa79 wrote
So is some of that southern moist air is smashing into the ridges in central PA? Is this why I have to prepare like I'm going on a trek to Siberia to make the 2-hr drive over the mountains to Penn State in the winter?
ballsonthewall t1_j5u0two wrote
Pretty much, yeah!
emeraldjalapeno t1_j5tefg3 wrote
Interesting, I thought a dry slot was more in the southwest and legit meant dry. Where you'd have rain come from the Pacific and then just not hit a city/town for whatever reason. I've lived in a couple of places where that's happened but Pittsburgh gets rain. I'm no expert, just what I thought
ballsonthewall t1_j5tepbt wrote
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.
Stickel t1_j5uo3kw wrote
Somerset mountain be huge though! Pretty much goes along with this too, it's insane when I travel to da Burgh and the big weather difference on each side of that tunnel, I come from Bedford on a half decent regularity to visit friends and the night life! But it always amazes me, I remember the one Halloween it was in the 60s here but in the 40s there thankfully for me because I was in a full care bear suit... it helped keep me cool
alakazampowdickmow t1_j5tfvjv wrote
Do the rivers converging have anything to do with this as well?
ballsonthewall t1_j5tgufi wrote
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.
alakazampowdickmow t1_j5tuu22 wrote
That makes sense. Like you put it I never really gave the 3d model a thought, especially with the different layers of air currents and hot and cold zones.
PonerBenis6 t1_j5y4uqu wrote
Balls On The Wall said “Dry Slot” lol
Low-Lingonberry2760 t1_j5ypsrk wrote
snow mvp striking again
TiesThrei t1_j5unieo wrote
This is true, also part of it is we're just at a much lower elevation than many of our surrounding areas. I've driven from a foot of snow in the hills around Somerset back to no snow here before.
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JamesKLOLk t1_j5t82cb wrote
I blame the person that asked “which neighborhoods don’t get snow?”
Anji_Mito t1_j5tl9up wrote
Now we can say "the whole Pittsburgh area" ahaha
solocontent t1_j5ua09b wrote
I still say its beltzhoover..
convalytics t1_j5t9eq8 wrote
We call this the Pittsburgh vortex.
Every time a big storm is expected, the clouds suddenly part around the city and we get nothing.
- "We" = my wife and I. ** I would also like a meteorological explanation of this.
godard31 t1_j5tnicb wrote
I work outside a lot and i check the weather often. I started to record videos of this on my iPad. I have a collection of rain clouds just magically stopping right before my location. Or splitting apart and passing me by. It was seriously like there was a magic weather shield in the Pittsburgh area.
Friggin t1_j5vdw5h wrote
I knew you were south hills before I even saw “Dormont”. I’m USC/Bridgeville area, and as an owner of a thunder-adverse dog, I keep my eye on the sky. I can confirm a lot of storms split right before they get to us. I have even seen a storm split apart and reform on the other side of us.
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Low-Ear-2171 t1_j5wtroq wrote
Yes! I call it the "Pittsburgh Bubble"!
godard31 t1_j5wu6a0 wrote
The album of radar videos in my phone is called "anti rain shield"
greaze23 t1_j5u1890 wrote
The city is home to some of the largest global corporate headquarters.. as well as cmu which is renowned globally as a cutting edge weapons lab lmao
Low-Ear-2171 t1_j5wtisj wrote
This!!! I have been saying this for years!!!
WorstTimeCaller t1_j5t60x3 wrote
We’re the snownut hole
arguchik t1_j5tck4j wrote
The plain kind. No powdered sugar.
Gingersnap12341234 t1_j5tb9ns wrote
This is the only answer
hypotenoos t1_j5tdykk wrote
They heard about the neighborhood with no snow…
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happyjazzycook t1_j5t9lif wrote
Yep, my neighbor was all excited to teach from home today and now I wonder if they will still do this or just have everyone come in person.
DinoReads t1_j5taruw wrote
All teachers and students must wear their PJs inside out the night before to evoke the snow fairies.
Wouldwoodchuck t1_j5timhg wrote
Something under the pillow also?? Maybe that’s the problem!
Outside_Medicine1 t1_j5ua2yc wrote
Spoons!
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Marzhall t1_j5tibt5 wrote
Wait, there's no longer snow days for kids? Everyone just does wfh, because the infrastructure is there from the pandemic?
Alexispinpgh t1_j5toj14 wrote
Yep. Some places will just have virtual days, a lot will have “asynchronous” learning days where teachers post assignments online for kids to work on that day.
Marzhall t1_j5trud4 wrote
;_;
Poor little guys
onedropdoesit t1_j5tu3gk wrote
There are still some real snow days - Pittsburgh Public had one in December. No online school, just a day off. I think we had one or two last year also, in addition to some online days. Not sure how exactly they decide which one to do.
sarahgrace93x t1_j5vpji6 wrote
So Pittsburgh public does the first 2 snow days are completely off. No online work. Once we hit the 3rd day then it would be online.
onedropdoesit t1_j5vw520 wrote
Makes sense, thanks.
dmcgrew t1_j5u8wrf wrote
Yep and its annoying af.
guino27 t1_j5ukhp4 wrote
Once they set up remote learning, they just flip a switch and learn from home. Best result for the kiddos would be a 2 hour delay. In person learning, but the streets need to be cleared and teachers be able to arrive.
Alexispinpgh t1_j5toch7 wrote
My poor husband spent all of last night refreshing the local news sites. We joked about how he didn’t even care this much about snow days when he was actually a kid.
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UselessLezbian t1_j5turpy wrote
Right??? I'm a nanny. The kids were sent home yesterday with all their textbooks in preparation for a zoom day. I was looking forward to a lazy morning not rushing kids out the door. It picked up just in time for me not be able to pull the minivan up the driveway after dropping off the elementary kid.
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linuxgeekmama t1_j5vnn98 wrote
Ah! This is why my daughter insisted that I check my email for anything about a school delay this morning. They must have said at her school yesterday that that was likely. I had been wondering why she thought there might be a delay.
tapdancingtommy7 t1_j5tm5jd wrote
Several reasons:
- Traditional low pressure systems weaken as they approach the Appalachian Mountains. Pittsburgh is basically the start of a very lengthy mountainous area, hence the scattering of a lot of storms.
- This one’s obvious, but we are out of the lake effect snow belt. This is not news to anyone except tourists who think we get a lot of snow. BUT these micro lake based systems end along route 80, AND mess with the air pressure of larger storms traveling East-west, or the fast moving “clipper” storms from the North.
- We’re still not that high up in elevation. We are a mountainous city, but not high up in the Laurel Highlands enough to get a ton of snow squalls to make up for that… often that results in a 10-15 temperature difference between here and the Seven Springs area, which impacts snowfall greatly.
- We are too far west for Nor’easters. These are this big news-worthy low pressure systems that start in the south and move north up between the Appalachian mountains and Atlantic coast. These are those awful blizzard style storms that take all that moisture from the south and then dump feet of snow along the coast. We’re too far west for that!
Here’s a crude image kind of showing these concepts:
ks99 t1_j5talv0 wrote
https://www.wkbn.com/weather/does-bad-weather-skip-youngstown-radar-holes-and-their-local-effect/
It’s called a Radar Hole
“Snow was probably occurring over the radar at this time, but dry air between the clouds and the ground was causing the snow to evaporate before it hit the ground. Therefore, there was no snow showing up on radar.
This phenomenon is called “virga” and it is very common at the onset of wintry precipitation events.
Eventually, the atmosphere begins to saturate and the “radar hole” will close up as the precipitation gets closer to ground level.”
d071399 OP t1_j5teu7f wrote
guys it finally started snowing !
moosedenied t1_j5tmwu9 wrote
Yay but I still had to come into work :(
Professional_Fish250 t1_j5tvesx wrote
And it’s all melted 😢
d071399 OP t1_j5tx3pv wrote
yup
rtripps t1_j5upitj wrote
What neighborhood
thelittlestduggals t1_j5tx3m2 wrote
Started snowing finally got my kid dressed to go out in it with him and it turned to ice. I'm so sad.
McJumpington t1_j5tam08 wrote
My kid’s daycare was so excited to potentially close and still charge us money… poor them.
HotDamn18V t1_j5tg0ai wrote
Same. Every day it's "we need 7 volunteers to stay home today and pay us", which I get, I guess, but they had this teed up at like 6PM yesterday so you know they were salivating over it.
Edit: I creeped through your post history. Pretty sure our kids know each other haha. You're basically me.
McJumpington t1_j5tsuzx wrote
It’s the worst! I think volunteers should get credit amounts of at least half day fee applied to next week charge. Just burning money is aggravating.
We volunteered a TON, but now it’s just too much cost to keep doing.
HotDamn18V t1_j5twu2g wrote
Same. My kid already only goes 3 days and being that we work from home, we've volunteered several times. I try not to be mad at them though. Not having staff blows and those teachers are paid only a fraction of what they deserve.
McJumpington t1_j5u15fq wrote
I’ve considered approaching one of the teachers and offering under the table money to be our personal sitter lol. They honestly should be paid great for the amount the center charges and how wonderful many of them are.
I’m sure there’s far more overhead costs I’m not aware of….but I also know there is a successful daycare closer to me that only would cost 2k a month for both kids…. The waiting list is stupid king though. I should be able to get my son in the toddler class around the time he’s in 7th grade
HotDamn18V t1_j5u32fx wrote
Yeah. My kid will be going to Kindergarten before too long here so I'm not willing to rock the boat or change anything. But yeah, I'm excited for "free" childcare, despite my angst about him getting older.
HurdlingThroughSpace t1_j5v0vjp wrote
Wait, so you guys pay for daycare and they still ask volunteers to work for them? Despite being paid? A lot I might add…I fail to see how this is acceptable.
I don’t have kids so I may be ignorant to the details behind it all. I’d be pissed if they asked me to work for free despite my paying them for a service. 🤔
Just saw the post below, I see it is in fact absolute BS lol
HotDamn18V t1_j5v6r9f wrote
No, not volunteers to work. They're asking families to volunteer to not send their children that day to maintain a legal or practical student to teacher ratio. These kids then stay home, but because of how these places operate and need to pay their teachers and other personnel, you get no discount or anything. You'd just eat the cost.
HurdlingThroughSpace t1_j5v6wkm wrote
Ahhhh that makes way more sense. Hmm still frustrating none the less
HotDamn18V t1_j5v75bf wrote
Yeah but it's hard to blame anyone. What should happen is free early childhood education for families subsidized by the government.
moosedenied t1_j5tmv4b wrote
As a non-child-having individual, I have to say...
WHAT?!
How can they do that?!?!
McJumpington t1_j5trb32 wrote
Daycare is the biggest bullshit necessary evil.
I pay around 3k a month for my two kids. Here are some of the joys....
- Kid gets sick- they aren't allowed to go (I wouldn't want them to anyhow). But there's no fee drop... so if my kid stays home 4 days one week, I still pay for all 5.
- If I go on vacation, I can't pay a holding fee....it's just the standard amount. Meaning if I take a 1 week vacation with my kids, I have to basically throw $700 in the trash. I get nothing from it.
- If the center has workers call off, they ask for volunteers to stay home....you do not get any money back for this so they basically are asking you to throw away $75-150 (1-2 kids). If nobody volunteers they have a lottery system to pick a loser that gets childcare yanked away from them unwillingly.
- If staff is sick and unable to come in to a large extent, the room is closed for the day and I have no option but to not take my kids....I do not get reimbursed any money for this.
- If I am late picking up my child they charge $1 per minute. This isn't too crazy and it's never happened, but ....for all the other money they scalp from you...this shouldn't be needed.
8KUHDITIS t1_j5tuyd4 wrote
I should start a daycare and under cut everyone by making it 2500 a month. And if the kid doesn't show you jst pay 75% of that days fees, 75 cents per minute if late..
McJumpington t1_j5tvdng wrote
Sign me up !
peon2 t1_j5twc11 wrote
Well now hold on a second. You haven't heard about MY new daycare that charges $2250 a month, and if the kid doesn't show up you just pay $45% of that days fee, $0.50 for every minute late.
full_moon_alchemist t1_j5tzvc1 wrote
But you haven’t heard of my day care yet! It’s completely free!! I just get to use your kids for free labor on my farm. Bring your own band aids.
Lord_oftheTrons t1_j5uqiv3 wrote
Reminded me of this
maya_star444 t1_j5us3aj wrote
Wow! From an outsiders perspective, this seems asinine. So if you’re kid is sick and can’t go to daycare, you’re still obligated to pay…but if one of their teachers is sick and can’t accommodate, you could be chosen to keep your child at home while still paying ?! Are all the daycares like this ?
McJumpington t1_j5usoil wrote
Some daycares give you a handful of sick days, where they won’t charge if you can’t come…but it’s usually limited to a few days.
The biggest issue is you can’t really shop around as a parent. I had to call over 24 daycares in the area to get one without a 1-1.5 year waiting list. It’s also a 25 min drive for us which sucks…. But it’s what was a available.
JAK3CAL t1_j5tfs2v wrote
The beaver cracker station isn’t emitting pollution, it’s emitting a forcefield dome to protect the city from inclement weather
hadam89 t1_j5t9bdp wrote
Which mountain are you wanting snow at? 7 springs and wisp are getting it.
d071399 OP t1_j5tblnb wrote
correct 7springs has been getting some good weekday snow here and there…which means i need snow here to get off of work
hadam89 t1_j5td1x6 wrote
Ahh. Makes sense.
funkyb t1_j5tfpee wrote
I need some snow at Boyce so we can teach my kids to ski without spending 2 grand for the weekend.
hadam89 t1_j5thv38 wrote
For real. I was at 7 springs after Christmas and it was $80 for a night ski pass. They borderline charge as much as like Breckinridge out west which is laughable when you look at the mountains.
lolli91 t1_j5tfwtg wrote
It’s snowing in penn hills as we speak. It’s going to turn to rain though
Professional_Fish250 t1_j5tuq47 wrote
This winter has sucked so much, we’ve barely had any snow at all, rainy winters are the worst
soxie16 t1_j5uewl1 wrote
Don't move to Oregon like I did then.
Professional_Fish250 t1_j5uf3vv wrote
What’s funny is I’m moving to Phoenix tomorrow, a place that never gets snow, except in the mountains
soxie16 t1_j5ufsq1 wrote
Enjoy living in an oven! You get some pretty kickass Mexican food as a trade off though.
Professional_Fish250 t1_j5ug2e7 wrote
I’ve been living off and on in the desert in SoCal so I’m pretty use to the stupid heat, but the Mexican food is a huge reason for the move, although I will definitely miss Pittsburgh a ton
skananza217 t1_j5uphov wrote
I moved from Oregon to Pittsburgh this fall! I was hoping for more snow, but I’ll still take this winter so far over Oregon winter.
soxie16 t1_j5uv2cc wrote
I really hope you like it there! I really miss Pittsburgh. Don't worry, the snow will come at some point, just maybe not this year. Ask anybody about snowmageddon in 2010.
skananza217 t1_j5uzr5u wrote
I’m loving it so far! I was actually living in Michigan’s upper peninsula during snowmageddon, in a small but hilly town. Hope you are enjoying Oregon!
DarkKnyt t1_j5t84gi wrote
I think it is the rivers, the hills and subsequent river valleys at this altitude (as in, low enough to make a difference), and to a much lesser extent the heat island nature of urban areas (although I would think Pittsburgh is too small to really contribute).
capchaos t1_j5uhwjx wrote
Joe is no longer around to say it would.
Aemilia_Tertia t1_j5tetzv wrote
At my house we’ve dubbed it the “weather hole” and 2022 was the year of boring weather, thanks to the Weather Hole^(TM).
grand_apothecary t1_j5tqgz7 wrote
Did nature just 👌 us?
VeloEvoque t1_j5tcy75 wrote
Perogie gas dome...
Loromc t1_j5tf9mm wrote
Yeah I was kinda excited for a 2 hour delay today too bad
jsebby t1_j5u02vx wrote
Isn't this kind of good though?
You aren't going to be skiing in the city or surrounding suburbs anyways. This way you would get "cleaner" roads to drive on your way to wherever you're skiing
BurghPuppies t1_j5uistb wrote
*averse
cigarmanpa t1_j5ur7hf wrote
Snow treats us like concerts.
motociclista t1_j5v22if wrote
Well, I don’t think Pittsburgh skiers don’t actually ski IN Pittsburgh and I think most of the ski areas are under the blue, so I’d say you can still hit the slopes.
blahlbinoa t1_j5taz1v wrote
The scientific term is called "The Pittsburgh Bubble" I made it myself, tyvm! I've noticed this for years, usually storms roll through and Pittsburgh has this nice bubble around it.
Ralph_the_Dude t1_j5tg43n wrote
Based on this image the snow is staying out of cities, maybe it watches fox news and is worried about gang violence.
steelerschica86 t1_j5tmjhe wrote
This aged like milk 😂
d071399 OP t1_j5tofxq wrote
The point was we were originally predicted to have a couple inches by 6am and woke up at 6am with nothing
HotDamn18V t1_j5ufc7t wrote
And it's already melting now. This sub loves to act like we have brutal winters, but it's hardly anything at all.
technoSurrealist t1_j5vdp24 wrote
aaand then it unaged lol, it's 40 degrees and raining with no snow left before 4pm
yinzerthrowaway412 t1_j5to1h3 wrote
And of course it starts snowing bad when I’m already halfway to work lol
Should’ve just told my boss I wanted to work from home today
d071399 OP t1_j5tq8mi wrote
oof stay safe out there
ClericallyInclined t1_j5wbcm9 wrote
Higher powers are preventing natural snowfall on the ski resorts owned/operated by the Nutting family as retribution of the systemic neglect of treating the Pirates as a sports teams and not a business entity
JFG412 t1_j5wzmlr wrote
There's nowhere to ski in the city of Pittsburgh. Be quiet.
ncist t1_j5x00ik wrote
I forgot to turn off the weather shield, sorry everybody
malepitt t1_j5th90u wrote
NON-EXPERT OBSERVATION. Back when Doppler radar imagery online was new (1990's) the opposite was true: there was frequently a lot of signal in the town itself, but not outside it [this was when I lived in Texas] Later, signal processing methods appear to have been developed to reduce radar "clutter" in Doppler imagery which arises from the landscape and not the atmosphere. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1460942
So we may be looking at an artifact of "subtracting" baseline noise from the radar return over the city. During those years in Texas, if I really wanted to see what was happening in our city, I had to examine the radar result coming from a different radar station in another city.
su9861 t1_j5tmbgd wrote
don't even go there i would rather Not shovel 10 inches Thank the heavens above to pass
FireHauzard t1_j5tn39n wrote
Where do people go to ski? Have been thinking about trying it out with some friends but unsure where a good spot is
d071399 OP t1_j5tq63e wrote
Depends on a lot of things, if you’re new to skiing and want slightly less crowds I’d say Hidden Valley. But with smaller resort comes less lifts. So 7 Springs is the best bet but be prepared to spend a lot :/
full_moon_alchemist t1_j5u03z7 wrote
$80 for a lift ticket is pretty crazy. Even. Even night passes are $60. I’d rather save up and go to Breck
ncdjbdnejkjbd t1_j5tnkg2 wrote
You are buried too deep in Appalachia
TheApprentice19 t1_j5tqqzh wrote
There is an explanation, but you wouldn’t believe it
AirtimeAficionado t1_j5ttr0v wrote
We are surrounded by mountains which compress atmospheric moisture, causing the moisture to exit the atmosphere, when it decompresses as it crests the peak of the mountains, there’s less pressure for moisture to exit the atmosphere, reducing precipitation.
This is mostly a positive, and means we tend not to get severe weather systems, and is part of the reason, in combination with our abundant waterways, why this area has built up and been settled over time.
glitch83 t1_j5tzeic wrote
All cities get this I think. Atlanta was like this when I lived there. Same with SF. Boston got weather though but it’s a meteorological oddity being at the confluence of 3 jet streams.
ChoochBerry t1_j5ue06x wrote
The mountain gods are unhappy that you keep coming up here and littering. If I came to Pittsburgh and littered you'd shit a brick.
TrippTiggers t1_j5ugm64 wrote
Mother nature’s way of playing this game.👌. Yeah you looked.
TalmaStormPhoenix t1_j5uiprz wrote
Don't have the science but it has to do with us being in a valley. Sometimes it air is warmer so bad weather doesn't hit is as bad but if we're cooler it can hold it longer because it would be contained in the valley. Someone smarter than me can do the actual scientific explanation.lol
KazakCayenne t1_j5usdsb wrote
Thats my very rough understanding of it lol
H3lue t1_j5updre wrote
This is the only time you’ll ever hear Pittsburghers complaining about NOT enough precipitation.
Drivingon8 t1_j5utfrs wrote
Pittsburgh is actually in a valley in the mountains. As such, the air rises over the mountains and falls into the valley. This air exchange has a tendency to break weather systems up. There is a rise and fall effect.
blueteamk087 t1_j5uu4gy wrote
I had this when I lived in Tempe, AZ (where Arizona State is). Literally every time a nice band of storms or rain was forecasted to move over my neighbor the system either barely misses my neighbor or the system fucking dies before reaching me.
I had this when I lived in Tempe, AZ (where Arizona State is). Literally, every time a nice band of storms or rain was forecasted to move over my neighbor, the system either barely missed my neighbor or the system fucking dies before reaching me.
stonks66666669 t1_j5v8h49 wrote
I wanted a snow day :(
ClammyHandedFreak t1_j5vppmc wrote
I am a wizard and my bubble will always stand as long as I live!!
papi_chulo_LSD t1_j5w0kf8 wrote
Cuz fuck you thats why
chocolatecow43 t1_j5wop9e wrote
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm happy to not have had to use my snow shovel yet this winter. Guess I'm getting old.
Seanybear15 t1_j5wu6hv wrote
Nutting effect
hoagiesingh t1_j5x54iq wrote
Head over to buffalo New York or wherever. Why are wishing bad for non-snow-lovers?
leonathotsky420 t1_j5y08zs wrote
With the way city handles salting and plowing the roads (or the almost complete lack of either of those things) coupled with the way everyone collectively forgets how to drive in "bad" weather, i for one am happy af we havent gotten any significant snowfall (yet) this year.
[deleted] t1_j5tj2eg wrote
To many Sheetz and Eat N Park’s grease up the air ?
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gracefulnesto t1_j5tp4w9 wrote
After years of watching specifically here I can say the hills usually break up alot of the weather. Happens with thunderstorms and snow too. There's also like a 20% chance that the updrafts will make the weather worse as it passed over Allegheny County as well. I don't know what it is with people complaining about the weather here as if it's never not like this. You want warm in January go to Florida you want snow to ski go to Colorado.
ChunkyPenny t1_j5ttf62 wrote
The storms usually break up/split when they go over the mountains.
stadulevich t1_j5u026v wrote
The valley is warmer than the mountain.
linktm t1_j5ufqzn wrote
That's what she said.
Arsnist t1_j5ubift wrote
I've only seen this in St Louis. It happens consistently over there
Jaded_One6999 t1_j5uky4t wrote
Move to new york
H3lue t1_j5up0bm wrote
We are also below the snow belt , which stops right around I-80, so there areas north get much more snow, often from lake effect. This partially explains it.
rtripps t1_j5upfme wrote
To the guy who asked what part of Pittsburgh doesn’t get snow, here’s your answer.
mellylovesdundun t1_j5uqb5u wrote
Oh my god, now we’re all living in neighborhoods that get no snow!
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moosebaloney t1_j5vpki7 wrote
OMG that dude that was moving from Florida was actually asking a valid question all along!
InevitablePersimmon6 t1_j5vpvga wrote
I grew up in Washington County and my sister and I always asked this in high school because it seemed like everyone got delays and cancellations but us. I feel like we got a lot more snow though back in the 80s and 90s when I was a kid than we do now.
DennisG47 t1_j5vqm8k wrote
God is just getting back at Nutting
robot_peashooter t1_j5w4mu6 wrote
Bro what fuck this ain't my little brother's game Fortnite, boy what hell.
KingoftheRoosters t1_j5wgtlq wrote
Mother nature just got us all tbh... Made ya
JurassicPark-fan-190 t1_j5wumpz wrote
Come on up to Buffalo, we have more than enough to share!
vogelsyn t1_j5x7k7x wrote
Pollution. like in The Simpsons, they have Blinky the 3 eyed Fish.
it keeps the snow away.. from city heat.
duranfan t1_j5ygm12 wrote
I'd be happy to never see another snowflake again, sorry. Just stay inside for six months, we're probably supposed to be hibernating anyway.
ionmoon t1_j627ivv wrote
My prayers?!
Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j5t6y0t wrote
Randomness
And whatever snow other places around here are getting won't stick today. .we average about 50 inches of snow a year. Not all of it sticks. It doesn't need to stick to count as snow. A few days ago we had a micron stick but the official snow totals at nws were about 2.5 inches.
James19991 t1_j5uzq10 wrote
I can explain the 2.5 inches by the airport and nothing in the city Sunday evening. With the system on Sunday evening, there was a band of moderate snow that was able to accumulate 1 to 2 inches in areas of far western Allegheny County and to the west of that because it basically held stationary over the same areas. By the time the banding finally shifted east towards the city around midnight, the best dynamics were over, so what snow did fall here had a much harder time accumulating, because it wasn't as heavy and the temps were marginal.
AlfieHitchcock t1_j5tks98 wrote
Is this accurate there was like a foot of snow outside this morning? Can't Seven Springs make snow too?
d071399 OP t1_j5tolup wrote
you must not live inside the city 😂 idk why people in Pittsburgh act like Cranberry means Pittsburgh
AlfieHitchcock t1_j5tpgty wrote
Lmfao okay you may have nailed my location by like 2 miles (I'm in AC still) but dammit I was born in Pittsburgh! I have birth rights to it.
Phil-Mapickle t1_j5u4p2g wrote
It's snowy in Greensburg. I'll gladly trade it for some sunshine. Cold sucks!
ballsonthewall t1_j5t9xz2 wrote
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