Strong winds will continue in the Pittsburgh area on Sunday, the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh said, with gusts reaching around 40 mph by the evening. Areas north of city, including Cranberry, could see gusts of around 45 mph.
The NWS issued a wind advisory for Pennsylvania ridges and the northern counties along I-80 starting on Sunday.
The Pittsburgh area is under a hazardous weather outlook ahead of a strong cold front. “A line of shower and isolated thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts late tonight into as the front approaches,” the NWS reported.
The NWS’s hourly progression map of the winds to impact the area showed winds reaching a high of 41 mph by 9 p.m. in Pittsburgh.
A Wind Advisory has been issued for today and into tonight for the PA ridges and the northern counties along I-80. Here is a progression of the winds to impact the area today from this morning through midnight. The strongest winds will remain west of the forecast area. pic.twitter.com/6w1ZS1HlXS
— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) March 15, 2026
Monday morning a cold front will roll into the region with continued potentially damaging wind gusts, showers and thunderstorms.
The forecast said that Monday night will be mostly cloudy with “rain and snow likely” after midnight. However, meteorologists expect little to no snow accumulation, despite temperatures in the lower 20s.
Tuesday is predicted to be mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of snow with little to no snow accumulation. Winds are expected to reach up to 30 mph and temperatures will be a low of around 20 degrees.
High winds between 50 to 60 mph hit the Pittsburgh region Friday, leaving more than 260,000 residents without power.
As of Sunday afternoon, more than 44,000 Duquesne Light and West Penn Power customers were without power.
The NWS said on Saturday that a 66 mph wind gust at the Pittsburgh International Airport made history.
“It’s officially the 4th strongest wind gust on record that wasn’t caused by a thunderstorm. For comparison, the top gust ever was 83 mph (July 10, 1992) from a thunderstorm,” the NWS posted on the social media platform X
On Sunday, the Storm Prediction Center declared the area at marginal risk, or a “level 1 out of 5,” for severe storms.
