National Weather Service: Warm-up this week brings November temps closer to normal

Patrick Varine | Monday, November 29, 2021 5:00 p.m.

Noah Purdy, 9, of Allegheny Township uses the remaining snow that accumulated over the weekend to make a snowman in his front yard on Monday. The Kiski Area student returns to class Tuesday, ending the Thanksgiving break.

The weather forecast this week might look like a warm spell after a chilly weekend of snow flurries, but it’s really just getting the region’s thermometer back to its regular reading.

“Right now, we’re running about 2.1 degrees below normal for the month of November,” said Lee Hendricks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Moon. “So any warm-ups are greatly appreciated and get us a little more toward normal.”

A 60% chance of snow showers Monday night was expected to drop to 30% by Tuesday morning, when daily highs are forecast to get back into the 40s and morning snow showers turning to rain.

“We’re looking for less than an inch overnight,” Hendricks said.

Wednesday’s high is expected to be in the upper 40s with showers likely at night, and a high nearing the mid-50s on Thursday, with more showers in the forecast.

Friday is expected to be partly sunny with a high of 47 degrees.