Region ties record low temperature

Patrick Varine
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 6:04 p.m. | Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 6:04 p.m.

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Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review

Dawn Daracio brushes snow off of her car along Walnut Avenue in Greensburg, on Tuesday. It was the area’s first measurable snow of the season.

Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review

Snow falls as maintenance worker Frank Bohinc uses a leaf blower to clear off the courtyard at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg on Tuesday.

Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review

Dawn Daracio brushes snow off her car Tuesday on Walnut Avenue in Greensburg. It was the area’s first measurable snow of the season.

Dan Speicher | Tribune-Review

Snow falls as maintenance worker Frank Bohinc uses a leaf blower to clear off the courtyard at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg on Tuesday.

The greater Pittsburgh area tied its record low temperature on Tuesday night.

“We’re calling for a low tonight of somewhere in the low to mid teens,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Matthew Kramer. “The Nov. 12 record low for the Pittsburgh area is 17 degrees. If we hit that before midnight, that would be a new record.”

The Pittsburgh area cooled down to 17 degrees around 11 p.m., according to Stephen Cropper, meteorologist at the Trib’s news partner, WPXI.

Additional cool weather overnight could also put the region close to a record low for Nov. 13, which is 13 degrees.

If the temperature does dip that low, Kramer said ice could become an issue despite the ground still being relatively warm.

“Re-freezing on untreated roads could be a concern,” he said.