National Weather Service Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NWS Forecast Office serving Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland
The National Weather Service Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a local forecast office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in western Pennsylvania, east-central Ohio and northern West Virginia, encompassing 35 counties. The Pittsburgh Weather Forecast Office (WFO) is located near Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
On November 10, 2020, the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington assumed responsibility for Garrett County, Maryland from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh.
First-order/climate sites
Ohio
Harry Clever Field (New Philadelphia)
Zanesville Municipal Airport
Pennsylvania
DuBois Regional Airport (Washington Township, Jefferson County)
Pittsburgh International Airport (Moon Township, Allegheny County)
West Virginia
Morgantown Municipal Airport
Wheeling Ohio County Airport
NOAA Weather Radio
The National Weather Service Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania forecast office provides programming for nine NOAA Weather Radio stations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.
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