Area snowfall expected to be minimal this winter

The forecast for Western Pennsylvania is slightly warmer and wetter than usual.

By MEGAN SWIFT
TribLive

Meteorologists are calling it: Western Pennsylvania’s winter wonderland might be more like a no-snow zone this year.

Jared Rackley, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon, said temperatures will be above normal, but there’s really not a strong precipitation signal, meaning lots of snow is improbable.

“If anything it’ll be slightly wetter than average … end up with more rain...