Cold/Wind Chill — Somerset, Pennsylvania

2026-01-30 · Somerset, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Very cold conditions were observed in Somerset County on the morning of January 30. Much of the county saw wind chill values in the -10 to -20 degree range, and a few isolated locations had wind chills as low -22 degrees.

Wider weather episode

Cold air in the wake of a winter storm that brought widespread snowfall to central Pennsylvania allowed for many locations to experience a prolonged period of cold weather beginning on January 27th and continuing into January 31, 2026. Cold air in the wake of the winter system allowed for a period of much cooler than average temperatures with gusty winds also allowing for dangerously cold wind chills across western Pennsylvania January 26th and into January 27th. High pressure in the wake of an Arctic Front passage on January 30th allowed for bitterly cold temperatures to continue into January 31st, especially across western Pennsylvania.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1304958. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.