Pittsburgh faces snow showers and gusty winds up to 65 mph as a cold front arrives, with potential squalls in western PA.

High winds could possibly cause widespread power outages and create challenging travel conditions in the region.

Rain is arriving also with the higher temperatures and the precipitation will bring a risk for flooding in the Pittsburgh area. According to the National Weather Service, a low pressure system will move into the region by Friday and will bring between three-quarters of an inch to 1.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An extreme cold watch has been issued for the entire Pittsburgh area next week, starting Sunday night and lasting through Thursday morning. The region could see some of the coldest air in almost a decade.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA ... the arrival of extremely cold temperatures over the next several days. The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory that is in place through 1 p.m ...

The National Weather Service's Pittsburgh office has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of the region.

National Weather Service says a potentially dangerous Cold Wave is expected in the Wayne, Holmes area on MLK Day. It will be a chilly Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an anticipated high of just 2 degrees in Marion County. The low in the evening is -6.

The National Weather Service issued an updated wind advisory at 8:47 a.m. on Monday valid for Tuesday between midnight and 3 p.m. for Westmoreland Ridges, Fayette Ridges and Higher Elevations of Indiana.

The bitter cold last week caused rivers to freeze across the Pittsburgh area, and experts worry that could create problems as the temperatures increase again.

Aware: A Flood watch is in effect for Westmoreland, Somerset, & Fayette counties through Saturday morning. The warm-up continues Thursday and highs should be warmer than Wednesday's high where we hit the mid 40s.

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"The water that we're operating in is about 8-feet deep. There is wind. There is pieces of ice out there," he said.