Soooo Cold

 

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❄️ When Western PA Decides to Be the Arctic

This morning was one of those classic Western PA wake‑ups where you open the door and instantly rethink your entire relationship with winter. My iPhone weather app said it was 6 degrees in Leechburg — not “feels like,” not “wind chill,” just a blunt, unapologetic six. Single digits. The kind of cold that makes you stare at your phone like, …really?

When my husband started the car, it honestly sounded like it needed a moment to gather itself. Not broken, not dramatic — just not fully convinced it wanted to participate in the day. And honestly, I felt the same way.

Outside had that frozen, almost surreal look to it — the kind of crisp, bright cold you see in photos of the Arctic. Clear sky, bright sun, and everything looking still and icy, like the world had been flash‑frozen overnight.

If you’re in the Pittsburgh area too, make sure you bundle up. There was an actual severe weather warning about hypothermia today, which feels wild to even type, but here we are. Western PA winter is really committing to the aesthetic this year.

Winter is definitely wintering.