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In Pittsburgh, the blue sky is often obscured by gray clouds. On clear days, however, the town is like an entirely different place—people are cheery and the school’s population almost seems to double. Students often complain about the weather. If the climate was nicer, maybe most students wouldn’t always be holed up doing work.

One of the first jokes you’ll probably hear about Pittsburgh will be about the weather. It’s rare that you’ll have a day where the blue sky is not obscured by gray clouds. Rain is a constant year round, and the snow was pretty bad last winter. In the summer, Pittsburgh gets really humid, and everyone does what they can to stay cool. When you come to campus in the fall, wear shorts and a T-shirt, but make sure to pack winter clothes; the weather gets very cold, very fast. Bringing some snow boots wouldn’t be a bad idea, either.

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Weather at Carnegie Mellon University

leftcheek

'14

Mechanical Engineering

3.5

B

Its Mostly Cloudy

The weather is good, but would like to see sunny skies more

Jan 30, 2012

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ichung

'15

Management Information Systems

3.1

B-

Moody Weather

During the summer, it rains sporadically, but when the sun is out, the weather is really nice. During winter, it snows and rains, but there are occasions when the sun comes out. Some of the buildings are interconnected, so once you're in the building, the weather doesn't really matter anymore. However, the walk to and from the academic buildings can be rather terrifying once the weather starts to get cold.

Jan 18, 2012

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reynapacis

'15

Chemistry

2.7

C+

Blah

The weather is 50-50 most of the times. Half the week will be unseasonably gorgeous, the rest of the week will be cloudy and wet and cold. The biggest turn off is just the unpredictability. Never trust the weather man, always bring an umbrella no matter how sunny it looks, and never assume that it's nice and warm just because the sun is out.

Dec 22, 2011

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