Strong storms possible for the Pittsburgh area late tonight
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Strong storms could move through Western Pennsylvania late this evening and into the overnight hours.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of West Virginia until 4 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Any Alert Days Ahead? Today is a First Alert Weather Day due to storm chances around midnight.
Aware: Some places (higher elevations, north of I-80) could see frost over the weekend.
Today's going to be a little bit misleading when it comes to rain and storm chances.
You will see the rain and storm icon for 'today' but the chance occurs overnight tonight with a couple of fast-moving storms being possible.
These storms won't arrive before 10 p.m. and won't stick around past 2 a.m.
Gusty winds, large hail, downpours, and frequent lightning will all be possible as these fast-moving cells slide through.
Besides that, today is looking pretty nice. Highs today will be warmer than the 73° that we recorded for a high yesterday.
We should also see more sunshine today. Let's call it partly cloudy with sunnier skies expected for this afternoon.
We will start the day with mostly cloudy skies. I have morning lows dipping into the upper 50s with noon temperatures in the low 70s.
I have Pittsburgh seeing a high of 78°. I am a little surprised that model ensemble data gives Pittsburgh (and all of W. Pennsylvania) a less than 1% chance of hitting 80 degrees.
When it comes to rain chances, rain chances will be the highest tonight and Wednesday morning.
Cooler weather is expected this weekend with light rain and drizzle being possible both Saturday and Sunday.
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