Heat and humidity begin to rise on Sunday in Pittsburgh ahead of a hot week

Today, humidity is on the rise, and so are our temperatures, where we are back in the mid-to-upper 80s and feeling in the upper 80s as moisture increases with an incoming warm front. 

A stray shower is possible north in the afternoon, but it will be mostly dry!

Monday is our last chance to make it to the top of the list for wettest Augusts on record. We are .24" away from tying the wettest of 7.86" back in 1987. We are still just over 4" above normal for precipitation for the month, and there have been some areas across the region that picked up over 8" total for just the month.  

We have several chances this week of getting to the 90s. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be the hottest days this week with highs at or near 90. For the year, we have only had 6 days of 90° or hotter. We normally average 10 a year, and last year we had 17 days. 

An isolated storm can't be ruled out. Tuesday, Wednesday evening into Thursday will be our next chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. 

Sunshine returns Friday with highs in the mid-80s.