Extreme heat warning for Pittsburgh area continues Saturday
The extreme heat warning for the Pittsburgh area has been extended through Saturday night.
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The extreme heat warning for the Pittsburgh area has been extended through Saturday night.
It's shaping up to be a busy holiday weekend across western Pennsylvania, which includes the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival.
The residents of the Marian Plaza Apartments in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood do not have air conditioning.
Thursday is expected to be the hottest day of the week with temperatures expected to reach 95 degrees.
The last time Pittsburgh hit 100 degrees was in 1995.
The National Weather Service is reminding people in the Pittsburgh area to take precautions in the dangerous heat.
A heat wave is bearing down on western Pennsylvania with high temperatures and "feels like" temperatures expected to be near 100 degrees.
The hottest temperatures of 2026 are expected this week with heat indexes forecasted to be near 100 degrees.
The heat is on in the Pittsburgh area this week. Here's how high the temperatures will get.
The hottest daytime temperatures of the week are expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Pittsburgh area is bracing for a heat wave over the next several days with high temperatures expected at or near 90 degrees for multiple days in a row.
Temperatures could reach into the 90s this week in Pittsburgh, and that impacts everything, including your sleep.
More than 160 million people are experiencing extreme heat in parts of the U.S. The dangerous heat has forced some young athletes to change how they practice.
The hot, sticky weekend is continuing into the start of the week.
Get the latest weather forecast from KDKA First Alert Meteorologist Ron Smiley.
Get the latest weather forecast from KDKA First Alert Meteorologist Ron Smiley.
Nine children have died in the U.S. after being left in hot cars this year, according to data from Kids and Car Safety.
Some people are seeking relief from the heat in libraries.
A Pittsburgh woman is facing charges after police said she left her dogs outside, giving both of them heat stroke.
A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high temperatures.
Firefighters in Canton Township, Washington County, faced extreme heat and dry fire hydrants on Wednesday.
A pharmacist warns that certain medications may put people at greater risk of dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
As the Pittsburgh area deals with the extreme heat, doctors are warning that there can be serious health consequences.
A lifeguard shortage is complicating the summer schedule of the public pool in Derry Borough, leaders say.
With extreme heat remaining in place across the Pittsburgh region through at least Wednesday, several cooling centers have opened to give residents a place to escape the dangerous temperatures.
