Pittsburgh Weather: Holiday weekend continues with picturesque, hot weather
The heat and humidity will remain on the rise as we kick off the new week and head into Labor Day.
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The heat and humidity will remain on the rise as we kick off the new week and head into Labor Day.
While that wind on the beach can make a mess, it also makes dunes and these are important!
The rain chance is mainly for this evening.
High temperatures will be in the low 80's with mostly cloudy skies.
Another nice night is on the way, and mainly dry and pleasant weather will be in store for us all week.
The weekend has started off on a pleasant, sunny note this afternoon and clear skies are the rule overnight with lows in the lower 60s.
While we are on the edge, the powerful ridge of high pressure anchored in the center of the United States continues to be our main weather player here in Western Pennsylvania.
Temperatures will be back in the mid-80's today.
Wildfire smoke is back and will leave the sky looking hazy this Sunday morning and afternoon.
After a cool, clear, crisp morning, the summer heat returns for the last weekend before school starts!
The best chance for rain Tuesday comes before 10 a.m. After that, rain chances will drop to the isolated range from scattered morning showers.
Places along and south of I-70 have by far the highest chance for severe weather.
After a quiet Sunday, we turn our attention to the potential for more strong to severe storms later Monday. Because of that, Monday is a First Alert Weather Day.
Severe storms with hail and wind and even a tornado are possible today.
We were lucky on Monday, with very few local storm reports due to severe weather.
Much of the region is under a 'slight risk' (2 out of 5) meaning isolated strong to severe storms are possible with frequent lightning, hail and damaging winds.
Heavy rains, lightning, hail, and damaging winds are all possible.
Severe storms are possible on Sunday and Monday, and a First Alert Weather Day has already been issued for Monday, with the possibility of Sunday being added.
Pleasant weather will remain in place for the first day of August, with highs today near 80 degrees.
Highs today will hit the upper 70s with morning temps dipping down to the 50s in most communities.
Rain chances dwindle late tonight, and lows will hover near 60, with some patchy fog possible again in valleys and low-lying areas.
Our intense heat and humidity have broken!
Temperatures are set to soar, with morning lows in the 60s.
What has all the makings of being one of the hottest stretches of weather for the year could be 'cooled' by rain chances.
This is a sneaky busy weather week with a couple of things to talk about.
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