Cooler temperatures in place today for the first day of fall
Highs today will be near 60 degrees with no big warm-up.
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Since June 2015, Ron Smiley has been giving a local and hopefully bright outlook on the day in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
Born a Texan, Ron grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, after his dad retired from the Air Force. He often times says that if he can grow up under a drill sergeants roof, than he can take anything that life can throw at him.
After graduating from Little Rock Catholic High, Ron pursued his degree at Arkansas Tech University. He has two children.
Before arriving in Pittsburgh, Ron worked in Mississippi and Arkansas along with most recently New Orleans and Indianapolis. He says that his love for the weather developed at a young age as he loved to hang out in the garden and talk clouds with his neighbor Mr. Mike, an employee at the National Weather Service. Ron is a member of the American Meteorological Society and has been rewarded his AMS seal.
In Ron's free time, he loves to cook and explore with his family. You may catch him out and about on a Saturday morning running for a good cause or hanging with his family at a local park or museum. Ron also loves to bike, even though he admits it's a lot more challenging with Pennsylvania hills.
Highs today will be near 60 degrees with no big warm-up.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day due to morning flood risk.
A flash flood risk is in place for most of the region on Sunday, with areas to the south of Pittsburgh seeing the highest risk.
Our rainy weather pattern is set to return either late Saturday or early Sunday
The start of fall is less than a week away, and the weather is going to increasingly feel very fall-like.
Highs today will be in the mid-80s, and there will be times of sunny conditions.
Rain chances will return to the forecast tomorrow afternoon.
Temperatures today will be cooler with highs near 70 degrees.
Some scattered rain will linger throughout the weekend in the Pittsburgh area.
After a round of rain moved through the region, we'll get a brief break before some more afternoon showers.
The chance of severe storms and flooding increases in western Pennsylvania on Wednesday into Thursday.
Severe weather is possible in parts of the region today, along with temperatures that could feel like they're in the 100s.
There will be more chances for storms and severe weather later this week.
As it stands, today may be our only non-severe weather day of the work week.
While Friday begins with fog in certain areas, the sun will break through and last for most of the weekend.