Friday morning light rain turns to sunshine this weekend in Pittsburgh
There will be some light rain on Friday morning before a day-and-a-half stretch of pleasant weather in Pittsburgh.
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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.
There will be some light rain on Friday morning before a day-and-a-half stretch of pleasant weather in Pittsburgh.
The rainy pattern in Pittsburgh is beginning to ease, which is good news if you're heading to the Steelers' preseason game.
After a couple of days of rainy conditions, it appears they'll hold off for most of the day in Pittsburgh.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day because of flooding risks.
Today and Tuesday are First Alert Weather Days due to a severe weather risk.
The chance for flash flooding remains in place this weekend in the Pittsburgh area.
The risk of flash flooding remains in the forecast on Thursday, along with some scattered storm chances.
Rain chances increase throughout the day, and rainy weather will stick around through the weekend.
Today will be dry and sunny for the afternoon.
A line of storms could move through the area between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Storms will race through western Pennsylvania with wind speeds of 60 to 80 mph being possible.
Some wildfire smoke is rolling into the Pittsburgh area on Sunday, as scattered storm chances return to the forecast.
Sunshine is back in the Pittsburgh area on Saturday afternoon, but wildfire smoke returns overnight.
While the temperatures will remain in the 80s and above through the weekend, rain and the return of wildfire smoke are on the horizon.
Sunshine and warm temperatures are expected once again in the Pittsburgh area before some scattered rain this weekend.