Pittsburgh Weather: Air quality turns poor today due to Canadian wildfire smoke
The return of Canadian wildfire smoke will once again impact our air quality.
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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.
The return of Canadian wildfire smoke will once again impact our air quality.
While rain totals today won't be very big, every little bit helps when it comes to alleviating drought conditions.
Our First Alert Meteorologists are here to keep you safe.
Taylor Swift performing in the rain is magical, but that likely won't happen here in Pittsburgh.
We're in for a dry and sunny day.
The day starts off wet with rain falling and a storm chance is possible near noon.
The rain will be nice and much-needed.
While the rain by itself probably won't constitute a 'drought buster', conditions will help to make this rain a 'soaking' shower with little in the way lost due to downpours or evaporation.
Friday will look a lot like Thursday with cool weather and some hazy skies.
100% of Pennsylvania is now dealing with some kind of drought.
Skies will remain hazy with the possibility of scattered afternoon to evening rain.
Skies won't be as smoky today and as a result, it won't impact the high temperatures.
The interesting week continues, with several unusual things all coming together, giving us mets plenty of things to discuss.
This is such an interesting week.
After an interesting month of May, we're on to June and it starts with some heat.