Pittsburgh's got another day to enjoy what feels like a stolen piece of late-summer, courtesy of the Eastern CONUS ridge playing nice and drifting out over the Atlantic. Those above-average temps you're feeling? They're sticking around through Wednesday morning, per latest from the National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA. Soak up the sun—or whatever your idea of taking advantage is—while it lasts.
But here's the nitty-gritty for the rest of your Tuesday: lots of the influence from that ridge and a dry surface will let temps climb well past what we're used to this time of year. "Above average temperatures are expected," confirms the National Weather Service, and they've nudged the mercury expectations up towards the NBM 90th percentile. That's office-talk for "it's gonna be quite warm, folks."
For the aviators among us, VFR—that's "visual flight rules"—conditions are predicted to stick around, with some cirrus clouds making guest appearances this evening. There's some chit-chat about potential low-level wind shear hitting after 6 AM Wednesday, mainly west of the city, so check those updates if you're planning on being up and about in the skies.
Looking ahead, those isolated showers we're eyeing for Wednesday into early Thursday are just that—isolated. A cold front marching through the region threatens to sprinkle us with minimal rainfall amounts and hit-and-miss coverage. And then, like the flip of a switch, we return to "much more seasonable temperatures" as Thursday rolls in, says the weather service pros. For those out in the ridges, hold onto your hats; it might get breezy out there.
What's waiting for us as the week winds down? We're talking large variability through the weekend—weather patterns strutting their unpredictable stuff. You might see seasonable chill or, if the ridge axis has its way, we might be flirting with the lower 70s again come Saturday and Sunday. But let's cross that weather bridge when we get there, shall we?
