Pittsburgh residents can look forward to a mostly dry and unusually warm Saturday, with a high-pressure area aloft being the silent chaperone leading temps upwards. The National Weather Service Pittsburgh, PA, reports that today's highs could surge 20 to 25 degrees above the seasonal average, setting the stage for a warm front that'll encourage shorts and t-shirts out of hibernation. "The region will be well into the warm sector today, so expect high temperatures 20 to 25 degrees above normal," the National Weather Service detailed in their Area Forecast Discussion posted online.
Ahead of a cold front, shower and storm odds are pegging the meter for Sunday into Monday. There's a bit of a rub come Sunday night and Monday morning, though, as forecasters furrow brows over the severity and timing of potential storms. They point to a forecast area that could get merely brushed by stronger storms, with models suggesting that the action might dive toward Kentucky and Tennessee, where more unstable air awaits. "Models are portraying a scenario where the convection over western Ohio will dive southeastward toward KY and TN," the National Weather Service explained, leaving Pittsburgh's meteorological fate partial to higher air buoyancy elsewhere.
By Monday evening, the storm system should depart to the east, allowing normalcy to return to the skies over Pittsburgh. However, the immediate impact of that departure means a temperature tumble Monday night into Tuesday. Looking further ahead, another warming trend is on tap for midweek, with the weather pattern remaining fickle and inclined toward wetness as Wednesday draws near, offering a bit of foreshadowing for what might be expected in the latter half of the week. "Above normal temperatures are then expected through the end of the week with an unsettled weather pattern returning on Wednesday," the National Weather Service predicts.
VFR- visual flight rules- prevail for those with travel plans or interests in aviation conditions— ensuring a clear path for departures and arrivals. However, gusty winds in the afternoon could make for some interesting landings and takeoffs, with gusts near 30 knots not outside the realm of possibility. With an upper-level trough forecasted to bring rains later Saturday into early Sunday and the advancing cold front rousing showers and thunderstorms Sunday night through Monday, conditions for flight could fluctuate. VFR returns Tuesday under high pressure, they concluded, giving aviators and planners alike a light at the end of the turbulence tunnel.
