Folks over in Pittsburgh are looking at what seems to be a mostly sunny and dry forecast ahead, courtesy of some agreeable high pressure. According to the latest info from the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, it's smooth sailing with warm weather into Saturday and beyond, only so much as threatened by a weak front bringing a slight cool-down.
It's a practically fog-free picture for most spots this morning, with only a few isolated valleys playing peek-a-boo with fog along the rivers, the National Weather Service Pittsburgh's morning brief gave the lowdown on the current dewpoint depressions, we're looking at normal or just above normal temperatures as the night falls, with again, that chance of river valley fog potentially creeping in.
Rolling into the weekend, expect the dry theme to stay put. There's a whisper of a shortwave on Saturday that's about as tentative as a maybe on a Facebook event invite—latest guidance not giving much of a hunch for precipitation, so don't hold out for a shower to water the plants. High pressure's jaunt from the Great Lakes down to New England is partly to thank for that continued dry spell.
But come next week, the music changes a tad, as ensembles suggest a slow dance with a trough easing in from the Upper Mississippi Valley, maybe even a cutoff low making a cameo over the Eastern Plains by Tuesday. There's an uptick in rain chances next week, according to the National Weather Service, with dribbles Tuesday and Wednesday, we might need something heftier, though, to put a dent in the burgeoning drought creeping through. In the longer forecast stretch, above-normal warmth holds court till about midweek, a gentle downgrade trending as clouds might toss their hats into the ring.
For anyone with skin in the aviation game, things are looking VFR (that's visual flight rules for the uninitiated) through Saturday, with that high pressure keeping things crisp and clear. Come Sunday and Monday, sprinkles could be gate-crashing northwest of Pittsburgh, possibly shuffling in some MVFR ceilings, but VFR should keep a tight grip over most of the region. The National Weather Service discussed the satellite imagery that captured the landscape of the aviation forecast.
