Pittsburgh might be seeing flurries disappear as the city clears up today, the National Weather Service of Pittsburgh reports. With a fading chance of precipitation and a warmer week ahead, the brief winter's presence seems to be on its way out.
According to the National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA, "Stratocu was beginning to erode across portions of the area," meaning we should see partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies throughout the rest of Friday. It's a momentary reprieve that's got temperatures forecasted to rise above freezing, save for a few stubborn areas north of I-80 and in the ridges.
For those located south of I-80, rain might break the tranquility on Sunday with a possible wintry mix hitting the ridges. The Service's report indicates, models indicate a weak northern stream shortwave will track across Ontario and the Great Lakes region on Sunday, while a southern stream wave advances across the TN/MS Valley regions. This results in a dip in precipitation probabilities, yet keeps the rain on the radar for the southern parts of Pittsburgh.
As we set our sights on next week, Pittsburghers can expect the mercury to edge upwards. A more zonal flow across much of the CONUS next week is heralded to usher in a gradual warming trend, described by the National Weather Service. Eyes on the rivers should notice ice starting to decay as the temperatures - both highs and lows - refuse to dip below freezing from Tuesday onwards.
In aviation news, it's a mostly VFR (Visual Flight Rules) scenario with potential for some MVFR (Marginal VFR) conditions northeast of Pittsburgh tonight into Saturday. Pittsburgh's skies should generally stay clear, with possible stratocu clouds moving in after 03z Saturday, potentially affecting visibility for nocturnal flyers.
No advisories or warnings are presently in place for Pittsburgh, Ohio, or West Virginia as per the latest bulletin. Pittsburgh residents seem to have just the usual winter weather challenges to contend with, plus a glance towards Sunday's potential for wetness creeping in from the south.
