Pittsburgh rolled into Friday under cool, partly cloudy skies, with temperatures near 58°F at Allegheny County Airport and patchy fog clinging to the river valleys. Skies are expected to turn partly sunny through the afternoon, with a high near 83°F and a light southeast breeze around 5 to 7 mph. The day should stay mostly dry and comfortable - a solid window for outdoor errands or a quick lunch outside. You may still want a light layer this morning if you are headed to riverside spots where the fog hangs on a bit longer.
Clouds fill back in tonight, with a low near 64°F and only a slight chance of showers toward daybreak. Saturday looks warmer, topping out around 84°F, with just spotty afternoon showers on the radar. Forecasters expect most areas to pick up less than a tenth of an inch of rain, though an isolated thunderstorm could briefly dump heavy rain. All of this comes from the National Weather Service.
Weekend Into Next Week
As we push toward late Sunday and early next week, confidence is growing that the weather pattern will flip, turning up the volume on storm chances from Sunday through Tuesday and sharpening the severe-weather signal for Monday and Tuesday. The local office notes that mesoscale convective systems forming over the Great Lakes could swing into the Ohio Valley. If one of those lines tracks our way, the potential hazards include damaging wind gusts, hail, an isolated tornado, and heavy rainfall. Machine-learning guidance cited by forecasters still points to a modest severe risk on Sunday, with a higher probability on Monday and Tuesday. More detail is laid out in the National Weather Service forecast discussion.
What To Watch
If you have outdoor plans lined up for Monday or Tuesday, it is smart to have a Plan B and keep a close eye on updated forecasts. The strongest storms could hit right around the evening commute, leading to slowdowns and brief urban flooding in the usual low-lying trouble spots. We covered the evolving Tuesday flood-watch threat, and today’s outlook tightens the focus on that early-week window. Keep tabs on official National Weather Service alerts for any watches or warnings before you head out, and we will share updates if conditions start to escalate.
