Rain and gusty winds in Pittsburgh on Thursday

Impact Day: Rain and gusty winds in Pittsburgh on Thursday

Friday will also be an Impact Day

Updated: 5:23 AM EDT Apr 11, 2024

PITTSBURGH’S ACTION. WHETHER THAT’S ONE OF THE AREAS WE’LL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON. WITH ALL THE RAIN THAT WE’RE EXPECTING TODAY, ALL OF OUR WATERWAYS ARE STILL PRETTY SWOLLEN. WE DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF RELIEF COMING OFF OF WHAT HAS BEEN THE WETTEST FIRST TEN DAYS OF APRIL HERE IN PITTSBURGH, RIGHT? WE PICKED UP ABOUT 4.5IN OF RAIN, A LOT OF THAT COMING AS WE WENT THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. LAST WEEK. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, WE ARE RUNNING A SURPLUS. OF 3.44IN. EVEN THAT SURPLUS IS WELL ABOVE OUR TOTAL MONTHS WORTH OF AVERAGE RAINFALL HERE IN THE MONTH OF APRIL, SO WE REALLY DO NOT NEED ANY MORE RAIN, BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET IT OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITH THIS BIG, POWERFUL SYSTEM THAT COMES BARRELING IN LITTLE LESS RAIN AS WE LOOK THROUGH PARTS OF THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS DOWN TOWARDS MORGANTOWN. MEANWHILE, FROM THE CITY TOWARDS THE NORTH AND WEST COULD BE PICKING UP AN INCH AND A QUARTER UP TO POSSIBLY ALMOST TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME SPOTS. AS SOME DOWNPOURS WILL BE A BIGGER CONCERN AS YOUR THURSDAY UNFOLDS. IT IS AN IMPACT DAY, ALTHOUGH THIS MORNING REALLY NOT TOO BAD. AS WE LOOK OUT ON THE RADAR, THERE IS AN AREA OF SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT IS NOW JUST LIFTING NORTH OF I-80. BUT AS YOU HEAD BACK INTO OHIO, YEAH, MORE RAIN THAT’S GOING TO BE TRACKING IN HERE AS WE GO THROUGH THE START OF THE DAY. IT’S ALL WITH A WARM FRONT THAT IS BUILDING NORTHWARD. IT’S ALSO GOING TO DRIVE THOSE TEMPERATURES UP AS WE GO INTO THE SECOND PART OF THE DAY. AS A STRONG LOW, WHICH RIGHT NOW IS SITTING NEAR NASHVILLE, TRACKS CLOSER AND WITH THAT WE WILL SEE THE RETURN OF MORE RAIN. ALSO, THE THREAT FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS IS REALLY ALL THE INGREDIENTS WILL BE THERE FOR POTENTIALLY ACTIVE EVENING. THAT COULD SPAN JUST A MATTER OF A FEW HOURS, BUT CERTAINLY WE’RE GOING TO BE WEATHER AWARE WITH SOME STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP BETWEEN ABOUT SIX AND 10 P.M. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE TOP THREAT. ALSO, CAN’T RULE OUT SOME LARGE HAIL, POSSIBLY BIGGER THAN THE SIZE OF A QUARTER, AND A FEW STORMS MAY WANT TO TRY AND ROTATE AS WELL. SO A TORNADO THREAT IS NOT ZERO. IT’S LOW THOUGH, AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AND OF COURSE THAT HEAVY RAIN TO STILL SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS. WE GO THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE, THEN A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK AROUND MIDDAY. WE’RE PAUSED HERE AT 1:00 ON FUTURECAST. SOME SHOWERS WILL START TO BUILD FROM THE SOUTH. I’LL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN. RAIN IS GOING TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD, HEAVY AT TIMES AND HERE WE ARE AT 6 P.M., OPENING UP THE WINDOW FOR THOSE SEVERE STORMS GREATER THREAT, I THINK. OFF TO THE WEST OF PITTSBURGH. SO CLOSER TO THE BORDER WITH OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. SO TALKING ABOUT YOU AND BEAVER, WASHINGTON, EVEN GREEN COUNTIES SHOULD BE CUTTING ACROSS ALLEGHENY COUNTY SOMETIME BETWEEN ABOUT SEVEN 8:00. AND THEN EXITING OFF TOWARDS THE EAST TOWARDS NINE. THE STORM THREAT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT, BUT RAIN HANGS ON EVEN AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. IN FACT, IT COULD BE FAIRLY STEADY AS TOMORROW WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AN IMPACT DAY. IT’S ALSO GOING TO BE WINDY AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS WELL. SO A LOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THROUGH THE DAY. THAT’S WHY IT IS AN IMPACT DAY OFF AND ON. SHOWERS, SOME AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. WINDS ARE GOING TO BE GUSTY, ESPECIALLY OVER INTO THE LAUREL HIGHLANDS WHERE YOU DO HAVE THAT WIND ADVISORY THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH 11:00 TONIGHT. BEFORE THAT, THOUGH, STORMS WILL BE CROSSING THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN ABOUT SIX AND TEN. SO REALLY A SMALL WINDOW. BUT CERTAINLY THOSE STORMS COULD BE MIGHTY LINGERING SHOWERS AS WE GO THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY ON THE COOL SIDE TOMORROW. JUST HIGH OF 55. WINDY WITH THOSE OFF AND ON SHOWERS, THEN FINALLY A BREATHER OVER THE WEEKEND. DRY TIME ON SATURDAY, MAYBE SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ON SUNDAY, BUT THEN CHECK OUT NEXT WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES MID TO EVEN UPPE

Impact Day: Rain and gusty winds in Pittsburgh on Thursday

Friday will also be an Impact Day

Updated: 5:23 AM EDT Apr 11, 2024

Thursday and Friday will be back-to-back Impact Days in Pittsburgh.In the Certified Most Accurate Forecast, Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Jill Szwed said that was due to expected rain and gusty winds.Rain was also expected to continue on Friday.Szwed said these consecutive Impact Days come after Pittsburgh set a new record for the wettest first 10 days of April.

PITTSBURGH —

Thursday and Friday will be back-to-back Impact Days in Pittsburgh.

In the Certified Most Accurate Forecast, Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Jill Szwed said that was due to expected rain and gusty winds.

Rain was also expected to continue on Friday.

Szwed said these consecutive Impact Days come after Pittsburgh set a new record for the wettest first 10 days of April.