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Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
Issued by NWS Pittsburgh, PA
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932 FXUS61 KPBZ 121722 AFDPBZ Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 122 PM EDT Sun Oct 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS... A coastal storm brings passing showers today lingering over the ridges into Monday. Dry and warm conditions expected Tuesday with a building ridge. Cooler Canadian high pressure settles in during the middle of next week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... KEY MESSAGES: - Light shower activity, mainly east of Pittsburgh - Temperatures a few degrees above normal - Coastal low may bring rain showers into portions of the region Sunday into Sunday night --------------------------------------------------------------- A coastal low is slowly riding northward up the Eastern Seaboard. Northeast winds continue to transport Atlantic moisture into eastern and central Pennsylvania with increasing low-level clouds being the most noticeable impact for our region. Light showers are riding into the region along this flow but rainfall totals are expected to be very light owing to muted moisture, a dry lower boundary layer and a downsloping easterly component to the wind. A tightening pressure gradient along the Laurel Highlands and West Virginia ridges has led to some gustier conditions across the region today, especially in the eastern ridges where gusts are between 20- 25mph. Increased cloud cover today will likely keep a lid on high temperatures but they can still be a couple degrees above average for this time of year. Overnight temperatures are largely expected to be above average, any locally colder spots will be those that clear out and can see the winds go calm. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... KEY MESSAGES: - Drier conditions expected much of Monday and Tuesday - Temperatures to rise Monday and Tuesday ---------------------------------------------------------------- As the coastal low moves further up the east coast, the moisture transport into our region will grow weaker and weaker. As such POPs across the region peak in the eastern most ridges near 20-30% but much of the area is expected to remain largely dry Monday. Heights rise subtly through the day Monday as the upper low is shunted eastward, this and lessening cloud cover, especially west, will help to boost high temperatures a few degrees region wide. The high confidence central CONUS ridge moves a little east Tuesday pushing heights even higher continuing our dry and warmer trend. This trend looks to come to an end Tuesday night as an upper trough and SFC cold front approach the region from the northwest. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... KEY MESSAGES: - The potential for frost/freeze conditions increase Wednesday and Thursday night - Above average temperatures return over the weekend ------------------------------------------------------------------- Long-range ensemble guidance continues to indicate a troughing pattern developing over the Great Lakes from late Wednesday through early Friday. Northerly to northwesterly flow will usher cooler air into eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. If skies clear overnight, temperatures could drop into the mid to low 30s during this period. With the growing season still ongoing, frost or freeze headlines may be necessary midweek. Friday morning appears most favorable for the coldest temperatures of the week, with probabilities of at or below 32 degrees exceeding 50% north of Pittsburgh. As a trough over the western U.S. progresses eastward, a ridge will build into the region by midday Friday and persist through Sunday. This will bring a return to warmer-than-average temperatures and generally dry conditions through late Saturday. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... The first wave of showers have largely petered out at this time and we are left with several flavors of MVFR and VFR across the region. As expected, CIGs have begun to lift out and mix a little this afternoon and this trend is expected to continue with all ports expected to return to VFR by this evening (MVFR probs fall to <20% at all ports by 21z). Gusty easterly winds have been intermittent across the region today with the most persistent being closest to the terrain. Models hint at another possible drop down to MVFR and possibly IFR CIGs overnight tonight with a sharp east/west cutoff. These chances are highest nearest the terrain for DUJ/LBE/MGW and look to set in as we possibly lose our easterly downslope component overnight due to movement of the coastal low. .OUTLOOK... High pressure will build back into the region by midweek, minimizing restriction potential until precipitation chances return late next weekend. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. OH...None. WV...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...AK NEAR TERM...AK SHORT TERM...AK LONG TERM...Hefferan AVIATION...AK