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No active alerts for the NWS Pittsburgh PA forecast area as of Oct 28, 01:38 PM UTC.

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The area

35 counties in the NWS Pittsburgh PA forecast area:

Ohio

  • Belmont
  • Carroll
  • Columbiana
  • Coshocton
  • Guernsey
  • Harrison
  • Jefferson
  • Monroe
  • Muskingum
  • Noble
  • Tuscarawas

Pennsylvania

  • Allegheny
  • Armstrong
  • Beaver
  • Butler
  • Clarion
  • Fayette
  • Forest
  • Greene
  • Indiana
  • Jefferson
  • Lawrence
  • Mercer
  • Venango
  • Washington
  • Westmoreland

West Virginia

  • Brooke
  • Hancock
  • Marion
  • Marshall
  • Monongalia
  • Ohio
  • Preston
  • Tucker
  • Wetzel
Public forecast zones (41)
  • Belmont OHZ059
  • Carroll OHZ040
  • Columbiana OHZ041
  • Coshocton OHZ048
  • Guernsey OHZ058
  • Harrison OHZ049
  • Jefferson OHZ050
  • Monroe OHZ069
  • Muskingum OHZ057
  • Noble OHZ068
  • Tuscarawas OHZ039
  • Allegheny PAZ021
  • Armstrong PAZ022
  • Beaver PAZ020
  • Butler PAZ014
  • Clarion PAZ015
  • Fayette PAZ075
  • Fayette Ridges PAZ076
  • Forest PAZ009
  • Greene PAZ031
  • Higher Elevations of Indiana PAZ078
  • Indiana PAZ077
  • Jefferson PAZ016
  • Lawrence PAZ013
  • Mercer PAZ007
  • Venango PAZ008
  • Washington PAZ029
  • Westmoreland PAZ073
  • Westmoreland Ridges PAZ074
  • Brooke WVZ002
  • Eastern Preston WVZ512
  • Eastern Tucker WVZ514
  • Hancock WVZ001
  • Marion WVZ021
  • Marshall WVZ004
  • Monongalia WVZ509
  • Ohio WVZ003
  • Preston WVZ511
  • Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston WVZ510
  • Western Tucker WVZ513
  • Wetzel WVZ012

Area Forecast Discussion

Issued Oct 28, 11:24 AM UTC

Official NWS text
000
FXUS61 KPBZ 281124
AFDPBZ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
724 AM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Updated for 12Z TAF issuance.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Quiet weather and above-average temperatures continue. 
Light rain expected late Sunday into Monday. 

2) Additional rain chances next week

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1... 
The potential for hazardous weather remains low throughout the
week and into the weekend as high pressure persists. 
Temperatures are expected to trend around 10 degrees above 
average, through the probability of record-high temperatures 
remains low.

Precipitation chances increase late Sunday into Monday as a weak
disturbance develops near the Great Plains and tracks eastward.
Forecast rainfall amounts have trended downward over the past 24
hours, with less than a 30% chance of exceeding 0.50 inches. 

KEY MESSAGE 2...

Over the past 24 hours, long-range models have increasingly
indicated the development of a large-scale low-pressure system
over the central CONUS late Monday into Tuesday. Depending on
the evolution and track of this system, period of heavy
rainfall could impact portions of the Ohio River Valley by
midweek. Current probabilities indicate a 20-30% chance of
rainfall exceeding 1 inch.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
BKN to OVC high-level clouds are expected to scatter by this
afternoon. VFR conditions and light winds are expected over the
next 24 to 48 hours. 

On Friday, a passing cold front over the Great Lakes may return
cig restrictions mainly to the northern ports.

Outlook... 
Light rain is expected to return late Sunday into Monday with 
large-scale disturbance.

&&

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
OH...None.
WV...None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Hefferan
AVIATION...AK

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