Pittsburgh area to see another round of storm chances on Monday
The Pittsburgh area is set to see stormy weather late Monday afternoon. We have one more day of severe weather to get through before we get some relief, says First Alert Meteorologist Ron Smiley.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. for much of western Pennsylvania and parts of Ohio and West Virginia.
Unlike yesterday, most of today will be dry. Storm chances should hold off until after 5 p.m., but much of the area will see rain before 9 p.m., as a line of severe weather rolls through.
All forms of severe weather are on the table, including strong winds, large hail, and even tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center has a large part of our area under a slight (level 2 out of 5) risk for severe weather.
Monday's conditions are a little humid with dew points hovering near 60 degrees. Winds will be out of the southwest at around 10 mph this afternoon. We will start the day off with sunny skies for sunrise. Then, around 9 a.m., conditions will become cloudy.
It should be partly cloudy through 1 p.m., and then mostly cloudy for the rest of the day. Noon temperatures will be in the mid-70s. Highs today should hit 80 degrees, and it wouldn't be surprising if we briefly hit maybe 82 degrees just ahead of the storms.
On top of stormy weather, we will also have a chance for flash flooding. The Weather Prediction Center has placed part of our area under a slight (level 2 out of 4) risk of flash flooding today, with a fairly high 40 percent chance.
It will not take much rain at all for us to see flooding breaking out. Please be aware that flooding is the biggest risk when it comes to human safety, with more people dying of flooding than any other severe weather type.
After some patchy fog early Tuesday morning, we are holding on to sunshine and highs in the low to mid 80s through Thursday and even to kick of Friday before the next chance of storms arrive Friday evening.
This weekend looks unsettled once again with scattered showers and thunderstorms, so if you have anything planned outside for Father's Day weekend, have a backup plan for shelter outside or to move things indoors to be safe!
