(Pittsburgh, Pa.) The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a flood watch for Western Pennsylvania that took effect Tuesday morning and will last until sometime Wednesday. We are expecting rainfall throughout the area today with some possibly being heavy at times. The watch was issued due to possible run off of the rain after the ground has already been saturated from rain and snow showers late last week.
You can see a detailed forecast from the national Weather Service Below:
Today Showers. High near 64. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 36 by 5pm. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night A slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night Showers. Low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday Rain showers likely before noon, then snow showers likely between noon and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.