Impact Day: Friday brings chance for heavy downpours, isolated flooding

Rain and thunderstorms possible into the afternoon

Updated: 5:14 AM EDT Jul 16, 2021

Impact Day: Friday brings chance for heavy downpours, isolated flooding

Rain and thunderstorms possible into the afternoon

Updated: 5:14 AM EDT Jul 16, 2021

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ASHL:EY 4:40 FIVE RIGHT NOW, GOOD FRIDAY MORNING TO YOU. WE DOAV HE FAIR SKIES OUT THERE. A BEAUTIFUL SHOT OF THE CITY. A LITTLE FOG TRYING TO PICK UP. IT IS IMPROVING IN CRANBERRY. THIS IS ALL GOOD NEWS. TEMPERATURES STILL ON THE WARM SIDE. A LITTLE CLEOO, BIT OF A DIP IN THE TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF SPOTTY SHOWERS. IN VENANGO COUY,NT UPPER 60’S. 70 AS YOU WAKE UP IN GREENSBG.UR YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWERS ALONG INTERSTATE 80. JUST A LITTLE DIP INTO THE NEWCASTLE AREA. THAT IS JUST NOW EDGING INTO WESTN ERMENNINGER COUNTY. HERE’S THE GGBIER PICTURE. WEST OF US, SLOWLY A FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH A FEW WAVES OF ENERGY WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE. THAT WILL SPARK SHOWERS AND STAT WILL SPARK SHOWERS AND ORMS INTO OUR AREA .CONTINUE TONHT.IG THAT LOW WILL BE SITTING A LITTLE WEST OF US SLOWLY STARTING TO PASS INTO SARDAYTU EVENING AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70, BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS INTO SUNDAY. WE DO HAVE AN ISOLATED RISK FOR A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. A SMALL CHANCE RFO SOME OF THOSE STORMS TO HAVE DAMAGING NDWI AND SMALL HAIL. WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE HEAVY DOWNPOURWES HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. THAT’S WHY TODAY IS AN IMPACT DAY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED MINOR FLOODING. FUTURECAST SHONG DRY CONDITIONS AROUND LUNCHTIME, 12:00, WATCHING ATTH LEIN. IT LOOKS LIKE THE IMPACTS WILL HIT FROM PITTSBURGH NORTH PORTIONS OF LAWRENCE, BEAVER, ALLEGHENY, IONT BUTLER, WE COULD HAVE HEAVIER RAINFALL. IT DOES LOOK LIKE SOME OF THE STORMS CAN MOVE SL.OW THE STOSRM CONTINUING TO FIRE AROUND 5:00 OR 6:00. IT WILL START IN NORTHERN ALLEGHENY AND STRETCH INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY AND GREENE COUNTY. WE WLIL SEE ISOLATED POCKETS OF STORMS OVEIGRNHT TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THAT FRONT GETTING READY TO PASS . WE WILL SEE SCATTERED RAIN AND STORMS INTO SATURDAY. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT WILBEL SEVERE, BUT STILL THE CHANCE FOR SOME STRONGER STORMS ANGLO INTERSTATE 70 TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AROUND 7:00, HEAVIER RAIN INTO ALLEGHENY AND INTO BEAVER COUNTY AS WELL. THAT FRONT WILL ONLY MOVE THROUGH. SUAYND LOOKS LIKE THE BETTER DAY OF THE WEEKEND. SOME SHOWERS LINGERING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. GREEN, FAYETTE, PORTIONS OF SOMERSET COUNTY, BUT MOST OF US WITH A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS. AS WE LOOK AT THE 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE FORECAST, 68 FOR THE LOW TONIGHT, A TRANSFER SCATTERED RAIN AND STORMS. WINDS ARE GOING TO PICK UP SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT GETS CLOSER. MESO SHOWERS POSSIBLE SUNDAY MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE0. 7 TEMPERATURES A BIT MEOR SEASONABLE INTO NEXT WEEK. WE WILL WATCH FOR A TRANSRFE WARM RAIN COMING WEDNESDAY. OV

Impact Day: Friday brings chance for heavy downpours, isolated flooding

Rain and thunderstorms possible into the afternoon

Updated: 5:14 AM EDT Jul 16, 2021

Certified Most Accurate meteorologist Ashley Dougherty said Friday is an Impact Day in Pittsburgh.That means weather will impact your plans for the day.Dougherty said rain and thunderstorms are possible into the afternoon with an isolated risk for a strong or severe thunderstorm.Dougherty said heavy downpours are possible with the potential for isolated, minor flooding.

PITTSBURGH —

Certified Most Accurate meteorologist Ashley Dougherty said Friday is an Impact Day in Pittsburgh.

That means weather will impact your plans for the day.

Dougherty said rain and thunderstorms are possible into the afternoon with an isolated risk for a strong or severe thunderstorm.

Dougherty said heavy downpours are possible with the potential for isolated, minor flooding.