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Air Quality Warning for the Pittsburgh Region: Code Orange

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Air Quality Warning for the Pittsburgh Region: Code Orange

ANNUAL CHECKUP AT 648. OUR MONDAY STARTS QUIET BUT IT’S A STRONG DAY AS IT’S BEING VERY HOT THIS AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY 30 GROUNDS. BUT MAN IS IT GORGEOUS OUT THERE THIS MORNING. THE SUN IS REFLECTING OFF THE NORTH SHORE, EVEN OFF THE ALLEGHENY AND THE OHIO THIS MORNING. THERE’S A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE AREA. NOW WE’LL NOTICE SOME CLOUDS INTERFERING WITH IT TODAY. BUT ALL IN ALL PRETTY CALM. RIGHT NOW IN PITTSBURGH 69, IN MONROEVILLE 68, IN VIENNA 64, IN CRANBERRY AND KITTANNING 62, IN WAYNESBURG 60 DEGREES. THAT’S AN AIR QUALITY ALERT, A CODE ORANGE ACTION DAY FOR US. BEAVER, BUTLER, ARMSTRONG AND ALSO ALLEGHENY, WASHINGTON, WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTY ARE SUBJECT TO THIS CODE ORANGE ACTION DAY. CONTAMINANTS CAN BE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE. WITH THE HIGHER HEAT IT COULD BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO STAY OUTSIDE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 AM THE PEAK HEAT OF THE DAY. HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE. THAT’S WHAT’S BRINGING THE HEAT PUMP IN THAT WARMER AIR FROM THE SOUTH AND KEEPING US DRY. THIS WILL DESTROY HURRICANE BERYL NOW ON THE COAST OF TEXAS WHICH IS MOVING NORTH AT ABOUT 12 MPH. SO SLOW MOVING 80, MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT 80 MPH. IT WILL WEAKEN AS IT STAYS ON LAND AND APPROACHES OUR AREA AGAIN. WE ARE DEALING WITH A POST TROPICAL LOW AS WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY AND EARLY PART OF THURSDAY MORNING WHERE THOSE WINDS WILL BE UP TO ABOUT 25 MPH. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS AN INSECT FLYING NEAR ME THIS MORNING. RIGHT NOW. FUTURECAST, IF YOU SEE ME BEATING ON AIR, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF RAINFLOW AGAIN ON TUESDAY. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN ON LIVE TV WEDNESDAY. THIS IS WHERE WE’LL SEE THE REMAINS OF BERYL. SO IT’S NOT GOING TO RAIN ALL DAY BUT IT’S GOING TO RAIN. THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME HEAVY RAIN SPOTS, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM IN THE EVENING. THERE’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREAK AT 9:30 AM BUT A CONTINUED RAIN STORM UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING STILL CANNOT BE RULED OUT. TODAY IS A BLOWING DAY BUT WITH THIS HIGH HEAT IN THE LOW 30S WE’LL HAVE SOME CLOUDS TONIGHT. A WARM 21 DEGREES WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, SOME WILL HAVE 853 GRAMS DROPS AND WE’RE LOOKIN’ AT YOUR FORECAST FOR FOUR DAYS AND FOUR MORE. RAIN FROM BERYL GIVES US A BLOWING DAY ON WEDNESDAY. EARLY MORNING RAIN ON THURSDAY BEFORE YOU WAKE UP AND THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY REMAIN

Air Quality Warning for the Pittsburgh Region: Code Orange

A Code Orange warning is in effect for parts of the Pittsburgh region on Monday. Code Orange means that air pollution is hazardous to sensitive populations. Highs Monday through Wednesday will be 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with the heat index at around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. While it won’t be the hottest time of the year, it will be dangerously hot for people without air conditioning and with health issues. On Wednesday, the remnants of Beryl will likely move into our area. These remnants are expected to bring rain and wind with them.

A Code Orange warning is in effect for parts of the Pittsburgh region on Monday. Code Orange means that air pollution poses a health risk to sensitive groups of people.

From Monday to Wednesday, maximum temperatures are expected to exceed 35 degrees, with the heat index likely to be around 35 degrees.

While this won’t be the hottest heat of the year, it will be dangerously hot for people without air conditioning and with health problems.

On Wednesday, the remains of the beryl will probably reach our area.

These remnants are expected to bring rain and wind.

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