Haze over Pittsburgh from wildfire smoke: See the video
Code Purple air quality alert issued in Pennsylvania
Updated: 4:46 PM EDT Jul 17, 2026
Wildfire smoke continued to impact the Pittsburgh region on Friday, as a Code Purple air quality alert remained in effect.Video from Drone 4 over the confluence of the three rivers showed the smoky haze in Pittsburgh. Watch the video above.Purple indicates “very unhealthy” on the color-coded Air Quality Index.Allegheny County closed swimming pools and canceled the summer concert series on Friday, with residents being urged to stay indoors. Pittsburgh city pools were also closed.Kennywood Park, Sandcastle Water Park and Idlewild & SoakZone all closed for the day.See a full list of reported closings here.
PITTSBURGH —
Wildfire smoke continued to impact the Pittsburgh region on Friday, as a Code Purple air quality alert remained in effect.
Video from Drone 4 over the confluence of the three rivers showed the smoky haze in Pittsburgh. Watch the video above.
Purple indicates “very unhealthy” on the color-coded Air Quality Index.
Allegheny County closed swimming pools and canceled the summer concert series on Friday, with residents being urged to stay indoors. Pittsburgh city pools were also closed.
Kennywood Park, Sandcastle Water Park and Idlewild & SoakZone all closed for the day.
See a full list of reported closings here.