Western PA: Drier trend begins today

A few showers south of Pittsburgh this morning, otherwise Labor Day weekend is dry.

Jill SzwedPITTSBURGH —

Showers will slip south through mid-day before conditions start improving. Clouds will break and humidity will fall this afternoon. Sunshine rules the remainder of the Labor Day weekend forecast for western Pennsylvania!

Final batch of showers this morning

A cluster of showers and fading storms will drop south this morning. Washington, Greene and Fayette counties may be clipped by some of this activity through late morning. Clouds will hang tough for the remainder of the area.

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Showers will impact far southwestern Pennsylvania through mid-day.

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Next, clouds will slowly clear and humidity levels will drop. It’s a much nicer set up for Pitt-Miami (OH) and the high school football games this afternoon.

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Sunshine pokes through the clouds late in Pitt’s opener against Miami.

Image no longer availableComfortable through Labor Day

Quieter and more comfortable weather takes over for the remainder of Labor Day weekend. Highs will peak in the upper 70s to near 80° with mornings starting around 60 degrees. With plenty of sunshine, the forecast looks fantastic to unofficially close out summer.

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Sunshine rules with delightful temperatures for Labor Day.

Image no longer availableRain returns for the middle of next week

Temperatures warm as we head into the middle of the week with highs returning to the middle 80s by Wednesday. A cold front will drop in late Wednesday and Thursday, which brings our next chance of seeing showers or storms.

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Rain is hold until the middle of next week.

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TODAY: Morning showers south. Some afternoon sun and turning less humid. High: 78°.
TONIGHT: Clear to partly cloudy. Low: 60°.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and very comfortable. High: 77°, low: 58°
LABOR DAY: Mild with sunshine. High: 80°, low: 60°.
TUESDAY: Warming up with mostly sunny skies. High: 82°, low: 65°.