Today begins with an Impact Day as showers wrap up early. Pittsburgh’s forecast for the rest of the holiday week will bring warm days and a rain chances. Holiday travel could be more difficult on Friday, which is also an Impact Day.Impact Day: Morning showersThe steady light rain should wrap up around 7 a.m. We will be able to drop the Impact Day later this morning with lingering showers through mid-day. Skies will stay cloudy with mild temperatures this afternoon.Warming up for Christmas, more rain on the wayThe warming trend really kicks into gear around the holiday. The high temperature on Christmas will be near 50. Friday will be even warmer. Isolated rain showers will be delivered by Christmas morning. The wet weather won’t last all day. Clouds will linger through the afternoon.An even bigger storm system will race in for the day after Christmas. More widespread rain in western PA. The rain here and the potential for freezing rain and snow across the state prompts an Impact Day on Friday. Travel will be more difficult for central and eastern portions of the state.Mild final weekend of 2025Temperatures will remain on the milder side for the mild weekend of the year. Both Saturday and Sunday will check in around 50 degrees. The winter feeling returns next week. Highs could only be in the 20s next Monday and Tuesday.TODAY – Impact Day: Morning showers, cloudy afternoon. Mild, high: 49°.TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and chilly. Low: 33°.CHRISTMAS EVE: Mostly cloudy and chilly. High: 43°, low: 35°.CHRISTMAS DAY: A few morning showers, cloudy and mild. High: 50°, low: 40°.FRIDAY – Impact Day: More rain locally, wintry mix including freezing rain east. High: 53°, low: 36°.
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Today begins with an Impact Day as showers wrap up early. Pittsburgh’s forecast for the rest of the holiday week will bring warm days and a rain chances. Holiday travel could be more difficult on Friday, which is also an Impact Day.
Impact Day: Morning showers
The steady light rain should wrap up around 7 a.m. We will be able to drop the Impact Day later this morning with lingering showers through mid-day. Skies will stay cloudy with mild temperatures this afternoon.
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The steady light rain ends between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Skies remain cloudy through the afternoon.
Warming up for Christmas, more rain on the way
The warming trend really kicks into gear around the holiday. The high temperature on Christmas will be near 50. Friday will be even warmer. Isolated rain showers will be delivered by Christmas morning. The wet weather won’t last all day. Clouds will linger through the afternoon.
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Isolated showers for Christmas morning. More rain arrives on Friday and could make travel difficult, especially east.
An even bigger storm system will race in for the day after Christmas. More widespread rain in western PA. The rain here and the potential for freezing rain and snow across the state prompts an Impact Day on Friday. Travel will be more difficult for central and eastern portions of the state.
Mild final weekend of 2025
Temperatures will remain on the milder side for the mild weekend of the year. Both Saturday and Sunday will check in around 50 degrees. The winter feeling returns next week. Highs could only be in the 20s next Monday and Tuesday.
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Milder after Christmas with travel impacts for many on Friday.
TODAY – Impact Day: Morning showers, cloudy afternoon. Mild, high: 49°.
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and chilly. Low: 33°.
CHRISTMAS EVE: Mostly cloudy and chilly. High: 43°, low: 35°.
CHRISTMAS DAY: A few morning showers, cloudy and mild. High: 50°, low: 40°.
FRIDAY – Impact Day: More rain locally, wintry mix including freezing rain east. High: 53°, low: 36°.