{"id":231399,"date":"2026-06-30T01:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/231399\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T01:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:22:08","slug":"dangerous-heat-will-hit-the-pittsburgh-area-this-week-heres-how-hot-it-will-feel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/231399\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous heat will hit the Pittsburgh area this week. Here&#8217;s how hot it will feel."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/pittsburgh-heat-wave-temperatures-90s-multiple-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-absolute=\"true\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">heat<\/a> is on in the Pittsburgh area this week. Even though triple-digit temperatures are not forecasted, it&#8217;s still going to be extremely hot and sunny.<\/p>\n<p>The hottest temperatures of 2026 are expected as we continue through these last days of June and the start of July. Here&#8217;s what to know about the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dangerous-long-heat-wave-large-swathes-of-us-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-absolute=\"true\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">heat wave<\/a>\u00a0of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How hot will it be in Pittsburgh?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By Tuesday afternoon, temperatures are anticipated to reach into the 90s. This, coupled with extremely high humidity levels, means the heat index \u2014 also known as the &#8220;feels like&#8221; temperature \u2014   will flirt with triple digits.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/babf7824-dd68-4c63-8bfc-6eb559221494.png#.png\" alt=\"babf7824-dd68-4c63-8bfc-6eb559221494.png \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  The forecast high and max heat index for the Pittsburgh area from July 30, 2026, to July 4, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)<\/p>\n<p>With this combination of heat and humidity, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory from 11 a.m. on Tuesday until 10 p.m. on Friday for northwest, southwest and western Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dangerous heat&#8221; later in the week<\/p>\n<p>High temperatures on most days this week will hit the low to mid-90s, but low temperatures will only reach the 70s. This does not provide ample time to cool a home, so the heat is expected to build up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dangerous heat will build this week, likely peaking on Wednesday and Thursday,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWSPittsburgh\/status\/2071664520343199864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-absolute=\"true\">National Weather Service<\/a> said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fourth of July weather<\/p>\n<p>This trend looks like it will take us into the Fourth of July weekend, meaning the region will be in the midst of a legitimate heat wave.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures will likely top off at 94 degrees. With extra moisture in the air and ground from recent rain, the moist air has a harder time warming up, but it certainly increases the heat index.<\/p>\n<p>Storms become more likely this weekend with a disturbance moving in. This could throw a monkey wrench into some Fourth of July plans, but it is still several days away, so timing is still subject to change. This disturbance will break the heat wave, though.<\/p>\n<p>\n          More from CBS News\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The heat is on in the Pittsburgh area this week. 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