PITTSBURGH —
Skies will favor sunshine for the rest of the week, keeping the summer-like feeling around through the weekend. A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day is now in place for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties for Thursday. It will be unsafe to be outside for extended periods for those with respiratory problems, young children, and older adults.
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The dry spell lives on for most of the region for the next several days. A weak front will drop through the Pittsburgh area Friday afternoon and may spark a stray light shower. Overall, the chance is slim.
Our next "substantial" chance of rain arrives Tuesday. The dominant high pushes east, making way for disturbances to knock on western Pe