996  
FXUS61 KPBZ 151701  
AFDPBZ  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA  
101 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUATION OF THE DRY WEATHER  
PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEK, ALONG WITH MORE ABOVE-NORMAL  
TEMPERATURES. REASONABLE RAIN CHANCES LIKELY WILL NOT RETURN  
UNTIL SUNDAY OR MONDAY AT THE EARLIEST.  
 
 
   
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- CONTINUED DRY WEATHER  
- ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE  
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OUR DRY PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE  
CENTERED OVER ONTARIO REMAINS IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. A  
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS SHOULD MOVE  
LITTLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND IT WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON  
US OTHER THAN SPREADING SOME HIGH CLOUDS OVERHEAD. DEEP MIXING  
AND JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS ALLOWING FOR SOME HIGH-BASED CUMULUS  
AND ALTOCUMULUS UNDERNEATH THE CIRRUS. MOST OF THESE LOWER  
CLOUDS WILL COLLAPSE WITH SUNSET, LEAVING THE HIGH CLOUDS  
OVERNIGHT.  
 
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 80S WILL DOMINATE TODAY,  
SUPPORTED BY 850MB TEMPERATURES OF 13-14C. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE  
MID AND UPPER 50S WILL REPRESENT VALUES JUST A TOUCH ABOVE  
SEASONAL NORMS.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- DRY FOR MOST OF THE REGION, SAVE FOR LOW SHOWER CHANCES IN THE  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS, MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT  
- SLIGHT TEMPERATURE MODERATION, BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL  
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THE EAST COAST LOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY CHURN NORTHWARD THROUGH  
THE MIDWEEK PERIOD, REACHING THE DELMARVA REGION BY WEDNESDAY  
NIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION WEST OF THE PA/WV  
RIDGES WILL SIMPLY BE WAVES OF HIGH CLOUD SPINNING IN FROM THE  
EAST, AS RIDGING REMAINS IN CONTROL OVER THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY.  
 
ALONG EAST-FACING SLOPES, ENOUGH ATLANTIC MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE  
FLOW MAY BE REALIZED TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME LIGHT RAIN  
SHOWERS, WITH TUESDAY NIGHT STILL THE MOST FAVORED PERIOD. ANY  
SUCH PRECIPITATION WILL DO LITTLE TO DENT THE DEVELOPING DROUGHT  
OVER THE REGION THOUGH. THE SAME EASTERLY FLOW, DOWNSLOPING TO  
THE WEST OF THE LAURELS, WILL HELP TO SUPPRESS PRECIPITATION  
AWAY FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR THE MOST PART.  
 
DAYTIME HIGHS SHOULD MODERATE SLIGHTLY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY  
GIVEN THE HEIGHT FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW TO OUR EAST, BUT  
THEY SHOULD REMAIN SOME FIVE DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL OVERALL.  
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE MORE SEASONABLE GIVEN THE OVERALL DRY AIR  
MASS.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE  
- PROLONGED DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY  
- MINIMAL RAIN CHANCES RETURN FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY  
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BY THURSDAY MORNING, THE COASTAL LOW OPENS UP INTO A SHORTWAVE  
TROUGH THAT SLOWLY EDGES OUT TO SEA WITH TIME. MEANWHILE, THE MID-  
LEVEL RIDGE ALSO SHIFTS EASTWARD ACCORDINGLY, WITH THE AXIS OVER THE  
UPPER OHIO VALLEY BY SATURDAY MORNING. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY  
MAY DROP SOUTH INTO OUR REGION ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE  
APPROACHING RIDGE, BUT ANY SUCH PASSAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO  
THREATEN THE OVERALL DRY REGIME THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
WITH 500MB HEIGHTS RISING, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN  
RISE TO AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TO CLOSE OUT THE WORK  
WEEK. IN CONTRAST, OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY CLOSE TO  
SEASONABLE WITH THE DRY AIR AND DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING  
OPPORTUNITIES.  
 
FORECAST CONFIDENCE DECREASES A BIT IN THE SUNDAY/MONDAY PERIOD.  
THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT AMONG THE VARIOUS MODEL CLUSTERS  
REGARDING HOW QUICKLY THE RIDGE MOVES EAST AND THE NEXT UPSTREAM  
TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE UPPER MIDWEST. REASONABLE SOLUTIONS  
INCLUDE A CONTINUATION OF THE WARM AND DRY PATTERN IF THE RIDGE  
HOLDS, OR A TREND TOWARDS MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND  
BETTER CHANCES OF LIGHT, BUT WELCOME, RAINFALL. FOR NOW, THE  
FORECAST INCLUDES A SLOW INCREASE IN LOW RAIN CHANCES AT THE  
TAIL END OF THE FORECAST, ALONG WITH A MODEST TREND TOWARDS  
COOLER TEMPERATURES.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/  
 
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ROOTED ACROSS THE REGION AND THE CONTINUANCE  
OF VFR THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD REMAINS HIGH CONFIDENCE. VFR CU ARE  
OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION WITH LIMITED MOISTURE TRAPPED BETWEEN 5-8  
KFT UNDERNEATH THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION. CU IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO  
ABATE AFTER SUNSET BUT IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TOMORROW. WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND EASTERLY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.  
 
CONTINUED LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES POINT TOWARDS THE POSSIBILITY  
OF RIVER VALLEY FOG AGAIN BUT AT THIS TIME THE LOW PROBABILITY OF  
IMPACTS AT OUR PORTS PRECLUDES ANY MENTION IN THE TAFS. FKL WOULD BE  
THE MOST LIKELY CULPRIT BUT ENSEMBLE PROBABILITIES ARE LOW (NEAR  
20%).  
   
OUTLOOK.  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NEAR NEW ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE  
WEATHER PATTERN, PROMOTING VFR AND LIGHT EASTERLY WIND. CLEAR SKY  
NIGHTS MAY RESULT IN PATCHY RIVER FOG DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS.  
 
 
   
PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
PA...NONE.  
OH...NONE.  
WV...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS...CL  
NEAR TERM...CL  
SHORT TERM...CL  
LONG TERM...CL  
AVIATION...AK  
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