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Potential For Record Warmth This Week

Severe Storms Possible Tuesday Afternoon/Night

Last Freeze Climatology

Free SKYWARN Class in Mercer County

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Though factors like cloud cover or thunderstorm timing could influence values, there remains a strong signal of near to record breaking warmth during the middle to latter portions of the week. Here is a probabilistic look at tying/breaking high maximum temperature and high minimum temperature records at select climate sites.

Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday afternoon and evening in a warm and increasingly moist air mass. There is a Marginal (level 1 of 5) risk of severe storms north of Pittsburgh Tuesday afternoon and night. Damaging wind gusts are currently the primary threat. Uncertainty in storm timing and mode remains. Check back for updates!

What's the average last freeze for your area? Sources say its anywhere from April 22nd to May 6th depending on where you live. The earliest last freeze area-wide was Pittsburgh on March 26th, 1878; the latest last freeze area-wide was June 11th for eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia in 1972.

ATTENTION WEATHER ENTHUSIASTS! There will be a FREE SKYWARN Storm Spotting Training session on Wednesday, May 13th from 6:30-8:30pm EDT at the Mercery County DPS and hosted by Mercer County EMA. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the National Weather Service, forecasting and alerting of hazardous weather and how you can be a part of that process! Reserve a spot now for the training by registering here today!

NWS Pittsburgh has six regional climate sites: Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT); Wheeling, WV (KHLG); Morgantown, WV (KMGW); Zanesville, OH (KZZV); New Philadelphia, OH (KPHD); and DuBois, PA (KDUJ). Additional climate information can be found on our Climate Page.

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