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Marginal Fire Weather Risk Today

Precipitation Timing this Afternoon and Tonight

Free SKYWARN Class in Mercer County

Daily Weather Summary

The combination of low humidity and breezy wind will create marginal fire weather conditions again today across the region. Not quite to Red Flag Warning criteria, but close. Brush fires become more likely in this environment, so use caution if working with flammable materials outside today.

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible later this afternoon and tonight as a cold front crosses the region. The probability of thunderstorms developing along the front is between 15% and 25%.

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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