Pittsburgh-Area Fall Weather Forecast: What To Expect

PITTSBURGH, PA - If you were one of the many people who were dismayed that winter weather lasted into May this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, take heart. It appears that summer might make an extended stay deep into autumn.

Weather forecasters are in agreement that temperatures should be warmer than average this fall, although with that warmth potentially could come with something you shouldn’t be surprised by at this point in the year: more precipitation that usual.

The National Weather Service predicts the Pittsburgh metro area will be included in an enormous portion of the country that has better than a 40 percent chance of above average temperatures. The Weather Channel predicts temperatures could be slightly above normal here through December, and State College-based AccuWeather predicts unseasonably warm temperatures.

According to USClimateData. Com, the average high temperatures for Pittsburgh are 75 in September, 64 in October and 53 in November. The average lows are 55, 44 and 34, respectively.

Forecasters don’t agree on how wet the fall will be. After a summer of near-daily showers and storms, the weather service is predicting near-normal precipitation for autumn. That means about 2.75 inches in September, 2,51 in October and 2.54 in November.

AccuWeather, however, predicts a wet fall with the potential for flooding from the Florida panhandle northward all the way to Pennsylvania.

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