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Pittsburgh will see a return of rain and storms chances starting on Friday
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We return to the 80s today for highs – no, really this time.
I have highs reaching into the mid-80s today for most places with Pittsburgh seeing a high of 83 degrees. A pleasant, if not a little cool, morning will once again greet you on your way out the door with temperatures dipping to the low 50s in Pittsburgh.
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Some places will again drop to the upper 40s. If you’re traveling through the Laurel Highlands there will be pockets of thick valley fog that should burn off by 9 a.m. Skies will be sunny from start to finish.
If you notice a thin haze it is likely Canadian wildfire smoke. I have noon temperatures in the mid-70s with light winds of 5mph coming in out of the southeast.
Most of Friday will look very similar to what we see today with morning lows in the mid to upper 50s and highs hitting the mid-80s. Clouds will roll in with partly cloudy skies for the entire day. A line of rain and storms will slide through our region after 6 p.m.
I expect some high school football games will be dealing with rain as they’re played. As the line arrives there should be a brief downpour with potential lightning filled by another 10-15 minutes of steady rain.
Light rain and drizzle will continue overnight and into early Saturday morning. The best rain chances should be out of here by sunrise on Saturday morning.
Finally, new US Drought Monitor maps are released at 8:30 this morning. Since Tuesday, August 27th, we have seen 1.91″ of rain in Pittsburgh.
I will take it and it should lead to slight improvements in local drought conditions.
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Pittsburgh is promising its biggest fireworks show ever. Here’s what the setup looks like.
We are just two days away from the Fourth of July, and that means fireworks. The final preparations are underway for the City of Pittsburgh’s show, which is promised to be the largest in history. In all, five barges full of fireworks will be set off for this show.
Under the blistering sun, the true heat is packed on the barges along the Ohio River. Thousands upon thousands of fireworks will go off during the 25-minute show Saturday night, done by Starfire Corporation.
“Being down here, for our family to be able to perform for Pittsburgh is such an honor,” Starfire Corporation vice president Vince Terrizzi Jr. said.
Planning started back in February for this event. The barges will go on the Mon, Allegheny and right near The Point, creating a triangle effect around the Golden Triangle.
“We have one rooftop location that will surprise people and come in and out during the show,” Terrizzi said.
In all, nine truckloads of fireworks were brought in to be part of the show. Inspectors with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire inspected and will do a final inspection before the show. For the inspector, it’s her last show as she plans to retire in a few months.
“Going out with literally the biggest bang the city has ever seen,” Lisa Epps-Cuda said with a laugh.
Starfire has done the about a half dozen of the city’s shows over the years, and it never gets old for them.
“Listening to the crowd’s response, boats cheering, those kind of things make it worth its while,” Terrizzi said.
As for the weather, the big concern will be lightning; the fireworks can still be fired off in the rain. The show is set to go off at 9:35 on Saturday night.
“Mayor of Kingstown” has wrapped up filming its fifth and final season in Pittsburgh.
Since the Paramount+ show began filming in western Pennsylvania in 2022, the Pittsburgh Film Office says it has injected over $325 million into the local economy and created over 10,000 jobs. In total, the show has had 457 shoot days in the Pittsburgh area.
“We look forward to seeing your work on the screen and thank you for several years of dedication to the region,” the Pittsburgh Film Office wrote in a Facebook post.
Production of the show’s fifth and final eight-episode season began in March. According to Paramount+, the new season follows what happens when an FBI agent described as a “dedicated lawman” arrives in Kingstown and “threatens to disrupt the tenuous balance of power.”
Jeremy Renner, who stars as Mike McLusky, marked the end of the show in an Instagram post, saying he was “filled with gratitude.”
“I am so very thankful for all of your support over the years—it has given my stride and purpose in my recovery and love in my heart,” Renner wrote. “Thank you cast and crew for carrying me through when necessary.”
Renner broke dozens of bones and underwent multiple surgeries after he was involved in an accident involving a 7-ton snowplow on New Year’s Day in 2023. He has said that returning to the set of “Mayor of Kingstown” for Season 3 helped him cope.
The release date for Season 5 hasn’t been announced yet.
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