PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today could be one of the hottest days of the year in the Pittsburgh area.
Any Alert Days Ahead? Today is a First Alert Weather Day due to heat. Wednesday is a potential First Alert Weather Day due to a mix of hot weather and stormy conditions due to the remnants of Beryl.
Aware: Today is the last sunrise of the year that will be before 6 a.m.
It’s going to be one of the hottest days of the year so far today with highs hitting the mid-90s. I have Pitsburgh hitting 94° today after hitting 92° yesterday. On top of the heat, humidity levels will be in the moderate range. I have heat index values near 100 degrees today but even when I ticked up humidity levels to a level that I don’t expect to be reached, it was still a struggle to hit a heat index value of 100°. We will keep the Head index value between 95°-100°.
Back to today’s forecast, I have partly cloudy skies for today. Temperatures will already be near 80 degrees by 9 this morning. I have noon temperatures near 90 degrees. I have us reaching the high-temperature today near 4p. Today is looking dry, but I can’t guarantee it. I stuck in an isolated rain chance in the forecast.
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Rain chances will go up tomorrow as the remnants of Beryl slide by to our north. We will be on the ‘stormy’ side with most of the day looking dry. Rain totals of just a quarter of an inch should be expected most places. Storm chances look to peak earlier than normal, between 11a-4p .
KDKA Weather Center
While severe weather chances are low, straight-line wind and even a tornado can’t be ruled out as the remnants pass us by. The remnants are running along a boundary that is causing extra lift. Places to our west like St Louis and Chicago can expect a quick 2 inches or so of rain today into the overnight hours from this system. I am certainly not complaining.
As Beryl moves east, cool air will move in behind. Thursday will be the best day to be outside with humidity levels low and highs just in the low 80s. The heat is back on Friday.
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KDKA Weather Center
I have highs hitting the upper 80s with humidity building Friday may be one of those sneaky ‘we hit 90!’ days. The heat sticks around through the weekend.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen at the tail end of the 2025 NFL season amidst struggles at the position. Thielen had returned to the Minnesota Vikings in 2025, the team that drafted him for which he carved out a very respectable career before signing with the Carolina Panthers in 2023.
Thielen appeared in five regular season games with the Steelers, catching 11 passes. He joined Good Morning Football on Monday and was asked about his experience in Pittsburgh, to which he couldn’t say enough nice things.
“What an amazing experience,” Thielen said. “First of all, just to experience the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. it was so cool to see it first hand. You hear a lot about it, you play against it, but you don’t really understand it until you get in that building. You just feel the culture and just kind of see how it’s different. It’s a family-owned business and it’s got that family aspect to it that they’re always in the building, they’re always around – it’s a really cool place.”
Thielen then discussed his time with Aaron Rodgers, and praised the four-time MVP for his approach to the game.
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“Being around Aaron, I’ve known him for a long time,” Thielen said. “Played a lot of golf with him, built a strong relationship with him outside of football. But to seem in the building and in practice and his communication and the way he does things and his detail, it really showed me why he’s been so great for so long. A lot of times… you just think, ‘Oh, they’re really skilled…‘ these guys are great and separate themselves because of their process. He treated every single practice like it was the Super Bowl. it was unbelievable to see first hand just how hard he practiced, what it meant to him, how much communication there was through the week of trying to get everybody on the same page – whether that be coaches or players. So it was really cool to see that first hand and get to know him on the football side of things.”
Thielen retired after the 2025 season, finishing his career with 704 catches for 8,497 yards and 64 touchdowns.
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(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported Friday that a 19-year-old New Castle man was charged for tailgating following a two-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh on May 11th.
Christopher Glidden Jr. was driving on Interstate 376 West near the Boulevard of the Allies ramp at about 5:23 p.m. when he rear-ended a vehicle driven by 32-year-old Kimberly Brooks of Pittsburgh, according to police.
Police said both drivers were attempting to merge into the left lane at the time of the crash. Brooks suffered a suspected minor injury and was transported from the scene.
