WeatherFanatics: Pittsburgh: Warmup and Rain to Replace Snow and Cold

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist

December 17,2013; 8:05PM,EST

After the last gasp of Tuesday's snow moves away Wednesday morning, much higher temperatures will work their way into Pittsburgh later this week. The warmth will be accompanied by rain at times and areas of dense fog.
Temperatures will trend back to near average for mid-December by Thursday then above average Friday into the weekend.
Record-challenging warmth is possible on Sunday with temperatures forecast to climb well into the 60s.

As warmer, more moist air moves in, episodes of fog are possible which could slow travel.
Rain is possible each day Friday through Sunday. Rain on Sunday could be heavy for a time.
According to AccuWeather.com Long Range Expert Paul Pastelok, "With the anticipated weather now through the end of the month, temperatures for December may average close to normal."
As of Dec. 16, temperatures have averaged 2.4 degrees below the normal of 34.4 degrees for the month.
Pastelok expects the weather pattern to erase much of this local temperature deficit by the end of the month with well above-average warmth forecast late this week into the weekend.
"There will still be a few chilly episodes later in the month, but not to the extreme of what we have experienced during late November into early December," Pastelok stated.
The warmup will not mean an end to snowstorms for the upcoming winter.
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