Temperature
71 F at 2 AM; 71 F at its warmest, 2 AM, and 53 F at its coolest, 7 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 71F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 71F
- 2 AM
- Lowest
- 53F
- 7 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania
Large airport in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania70°
71°/62°
Overcast·
Feels like 70°·Gentle breeze 10 mph SSW
Coming up. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 12 PM, the chance peaking at 74% around 1 PM.
Now. Pittsburgh International Airport is 70° and overcast at 3 AM. The dew point is 68°, so the air feels oppressive. Gentle breeze from the south-southwest at 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 53° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 40° by 8 AM, with some cloud. Air quality is moderate (index 52): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 66°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 50°. Rain is likely tomorrow (76%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 33°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:40 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:33 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 8 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
52Air quality
90%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
70feels70
33%
Today
Oct 16
7162
98%
16mph
Sat
Oct 17
5040
76%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
5833
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
6337
clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6639
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6541
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6642
clear day
70°
71°62°
50°40°
58°33°
63°37°
66°39°
65°41°
66°42°
As of 3:00 AM in Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania.
Air quality
The air at Pittsburgh International Airport
Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Weirton (WV), 20 miles off.
52Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate7.8 mi
- Ozone10Good14 ppb7.8 mi
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 31, good.
GoodModerate
- 31YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 42 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Pittsburgh International Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.40 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.40in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Pittsburgh International Airport, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 12 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- PIT
- ICAO
- KPIT
- IATA
- PIT
- Field elevation
- 1,203 ft
- Serves
- Pittsburgh
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- PIT
- Wind now
- From 210° at 9 mph, read 16 Oct, 02:51
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10C / 28C | 10,775 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 92° / 272° | 4 mph head, on 28C | 8 mph from the left |
| 10L / 28R | 10,502 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 92° / 272° | 4 mph head, on 28R | 8 mph from the left |
| 10R / 28L | 11,500 ft | 200 ft | Concrete | 92° / 272° | 4 mph head, on 28L | 8 mph from the left |
| 14 / 32 | 8,101 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 136° / 316° | 2 mph head, on 14 | 9 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Pittsburgh INTL (PIT), Pittsburgh International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 68 F, the air 90% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 10 AM Thursday to 95% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 68F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 90%
- Humidity, range
- 72 to 95%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
8 mph from the south southwest at 2 AM; at its strongest 8 mph, 9 AM Thursday, with a gust of 20 mph at 2 AM.
- Now
- 8mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 8mph
- 9 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 20mph
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.86 inHg at 2 AM, falling 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.31 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.86inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.07inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.31inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 6 miles at 12 AM; 9 miles now.
- Now
- 9mi
- Lowest
- 6mi
- 12 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 300 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 300ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- 0.00in
- 1 AM
- Hours with some
- 2
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Pittsburgh INTL: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Pittsburgh International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,224 ft/21 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
I-79 N/B @ Exit 60 Crafton Alleg PA US PADOTPA066
Beside a road/7.0 mi away/1,125 ft/78 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Carnot-Moon 0.9 SPA-AL-30
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/1,139 ft/64 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Moon TownshipPBZP1
At a cooperative observer's station/2.9 mi away/1,145 ft/58 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Moon Township (PBZP1), 2.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania
24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Pittsburgh International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Carnot-Mooncommunity, 2 mi
- Imperialcommunity, 3 mi
- Enlowcommunity, 3 mi
- Clintoncommunity, 3 mi
- Coraopolisborough, 4 mi
- Sewickleyborough, 4 mi
- Glen Osborneborough, 5 mi
- Edgeworthborough, 5 mi
- Haysvilleborough, 5 mi
- Leetsdaleborough, 5 mi
- Glenfieldborough, 6 mi
- South Heightsborough, 6 mi
Airports near Pittsburgh International Airport
- Allegheny County AirportAGC, 19 mi
- Beaver County AirportBVI, 21 mi
- Zelienople Municipal AirportPJC, 22 mi
- Pittsburgh/Butler Regional AirportBTP, 25 mi
- Washington County AirportAFJ, 25 mi
- New Castle Municipal AirportUCP, 38 mi
- Arnold Palmer Regional AirportLBE, 46 mi
- Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville AirportVVS, 48 mi