PITTSBURGH, PA — The National Weather Service predicts isolated severe storms for the Pittsburgh area today and Saturday.
Storms potentially could develop during the afternoon to evening hours. The main threat will be possible damaging wind gusts.
Thanks to the wildfires in Canada, the air quality in the region remains poor.
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The Air Quality Index for Pittsburgh as of Friday morning was 191. While that is lower than the 230-plus range experienced on Thursday, it's still very unhealthy.
A healthy index level is less than 100.
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The state Department of Environmental Protection has Western Pennsylvania under a Code Orange air alert for Friday.
DEP Declares Statewide Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Friday June 30, 2023: https://t.co/I119zi2zRU The average Air Quality Index readings for the entire day will likely be in the Code Orange range, however local conditions could be in Code Red. pic.twitter.com/UvuP5qhtYY
— PA Department of Environmental Protection (@PennsylvaniaDEP) June 29, 2023
The air quality is expected to improve over the weekend.
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