The Pittsburgh area came within a couple degrees of setting a new record low temperature Tuesday morning.
The temperature at Pittsburgh International Airport, where the official measurements are made, was down to 43 degrees as of around 6 a.m. Tuesday, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Kennedy said.
That’s just shy of the record low of 41 degrees that has stood since 1977, Kennedy said.
That doesn’t mean it wasn’t colder in places across the region. It was down to 40 degrees in areas of Penn Hills and Plum, and in the mid-30s in New Castle, Kittanning and along the Interstate 80 corridor, Kennedy said.
It was down as far as 26 degrees in Tucker County, W. Va., he said.
The temperature will recover Tuesday, with the high expected to rise into the mid-70s. After a very dry day Monday, which saw the dew point in the 30s, the humidity will be higher Tuesday but still comfortable with a dew point in the 50s.
No rain is expected Tuesday, but showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon and evening. There’s a marginal risk of storms being severe, Kennedy said.
