Cloudy skies · Pennsylvania
How cloudy is Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh right now
39°FOvercast skies
- Today40°F / 39°FRain
- Tomorrow43°F / 39°FClouds
- Monday46°F / 39°FClouds
Grey. Shocking, I know.
Live from OpenWeatherMap. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
In a typical year, the sky over Pittsburgh is mostly cloudy or overcast about 61% of the time, and clear or nearly clear about 26%.
December is the cloudiest month, mostly cloudy about 79% of the time, and August the least cloudy, at about 46%. Across winter, December to February, it’s mostly cloudy about 75% of the time. That makes it the 3rd cloudiest sky of the 116 US cities we track.
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The forecast for the next 48 hours has the sky mostly cloudy about 94% of the time.
Pittsburgh is mostly cloudy about 75% of the winter, which explains why the city built so many bridges: it’s looking for a way out from under it.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
The sky at a glance
| Mostly cloudy or overcast, all year | 61% |
|---|---|
| Clear or nearly clear, all year | 26% |
| Mostly cloudy, December to February | 75% |
| Cloudiest month | December, 79% |
| Least cloudy month | August, 46% |
Shares of hours across a typical year. Mostly cloudy means at least five eighths of the sky covered; clear or nearly clear means two eighths or less.
Cities with about the same sky
- Detroit, Michigan: mostly cloudy about 61% of the time
- Cleveland, Ohio: mostly cloudy about 61% of the time
- Buffalo, New York: mostly cloudy about 60% of the time
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Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, hourly, 1991 to 2020, station USW00094823. Airport sensors see cloud up to about 12,000 feet, so thin high cloud isn’t counted.