NWS Pittsburgh PAXH.W 0001June 30, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Mercer, Venango, Forest and 19 more, PA and WV
The National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh issued an extreme heat warning for Mercer, Venango, Forest and 19 more in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on July 3. It was the 1st extreme heat warning the NWS office in Pittsburgh issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 1 extreme heat warning in June 2026, against 1 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Pittsburgh PA
- Area
- Mercer, Venango, Forest and 19 more
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:37 p.m. EDT, June 30, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. EDT, July 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPBZ XH.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107 expected, with limited relief overnight. * WHERE...Portions of northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.