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Pittsburgh Weather: Seasonably Warm Temperatures Enter The Region With Rain, Thunderstorms Possible

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A dry start to Sunday will turn into a wet end.

The sun will rise at 6:55 a.m. on Sunday with mostly clear skies and reasonably comfortable temperatures above normal at 46 degrees.

By lunchtime, temperatures will reach the mid-60s with clouds still staying out of the region, but that all will change as time goes on.

A high-pressure system will taper off to the east throughout the day Sunday, allowing the room for clouds ahead of the next weather system.

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A chance of rain will move into the area around 3 p.m., with the chance of a thunderstorm later in the evening and overnight.

The first round of showers should be affecting most of the region by 4 p.m.

Temperatures Sunday afternoon will reach a high of 71 degrees during the peak hours of the day.

Sunset Sunday evening will take place at 7:55 p.m., closing in on the 8 p.m. mark.

The evening hours will bring some of the most pleasant temperatures the region has seen all year with the thermometer reading around 67 degrees in downtown Pittsburgh around 6 p.m.

Showers will continue overnight Sunday into Monday morning but will move out of the area by Monday evening.

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The early part of the work week will bring pleasant temperatures in the low-70s and upper 60s.

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