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Code Orange Air Quality Action Day issued for Thursday for parts of the region

PITTSBURGH — A few more clouds will move through the area Thursday, but the forecast remains dry. Early morning sunshine will give way to increasing clouds after lunch as a weak system slides through, but there won’t be any rain.

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Full sunshine is back Friday along with warm temperatures. It will feel more like late September than November outside, with high temperatures close to 70 degrees. There will be more sun and milder temperatures sticking around through the weekend.

A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been issued for the Liberty-Clairton area for Thursday. A strong temperature inversion coupled with calm winds will produce poor air quality due to fine particulate matter. Health officials said further air quality alerts could be issued in the coming days.