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Oakdale, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Oakdale, PA
Sunday, July 5 at 4:27 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
61%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Oakdale, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOakdale, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 86°
Oakdale, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    86°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    82°71°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    78°68°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    82°64°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    47%
    89°67°+7°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    76%
    0.10″
    74°68°-15°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Foggy
    49%
    79°67°+5°
Oakdale, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 118°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 28 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 133SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 118° from the sw.
Oakdale, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.1
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.94 inHg
Now
980.1
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.5980.2980.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Oakdale, PA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+30 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 10 PM

AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
2.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 61

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oakdale, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.0mi
UNLIMITED
62 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:27 UTC · Oakdale, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:27 UTC · Oakdale, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oakdale, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oakdale, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oakdale, PA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oakdale, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oakdale, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15071

16-Day Forecast — Oakdale

  1. Sun85°69°32%
  2. Mon82°70°32%
  3. Tue78°68°55%
  4. Wed82°64°25%
  5. Thu89°67°47%
  6. Fri74°68°76%
  7. Sat79°67°49%
  8. Sun81°68°22%
  9. Mon76°62°17%
  10. Tue63°57°14%
  11. Wed70°59°17%
  12. Thu81°58°25%
  13. Fri86°65°26%
  14. Sat87°63°32%
  15. Sun85°63°29%
  16. Mon78°62°26%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Oakdale

SPC has placed Oakdale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Oakdale

  • 15071

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.