Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Oakland, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Oakland, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 2:22 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Oakland, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOakland, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 90°
Oakland, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    66%
    0.17″
    90°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    62%
    0.26″
    83°66°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    0.26″
    78°64°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    0.06″
    76°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    81°59°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.04″
    79°63°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.08″
    79°63°
Oakland, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · backing 13°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 16 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 263SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the se.
Oakland, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.3
-3.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.3
mb
3h
-3.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.9975.8976.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Oakland, PA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-36 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
21μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oakland, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
06:22 UTC · Oakland, 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
06:22 UTC · Oakland, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oakland, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oakland, PA
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oakland, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oakland, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Oakland, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Oakland

  1. Sat90°68°66%
  2. Sun83°66°62%
  3. Mon78°64°70%
  4. Tue76°62°46%
  5. Wed81°59°19%
  6. Thu79°63°47%
  7. Fri79°63°48%
  8. Sat84°60°37%
  9. Sun79°62°27%
  10. Mon82°58°20%
  11. Tue81°62°35%
  12. Wed70°57°34%
  13. Thu80°55°35%
  14. Fri84°60°33%
  15. Sat79°63°20%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Oakland

SPC has placed Oakland in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Oakland

  • 16101

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.