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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 8:08 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Oakland, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOakland, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 66°H 91°
Oakland, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    53%
    0.13″
    91°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    71%
    85°66°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    79%
    0.48″
    71°60°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Foggy
    46%
    77°59°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    84°55°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    87°61°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    80°65°-7°
Oakland, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · veering 19°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 19° from the w.
Oakland, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.4
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.4
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.2971.6973.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Oakland, PA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 6 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 24
Oakland, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.1mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
12:08 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
12:08 UTC · Oakland, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oakland, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oakland, PA
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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
4:59 AM
Sunrise
1:32 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oakland, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oakland, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Oakland

  1. Sat91°68°53%
  2. Sun85°66°71%
  3. Mon71°60°79%
  4. Tue77°59°46%
  5. Wed84°55°11%
  6. Thu87°61°34%
  7. Fri80°65°34%
  8. Sat85°63°23%
  9. Sun66°62°32%
  10. Mon65°60°25%
  11. Tue76°61°31%
  12. Wed87°58°36%
  13. Thu90°66°27%
  14. Fri87°67°36%
  15. Sat80°66°44%
  16. Sun83°59°35%

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 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 Oakland

  • 18847

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.