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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 4:03 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
44%
Wind
9 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 67 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 89°
Oakland, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.04″
    89°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    38%
    0.51″
    84°67°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    82%
    0.53″
    72°62°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.02″
    75°60°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    69°58°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    85°60°+16°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    62%
    0.06″
    79°62°-6°
Oakland, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 58°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
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 191SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 58° from the wnw.
Oakland, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.73 inHg
Now
972.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972974
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.2971.6972.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakland, PA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+15 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 43 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oakland, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.0mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
20:03 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
20:03 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
79% 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: 18°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. Sat89°68°38%
  2. Sun84°67°38%
  3. Mon72°62°82%
  4. Tue75°60°57%
  5. Wed69°58°18%
  6. Thu85°60°24%
  7. Fri79°62°62%
  8. Sat73°63°25%
  9. Sun75°59°26%
  10. Mon81°56°27%
  11. Tue77°56°30%
  12. Wed81°54°30%
  13. Thu74°59°52%
  14. Fri86°61°45%
  15. Sat84°64°53%
  16. Sun74°66°51%

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 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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

  • 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.