Oil City, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oil City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers64%0.38″91°67°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle47%0.03″84°68°-7°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm90%—80°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm50%—79°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle10%—83°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers37%0.20″82°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm60%0.13″76°67°-6°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oil City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 16301
16-Day Forecast — Oil City
- Sat91°67°64%
- Sun84°69°47%
- Mon80°68°90%
- Tue79°64°50%
- Wed83°64°10%
- Thu82°62°37%
- Fri76°67°60%
- Sat75°61°28%
- Sun77°54°17%
- Mon76°53°29%
- Tue77°52°23%
- Wed80°54°39%
- Thu82°59°31%
- Fri86°61°36%
- Sat78°67°42%
- Sun69°66°48%
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 — Oil City
SPC has placed Oil City 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 Oil City
- 16301