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 4Heavy Rain64%0.44″92°67°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle75%0.04″85°68°-7°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm72%0.17″76°65°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—87°61°+11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——88°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%0.01″87°63°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—82°66°-5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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: 4°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
- Sat92°67°64%
- Sun85°68°75%
- Mon76°65°72%
- Tue87°61°26%
- Wed88°60°9%
- Thu87°63°45%
- Fri82°66°44%
- Sat87°64°32%
- Sun78°63°27%
- Mon73°59°18%
- Tue79°58°18%
- Wed87°65°36%
- Thu92°66°39%
- Fri86°68°49%
- Sat84°68°33%
- Sun87°62°38%
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 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 Oil City
- 16301