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

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

Oxford, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:42 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Oxford, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOxford, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 74°H 101°
Oxford, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    27%
    101°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    87%
    0.77″
    94°71°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    87%
    0.55″
    80°64°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    74%
    68°57°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    14%
    81°55°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    87°61°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    88°69°+1°
Oxford, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 8°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 362SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the wnw.
Oxford, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.8994.1994.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oxford, PA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~71 @ 7 PM

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 71 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 23

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Oxford, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
64.2mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
12:42 UTC · Oxford, 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
12:42 UTC · Oxford, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oxford, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oxford, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oxford, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oxford, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oxford, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oxford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 19363

16-Day Forecast — Oxford

  1. Sat101°77°27%
  2. Sun94°71°87%
  3. Mon80°64°87%
  4. Tue68°57°74%
  5. Wed81°55°14%
  6. Thu87°61°25%
  7. Fri88°69°32%
  8. Sat80°69°31%
  9. Sun74°65°32%
  10. Mon70°63°13%
  11. Tue78°62°16%
  12. Wed86°67°29%
  13. Thu90°71°29%
  14. Fri92°72°29%
  15. Sat77°69°23%
  16. Sun83°65°27%

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 — Oxford

SPC has placed Oxford in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Oxford

  • 19363

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.