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Petrolia, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Petrolia, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:58 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
86%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Sunset
4:54 PM
Petrolia, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPetrolia, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 69°H 91°
Petrolia, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    55%
    0.54″
    91°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    76%
    0.50″
    84°69°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    76%
    0.07″
    79°65°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    27%
    83°60°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    86°59°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    87°63°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    81°65°-6°
Petrolia, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 18°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the sw.
Petrolia, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.9970.8971.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Petrolia, PA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.98 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
1.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Petrolia, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
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
11:58 UTC · Petrolia, 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
11:58 UTC · Petrolia, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Petrolia, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Petrolia, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Petrolia, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Petrolia, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Petrolia, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Petrolia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16050

16-Day Forecast — Petrolia

  1. Sat91°67°55%
  2. Sun84°69°76%
  3. Mon79°65°76%
  4. Tue83°60°27%
  5. Wed86°59°11%
  6. Thu87°63°47%
  7. Fri81°65°49%
  8. Sat86°64°36%
  9. Sun77°63°27%
  10. Mon74°58°17%
  11. Tue78°57°17%
  12. Wed87°64°33%
  13. Thu91°65°40%
  14. Fri84°68°45%
  15. Sat84°67°37%
  16. Sun88°63°42%

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 — Petrolia

SPC has placed Petrolia 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 Petrolia

  • 16050

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.