Oil City, Pennsylvania Weather
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Oil City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——77°45°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——81°52°+4°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——80°57°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers79%0.06″81°62°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers57%0.01″80°61°-1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——77°55°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Mostly Clear——84°56°+7°
Ozone at AQI 49 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.
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 49 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:10 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Oil City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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.