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Oil City, Louisiana Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Oil City, LA
Monday, June 15 at 10:14 AM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
82%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Oil City, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOil City, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 72°H 85°
Oil City, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    48%
    —
    85°75°—
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    —
    86°72°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    —
    —
    91°72°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hail
    30%
    —
    96°74°+5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    54%
    —
    91°75°-5°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    —
    93°71°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    —
    93°72°0°
Oil City, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
68°78°88°6a12p6p12anow 80°high 85°low 72°PRECIP %
Oil City, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 47°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Oil City, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1007–1011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.51006.91007.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Oil City, LA
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
↓-7 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
4.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNMON7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Oil City, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
56%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
36.7mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
15:14 UTC · Oil City, LA · 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
15:14 UTC · Oil City, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oil City, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oil City, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oil City, LA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
1:07 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Oil City, LA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
6:17 AM
Moonset
8:35 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Oil City, LA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oil City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Oil City

  1. Mon85°75°48%
  2. Tue86°72°14%
  3. Wed91°72°3%
  4. Thu96°74°30%
  5. Fri91°75°54%
  6. Sat93°71°30%
  7. Sun93°72°13%
  8. Mon97°73°14%
  9. Tue93°73°20%
  10. Wed83°73°21%
  11. Thu94°72°16%
  12. Fri96°74°26%
  13. Sat97°70°26%
  14. Sun98°73°16%
  15. Mon99°74°10%
  16. Tue101°73°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.

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ZIP codes in Oil City

  • 71061

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.