Current weather · Oct 4, 6:59 PM EDT

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61°

Mostly CloudyFeels like 61° · Humidity 87%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Pittsburgh, PA · grid 99,10
High
64°
Low
51°
Rain today
8%
Sunrise
7:17 AM
Sunset
6:56 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sun 6 PM61°61°57°87%2%WNW5 mph10 mph69%0.01 inHg10 mi4,400 ft
Sun 7 PM59°59°57°92%3%WNW3 mph10 mph64%0.01 inHg10 mi1,800 ft
Sun 8 PM56°56°56°97%4%W5 mph10 mph58%0.01 inHg10 mi1,800 ft
Sun 9 PM56°56°55°98%5%W5 mph10 mph61%0.01 inHg10 mi3,800 ft
Sun 10 PM55°55°54°97%8%W5 mph10 mph60%0.01 inHg10 mi2,200 ft
Sun 11 PM54°54°53°97%6%W5 mph9 mph71%0.01 inHg10 mi2,200 ft
Mon 12 AM53°53°52°97%6%W5 mph9 mph76%0.01 inHg10 mi4,600 ft
Mon 1 AM52°52°50°94%3%W5 mph8 mph57%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 2 AM51°49°49°94%1%W5 mph9 mph44%0.01 inHg7 mi
Mon 3 AM50°48°48°92%3%W5 mph9 mph39%0.01 inHg0.4 mi
Mon 4 AM48°46°47°95%5%W6 mph10 mph37%0.01 inHg0.4 mi
Mon 5 AM48°45°46°93%8%W6 mph12 mph46%0.01 inHg0.4 mi
Mon 6 AM48°45°46°94%6%W6 mph12 mph53%0.01 inHg0.4 mi
Mon 7 AM47°44°45°96%6%WNW6 mph12 mph57%0.01 inHg0.4 mi
Mon 8 AM47°45°46°96%2%WNW6 mph13 mph61%0.01 inHg0.1 mi100 ft
Mon 9 AM48°46°47°96%1%NW6 mph14 mph70%0.01 inHg0.3 mi200 ft
Mon 10 AM50°47°47°91%2%NW7 mph16 mph76%0.01 inHg10 mi3,500 ft
Mon 11 AM51°51°46°83%1%NW7 mph17 mph64%0.01 inHg10 mi3,500 ft
Mon 12 PM53°53°44°72%0%NW7 mph17 mph22%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 1 PM54°55°43°64%0%NW7 mph17 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 2 PM55°55°41°58%0%NW7 mph17 mph9%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 3 PM55°55°40°57%0%NW7 mph18 mph10%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 4 PM55°55°41°58%0%NW7 mph18 mph8%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 5 PM55°55°41°59%0%NW7 mph18 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 6 PM53°53°41°62%0%NW7 mph17 mph6%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 7 PM50°47°41°71%0%NW6 mph14 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 8 PM47°44°40°75%0%NW6 mph13 mph1%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 9 PM46°44°39°76%0%NNW6 mph12 mph0%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 10 PM45°43°38°77%0%NW5 mph10 mph0%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 11 PM44°42°38°78%0%NNW3 mph9 mph0%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 12 AM43°43°37°79%0%NNW2 mph8 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 1 AM42°42°36°79%0%N2 mph6 mph0%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 2 AM41°41°36°81%0%NNE2 mph6 mph0%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 3 AM41°41°35°80%0%NE1 mph5 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 4 AM39°39°34°83%0%E1 mph5 mph1%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 5 AM38°38°34°84%0%E1 mph5 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 6 AM38°38°33°83%0%ESE1 mph5 mph4%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 7 AMPatchy frost37°37°33°84%0%E1 mph5 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 8 AM38°38°33°81%0%ESE2 mph6 mph0%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 9 AM42°42°34°74%0%E1 mph6 mph0%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 10 AM47°47°35°63%0%ENE1 mph6 mph1%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 11 AM51°51°34°53%0%NE1 mph6 mph1%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 12 PM54°54°35°47%0%NNE2 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 1 PM56°57°35°45%0%NW2 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 2 PM58°58°36°44%0%WNW2 mph6 mph3%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 3 PM59°59°36°43%0%WNW2 mph6 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 4 PM59°59°37°44%0%WNW2 mph7 mph2%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 5 PM57°57°37°47%0%WNW2 mph7 mph1%0.01 inHg10 mi

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Oct 4, 2:21 PM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF AI, ECMWF to day 16
  1. TodayOct 464°51°Mostly Cloudy8%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  2. MonOct 556°36°Mostly Sunny8%wind 7 mph · gusts 18 mph
  3. TueOct 659°42°Patchy Frost then Sunny0%wind 5 mph
  4. WedOct 763°48°Sunny0%wind 7 mph · gusts 18 mph
  5. ThuOct 863°46°Mostly Sunny1%wind 7 mph · gusts 20 mph
  6. FriOct 963°45°Sunny1%wind 5 mph · gusts 14 mph
  7. SatOct 1062°46°Mostly Sunny5%wind 5 mph · gusts 15 mph
  8. SunOct 1160°49°Chance Rain Showers55%wind 7 mph · gusts 25 mph
  9. MonOct 1263°51°National Blend50%0.36 inwind 12 mph · gusts 23 mph
  10. TueOct 1361°47°National Blend45%0.13 inwind 10 mph · gusts 22 mph
  11. WedOct 1459°45°National Blend25%0.26 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  12. ThuOct 15~58°48°Model mean0.01 in
  13. FriOct 16~65°52°Model mean0.12 in
  14. SatOct 17~60°54°Model mean0.39 in
  15. SunOct 18~60°47°Model mean0.01 in
  16. MonOct 19~45°40°Model mean0.01 in

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like61°
  • WindWNW 5 mphgusts 10 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity87%
  • Dew point57°
  • Pressure0.01 inHg
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · set
  • Moonrise12:21 AMMoonset 3:48 PM
  • Moon phaseLast quarter43% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Oct 4, 2:00 PM EDT

NOAA’s weighted blend of every model it runs, to eleven days, with the chances the grid above does not carry. Where the local office’s grid reaches, its figure sits beneath the blend’s; where it does not, the blend stands alone.

  1. TodayOct 4—46°NWS grid 64° / 51°rain 14%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  2. MonOct 555°36°NWS grid 56° / 36°rain 5%wind 7 mph · gusts 18 mph
  3. TueOct 658°42°NWS grid 59° / 42°rain 0%wind 5 mph
  4. WedOct 763°48°NWS grid 63° / 48°rain 1%wind 8 mph · gusts 18 mph
  5. ThuOct 863°45°NWS grid 63° / 46°rain 2%wind 7 mph · gusts 18 mph
  6. FriOct 963°45°NWS grid 63° / 45°rain 3%wind 5 mph · gusts 14 mph
  7. SatOct 1062°46°NWS grid 62° / 46°rain 7%wind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  8. SunOct 1160°49°NWS grid 60° / 49°rain 55%0.32 inwind 15 mph · gusts 28 mph
  9. MonOct 1263°51°Beyond the NWS gridrain 50%0.36 inwind 12 mph · gusts 23 mph
  10. TueOct 1361°47°Beyond the NWS gridrain 45%0.13 inwind 10 mph · gusts 22 mph
  11. WedOct 1459°45°Beyond the NWS gridrain 25%0.26 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
32°50°68°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Oct 4, 2:00 PM EDT · GFS Oct 4, 8:00 AM EDT · GEFS Oct 4, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF Oct 4, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Oct 4, 8:00 AM EDT

Each line is one model’s own forecast at its own grid cell: three kilometers for HRRR, a quarter of a degree for the global models, which can sit a few hundred meters above or below the town. Where they agree the forecast is settled; where they part is where it is not.

32°55°77°MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Oct 464° 51°62° 55°71° 51°69° 52°~67° 54°~63° 54°0.04 in
Mon Oct 556° 36°54° 43°59° 41°58° 42°59° 44°~60° 49°
Tue Oct 659° 42°53° 37°63° 38°64° 38°~49° 39°~62° 39°
Wed Oct 763° 48°—69° 46°67° 44°63° 43°~68° 44°
Thu Oct 863° 46°—65° 46°68° 51°65° 50°~67° 49°
Fri Oct 963° 45°—62° 42°66° 47°64° 46°~68° 46°
Sat Oct 1062° 46°—71° 48°65° 46°~71° 48°~73° 47°
Sun Oct 1160° 49°—53° 50°0.70 in64° 47°0.15 in~69° 55°~69° 54°0.05 in
Mon Oct 12——57° 51°0.07 in65° 52°0.22 in~55° 52°~58° 56°0.65 in
Tue Oct 13——73° 51°57° 47°0.32 in~70° 46°~61° 55°0.04 in
Wed Oct 14——~60° 55°0.11 in~45° 42°0.02 in~73° 53°~67° 54°
Thu Oct 15——~48° 42°0.01 in—~56° 53°~68° 53°0.02 in
Fri Oct 16——~53° 40°—~77° 62°0.03 in~65° 56°0.32 in
Sat Oct 17——~52° 45°0.01 in—~63° 58°0.88 in~66° 58°0.29 in
Sun Oct 18——~62° 40°—~58° 52°0.01 in~61° 48°0.03 in
Mon Oct 19——~45° 40°0.01 in—~45° 42°~44° 40°0.02 in

A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.

ECMWF ensemble meteogram

ECMWF ensemble meteogram for this place: box plots of cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and temperature from the 51 ensemble members for ten days.
Rendered by ECMWF from its 51-member ensemble, in metric units: each box spans the middle half of the members, the whiskers the rest, the line the control run. A forecast, not an observation. © ECMWF, CC BY 4.0.

The next 90 days

NOAA GHCN normals and records at Elkins/Randolph Field (EKN) · Climate Prediction Center outlooks

No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one. Where the models stop, the calendar takes over: the 1991 to 2020 normal for each date, the record high and low ever set on it, and where the Climate Prediction Center leans warm, cool, wet or dry over the coming weeks, the month and the season. A site that shows a high for a date three months out is showing you this normal with a wobble.

The forecast reaches Mon Oct 19, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.

Climate Prediction Center (CPC) temperature lean50%40%equal chances33% chance above normal · Oct to Dec-20°0°20°40°60°80°TodayNov 1Dec 1Jan 1

Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC near normal or equal chances

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Oct 469° / 43°86° (1941)13° (1974)equal chances · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1165° / 40°84° (1949)18° (1988)50% chance above normal · days 6 to 1040% chance above normal · days 6 to 10
Oct 1863° / 36°86° (1938)11° (1952)equal chances · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2559° / 36°81° (2024)12° (1962)equal chances · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 157° / 29°82° (2004)8° (1991)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 856° / 30°79° (2020)5° (1986)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1552° / 29°80° (1958)-2° (1933)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2252° / 27°77° (1990)-5° (1930)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2948° / 25°74° (1982)-9° (1974)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 645° / 24°76° (1951)-10° (1988)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1345° / 23°71° (1971)-11° (1962)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 2047° / 24°74° (2013)-24° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 2742° / 21°73° (2015)-13° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec

Health and activities

Rules of thumb over the next 24 hours of forecast, the warnings in force, the station’s report, air quality and pollen

None of these is a measurement. Each is a rating of the forecast ahead, and of what is happening at the point right now, against what the activity or the ailment is known to mind, and each names the figure that decided it. An ailment or a pest is rated as a risk, low to extreme; an activity, a chore or a journey as a condition, poor to ideal.

The sun is down, so each rating says which span it is for: tomorrow’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtomorrowLowmild
  • FlutomorrowLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstomorrowLowmild
  • SunburntomorrowLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • HikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GolftomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtomorrowGoodlow visibility
  • Beach and pooltomorrowFaircool
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hGoodlow visibility
  • Drivingnext 24 hFairlow visibility

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetomorrowVery goodhumid
  • Painting and outdoor projectstomorrowIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestomorrowHighwarm
  • TickstomorrowHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststomorrowModeratehumid

Stargazing

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast and the sun and moon

Tonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.

Night ofRatingDarkClear hoursClear and moonlessMoon litTransparency (est.)DewStrongest wind
SundayPoor8:25 PM to 5:49 AM0 of 10None39%10 h6 mph
MondayGood8:23 PM to 5:50 AM10 of 107 h from 8:00 PM29%Fair6 mph
TuesdayGood8:22 PM to 5:51 AM10 of 1010 h from 8:00 PM20%Fair7 mph
WednesdayGood8:20 PM to 5:52 AM10 of 1010 h from 8:00 PM12%Fair6 mph
ThursdayGood8:19 PM to 5:53 AM10 of 1010 h from 8:00 PM6%Fair2 mph
FridayGood8:17 PM to 5:54 AM6 of 106 h from 8:00 PM2%Fair2 mph
SaturdayPoor8:16 PM to 5:55 AM0 of 10None0%6 mph

Dark is the sun 18 degrees below the horizon; where it never gets that low, 12 degrees, marked nautical. Clear is sky cover of 20% or less. A bright moon is one above the horizon with a quarter or more of its disc lit. Transparency in the table is estimated from surface humidity (70% and 85% mark fair and poor) and visibility, since the forecast carries no haze or high cloud moisture. Seeing and transparency by hour, where shown, are Environment and Climate Change Canada’s astronomy forecast (regional model; seeing from cloud, wind shear, turbulence near the ground and the surface temperature trend; transparency from the moisture through the whole air column), under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Dew is the air within 2 °C of its dew point. Excellent is four or more clear moonless hours with good transparency; good is three; fair is one, or two clear hours.

Golden hour and blue hour

Computed from the sun and moon positions
DayBlue hour, morningGolden hour, morningGolden hour, eveningBlue hour, evening
Sun6:51 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:53 AM6:20 PM to 7:12 PM7:12 PM to 7:23 PM
Mon6:51 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:54 AM6:19 PM to 7:11 PM7:11 PM to 7:21 PM
Tue6:52 AM to 7:03 AM7:03 AM to 7:55 AM6:17 PM to 7:09 PM7:09 PM to 7:20 PM
Wed6:53 AM to 7:04 AM7:04 AM to 7:56 AM6:16 PM to 7:08 PM7:08 PM to 7:18 PM
Thu6:54 AM to 7:05 AM7:05 AM to 7:57 AM6:14 PM to 7:06 PM7:06 PM to 7:17 PM
Fri6:55 AM to 7:06 AM7:06 AM to 7:58 AM6:13 PM to 7:05 PM7:05 PM to 7:15 PM
Sat6:56 AM to 7:07 AM7:07 AM to 7:59 AM6:11 PM to 7:03 PM7:03 PM to 7:14 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:17 AM, 95° E
  • SS Sunset 6:56 PM, 265° W
  • MR Moonrise 12:21 AM, 57° ENE
  • MS Moonset 3:48 PM, 300° WNW
  • Last quarter, 43% lit

Golden hour is the sun between 6 degrees above the horizon and 4 degrees below it; blue hour is the sun between 4 and 6 degrees below. These are the definitions timeanddate.com and PhotoPills use. Directions are degrees clockwise from true north, where the sun’s upper edge and the moon’s center cross a flat horizon; hills and buildings change both. None means the sun does not reach that height on the day; all day means it stays inside the band.

Drone flying

NWS hourly forecast, SWPC Kp, FAA TFRs and 14 CFR Part 107

This hour: fly with caution (civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Tue 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:47 AM to sunrise 7:17 AM, and sunset 6:56 PM to 7:26 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sun6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sun 6 PMCaution56122%10 mi400 ft61°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 7 PMCaution38153%10 mi400 ft59°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 8 PMCaution511174%10 mi400 ft56°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 9 PMCaution511175%10 mi400 ft56°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 10 PMCaution511178%10 mi400 ft55°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 11 PMCaution511166%10 mi400 ft54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 12 AMCaution511166%10 mi400 ft53°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 1 AMCaution511143%10 mi52°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 2 AMCaution518231%7 mi51°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 3 AMNo-fly518233%0.4 mi50°visibility under 3 miles (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 4 AMNo-fly623275%0.4 mi48°gusts near or over your limit, visibility under 3 miles (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 5 AMNo-fly623298%0.4 mi48°gusts near or over your limit, visibility under 3 miles (107.51), wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 6 AMNo-fly614206%0.4 mi48°visibility under 3 miles (107.51), gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 7 AMNo-fly67136%0.4 mi47°visibility under 3 miles (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Mon 8 AMNo-fly67142%0.1 miup to 0 ft47°visibility under 3 miles (107.51), low cloud limits height (107.51)
Mon 9 AMNo-fly67151%0.3 miup to 0 ft48°visibility under 3 miles (107.51), low cloud limits height (107.51)
Mon 10 AMCaution79182%10 mi400 ft50°gusts near or over your limit
Mon 11 AMCaution79191%10 mi400 ft51°gusts near or over your limit
Mon 12 PMCaution78190%10 mi53°gusts near or over your limit
Mon 1 PMCaution78190%10 mi54°gusts near or over your limit
Mon 2 PMCaution78190%10 mi55°gusts near or over your limit
Mon 3 PMCaution79200%10 mi55°gusts near or over your limit
Mon 4 PMCaution79200%10 mi55°gusts near or over your limit
Mon 5 PMCaution79200%10 mi55°gusts near or over your limit

Flight restrictions nearby

Reading the FAA’s temporary flight restrictions.

Flight restrictions on the map. TFRs are not the whole picture: controlled airspace around airports needs LAANC authorization. Check the FAA’s B4UFLY.

Wind at 400 ft is estimated from the 10 m forecast by the power law, with exponents for each Pasquill stability class (Irwin 1979, rural, as in EPA dispersion models; the class from wind, sun height and cloud, after Turner 1970); gusts keep the ground gust’s margin. Caution from three quarters of your limit; the default 24 mph is the wind resistance printed for common sub-250 g drones. 14 CFR 107.51: “The minimum flight visibility, as observed from the location of the control station must be no less than 3 statute miles” and at least “500 feet below the cloud”. 14 CFR 107.29: “No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system during periods of civil twilight unless the small unmanned aircraft has lighted anti-collision lighting visible for at least 3 statute miles”; civil twilight is the 30 minutes before sunrise and after sunset, in Alaska the Air Almanac’s. Kp: SWPC’s scales say satellite navigation problems may occur at G3 (Kp 7) and navigation is “degraded for hours” at G4 (Kp 8); Kp 5 is the typical app warning. Typical limits, not rules: rain chance 30% caution and 60% no-fly, thunder 10% and 20%, below 0 °C caution and −10 °C no-fly, over 40 °C caution. Your drone’s manual and the airspace come first.

Spraying and field work

Worked out from the NWS hourly forecast

Hours fit for spraying, and the days dry enough for fieldwork and hay, read from this forecast’s wind, gusts, humidity, temperature and rain.

Spraying windows

  • Mon 7 PM to Tue 12 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Tue 10 PM to Wed 3 AM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 9 PM to Thu 5 AM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 9 AM to 11 AM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Fri 11 AM to 7 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Sat 2 PM to Sun 8 AM 18 hours, every hour within the rules
Sun6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SundayDry5%0.00 in83%5 mph7 d
MondayDry2%0.00 in57%7 mph6 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in43%2 mph5 d
WednesdayDry0%0.00 in48%7 mph4 dGood
ThursdayDry0%0.00 in54%7 mph3 d
FridayDry0%0.00 in50%5 mph2 d
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in50%3 mph1 d
SundayShowers possible36%0.00 in63%7 mph

Spraying: sustained wind 3 to 10 mph, the range US extension services and most labels give; gusts no more than 15 mph (this page’s limit); delta T (air minus wet-bulb temperature) 2 to 8 °C preferred and 8 to 10 °C marginal, from GRDC guidance, with the wet bulb by Stull’s formula; no hour at a 30% chance of rain or 0.25 mm forecast during the rain-free time. Follow the product label, which overrides all of this. Field days: dry is no daytime hour at a 30% chance and under 1 mm all day, wet is 6 mm (0.25 in) or more; soil moisture is not in the forecast, so ground still wet from earlier rain is not accounted for. Hay drying marks a dry day with humidity down to 50% and a breeze of 5 mph or more.

Solunar times

Computed from the moon’s position

The best-rated day this week is Friday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sun Fair7:10 AM to 9:10 AM7:38 PM to 9:38 PM11:51 PM to 12:51 AM3:18 PM to 4:18 PM 43%7:17 AM, 6:56 PM
Mon Fair8:06 AM to 10:06 AM8:32 PM to 10:32 PM1:05 AM to 2:05 AM3:54 PM to 4:54 PM 33%7:18 AM, 6:54 PM
Tue Poor8:58 AM to 10:58 AM9:22 PM to 11:22 PM2:19 AM to 3:19 AM4:24 PM to 5:24 PM 23%7:19 AM, 6:53 PM
Wed Fair9:46 AM to 11:46 AM10:09 PM to 12:09 AM3:30 AM to 4:30 AM4:50 PM to 5:50 PM 15%7:20 AM, 6:51 PM
Thu Good10:32 AM to 12:32 PM10:54 PM to 12:54 AM4:39 AM to 5:39 AM5:14 PM to 6:14 PM 8%7:21 AM, 6:50 PM
Fri Best11:17 AM to 1:17 PM5:46 AM to 6:46 AM5:37 PM to 6:37 PM 3%7:22 AM, 6:48 PM
Sat Best11:39 PM to 1:39 AM12:02 PM to 2:02 PM6:53 AM to 7:53 AM6:01 PM to 7:01 PM 1%7:23 AM, 6:47 PM

Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The weather’s side is the fishing index

Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot; minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset: the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables (1936). The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within a day and a half of a new or full moon (one more within three and a half days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset. The theory has mixed support in fisheries research; the times are exact astronomy.

In words

NWS forecast periods, as issued
  1. Tonight46° · 8% · W 6 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 6 mph.

  2. Monday56° · 6% · NW 7 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

  3. Monday Night36° · N 1–7 mph

    Clear, with a low around 36. North wind 1 to 7 mph.

  4. Tuesday59° · NE 2 mph

    Patchy frost between 7am and 8am. Sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 2 mph.

  5. Tuesday Night42° · S 0–7 mph

    Clear, with a low around 42. South wind 0 to 7 mph.

  6. Wednesday63° · SW 7 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 63.

  7. Wednesday Night48° · SW 7 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

  8. Thursday63° · W 3–7 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

  9. Thursday Night46° · 1% · SW 5 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

  10. Friday63° · 1% · SW 5 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 63.

  11. Friday Night45° · 1% · S 3 mph

    Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

  12. Saturday62° · SE 3 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

  13. Saturday Night46° · 11% · SE 6 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

  14. Sunday60° · 36% · SE 6 mph

    A chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Pittsburgh, PA · issued Oct 4, 6:43 PM EDT

Written by the forecaster on duty for their own colleagues and for anyone who wants to know why the forecast says what it says. It is not edited for the public, so it uses the office’s shorthand; it is also the most honest thing any weather service publishes.

What Has Changed

Updated 00Z aviation discussion.

KEY Messages

1) Quiet and dry weather through the end of the week. Monitor frost potential for tomorrow night. Next chance of rain could be Sunday into Monday.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1... The large-scale pattern across the Ohio River Valley favors near-seasonable temperatures and generally dry weather, with ridging over the West Coast supporting deep trough across the Great Lakes and East Coast.

Following the passage of a cold front Monday, temperatures could fall into the mid-30s across portions of the region Monday night into early Tuesday. Given the ongoing growing season, frost will become a concern, particularly across Forest, Jefferson (PA), Preston, and Tucker counties, where headlines may be needed. Cloud coverage and the potential of weak warm air advection will need to be monitored closely. An increase in cloud coverage and warm air could keep temperatures slightly warmer and limit frost development.

Confidence remains high that dry conditions will persist through at least Saturday. The next potential for rainfall may come from the remnants of a tropical disturbance currently being monitored by the National Hurricane Center Sunday into Monday.

Aviation · 00Z Monday Through Friday

Generally clear skies are expected for much of tonight as low clouds exit eastward. A weak cold front should result in a stratocu layer affecting FKL and DUJ overnight, with low VFR to MVFR cigs likely. Elsewhere, the CU rule and model soundings indicate a scattered diurnal cumulus layer on Monday, with gusty NW wind up to 20kt behind the exiting cold front. Skies should clear as wind diminishes late Monday under building high pressure.

Outlook... Outside of early morning river valley fog, VFR is expected through Friday under high pressure.

PBZ Watches / Warnings / Advisories

PA...None. OH...None. WV...None.

Hazardous weather outlook Oct 4, 1:14 PM EDT

The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.

FLUS41 KPBZ 041714
HWOPBZ

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
114 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-008-013>015-020>022-029-
031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>511-513-051715-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Lawrence-
Butler-Clarion-Beaver-Allegheny-Armstrong-Washington-Greene-
Westmoreland-Higher Elevations of Westmoreland-Fayette-
Higher Elevations of Fayette-Indiana-Higher Elevations of Indiana-
Hancock-Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel-Marion-Monongalia-
Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston-
Western Tucker-
114 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, western 
Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

PAZ009-016-WVZ512-514-051715-
Forest-Jefferson PA-Eastern Preston-Eastern Tucker-
114 PM EDT Sun Oct 4 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Pennsylvania and 
northern West Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Potential for frost early Tuesday morning as temperatures fall into
the mid-30s, Frost Advisory may need to be issued in the next 24 
hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

SKH

The outlooks beyond

SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this point

The national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.

Severe weather

  1. Day 1 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Thu Oct 8No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Fri Oct 9No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Sat Oct 10No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sun Oct 11No risk area

Tornado chance

  1. Today, within 25 milesUnder 2%

Our own model, not an official forecast.

Tornado risk and storm threats on the radar

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sun Oct 4Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Mon Oct 5Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Tue Oct 6Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Oct 7–Oct 8Under 0.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 9–Oct 100.10 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature50% chance above normalOct 10–Oct 14
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 10–Oct 14
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature40% chance above normalOct 12–Oct 18
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 12–Oct 18

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Parsons 3 Se

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 24 and the first fall freeze around October 24: a growing season of about 182 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 11; one spring in ten still has one after May 11.

Climate of 39.15, -79.58: normals, records and every month

Everything else on the grid

NWS forecast grid · 29 elements

The forecast office edits about sixty fields for every cell of its grid. The common ones are above; these are the rest, as the daily extreme, for anyone who needs the mixing height, the fire danger or the swell.

ElementSunMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Wet bulb globe temperature max66°57°59°62°62°63°61°
Wind chill min42°37°39°48°46°45°45°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%0%0%1%2%4%
Cloud ceiling min100 ft100 ft
Visibility min0.2 mi0.1 mi10 mi
Pressure min0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg
Mixing height max2,700 ft3,700 ft3,300 ft400 ft
Transport wind max10 mph18 mph7 mph10 mph
Twenty-foot wind max5 mph7 mph5 mph7 mph
Atmospheric dispersion index max3481285
Low visibility risk max9855

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Elkins/Randolph Field (EKN) · 23 mi away

Each forecast day against the same calendar date at the nearest long-record station: the 1991 to 2020 normal, and the record high and low with the year they were set.

DayForecastNormalRecord highRecord low
Sun Oct 464° / 51°70° / 45°85° (2005)13° (1974)
Mon Oct 556° / 36°69° / 43°86° (1941)26° (1935)
Tue Oct 659° / 42°71° / 42°85° (1941)22° (1965)
Wed Oct 763° / 48°69° / 43°85° (1941)24° (1964)
Thu Oct 863° / 46°69° / 42°84° (1939)22° (1953)
Fri Oct 963° / 45°69° / 43°83° (1939)23° (1978)
Sat Oct 1062° / 46°68° / 44°86° (1949)24° (1964)
Sun Oct 1160° / 49°66° / 42°84° (1949)19° (1964)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sun6:51 AM7:17 AM6:56 PM7:23 PM11 h 39 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon6:51 AM7:18 AM6:54 PM7:21 PM11 h 36 min Waning crescent · 33% lit
Tue6:52 AM7:19 AM6:53 PM7:20 PM11 h 34 min Waning crescent · 23% lit
Wed6:53 AM7:20 AM6:51 PM7:18 PM11 h 31 min Waning crescent · 15% lit
Thu6:54 AM7:21 AM6:50 PM7:17 PM11 h 29 min Waning crescent · 8% lit
Fri6:55 AM7:22 AM6:48 PM7:15 PM11 h 26 min Waning crescent · 3% lit
Sat6:56 AM7:23 AM6:47 PM7:14 PM11 h 24 min New moon · 1% lit
Sun6:57 AM7:24 AM6:45 PM7:12 PM11 h 21 min New moon · 0% lit

Forecast from the National Weather Service forecast grid at api.weather.gov, updated by the local office through the day; the written periods and hourly digest are the NWS’s own. Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center, the Weather Prediction Center and the Climate Prediction Center via NOAA’s map services. Records and normals from NOAA’s Global Historical Climatology Network. Sun and moon computed here. Place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

What is here

Seven days
The high, the low, the chance and amount of rain and snow, the wind and the forecaster’s words for each day and night, from the National Weather Service grid for the exact cell your town sits in.
Hour by hour
Temperature, what it feels like, dew point, humidity, chance and amount of precipitation, wind and gusts, sky cover, the chance of thunder, pressure, visibility and ceiling, as a chart and as a table, with nights shaded.
Everything else on the grid
The office edits about sixty fields for every cell. The ones the mainstream forecast pages leave out are here as a daily table: HeatRisk, wet bulb globe temperature, lightning activity, mixing height, transport wind, the fire weather indices, and at the coast the waves and swell.
The discussion
The Area Forecast Discussion the forecaster wrote to explain the forecast, in their own words, with the specialist annexes folded away. Also the office’s hazardous weather outlook.
Beyond the week
The Storm Prediction Center’s severe weather category for each of the next eight days, the Weather Prediction Center’s rainfall forecast to day seven and its winter storm severity, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for days six to fourteen, all read at your coordinate.
Against the record
Each forecast day beside the same date at the nearest long-record station: the thirty-year normal and the record high and low with their years, so a forecast high that would break a record says so.
The next 90 days
The forecast as far as the grid, the National Blend and the global models reach, and the calendar after that: the normal and the record for every date, with the Climate Prediction Center’s lean for the weeks, the month and the season drawn over them. No made-up highs for a date three months out.

Common questions

Where does this forecast come from?

From the National Weather Service forecast grid published at api.weather.gov, the same grid the local forecast office edits through the day and the source of every forecast on weather.gov. The written periods, the hourly digest and the forecaster’s discussion are the NWS’s own products, shown as issued. Nothing here is a blend a website made.

How far ahead does it go?

The grid runs seven days ahead, hour by hour for the first days and in three to six hour steps after that. The National Blend of Models carries the days to eleven and the global models to sixteen. Beyond that the page carries the national centers’ outlooks, severe weather to day eight, rainfall to day seven, and the Climate Prediction Center’s odds for the coming weeks, month and season, over a ninety-day calendar of the normal and the record for each date. No forecast has skill day by day past about two weeks, and this page does not print one.

Why is this different from the app on my phone?

Most forecast apps show a blend of models chosen by the company that makes the app. This page shows the forecast the local National Weather Service office issues, edited by the forecasters who will also issue the warnings, and it shows all of it rather than the six numbers that fit on a phone. The discussion explains the reasoning, which no app carries.

What is a place’s address here?

Every town has its own page, such as /forecast/us/oklahoma/oklahoma-city/, and every day at a town has one too. A ZIP code typed into the search goes to the town it belongs to. Any coordinate at all can be looked up, and the page names the nearest town.

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