Current weather · Sep 28, 4:23 AM EDT

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52°

Partly CloudyFeels like 54° · Humidity 93%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Pittsburgh, PA · grid 19,33
High
70°
Low
53°
Rain today
3%
Sunrise
7:21 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Mon 4 AM52°54°50°93%0%NW1 mph7 mph34%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 5 AM53°54°51°92%0%NW1 mph8 mph42%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 6 AM54°54°51°91%0%NW2 mph8 mph49%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 7 AM54°54°51°90%0%NW3 mph9 mph56%0.01 inHg9 mi
Mon 8 AM54°54°53°94%0%NNW3 mph9 mph59%0.01 inHg9 mi
Mon 9 AM56°56°55°96%0%NNW5 mph12 mph64%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 10 AM60°60°56°87%0%NNW5 mph12 mph62%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 11 AM64°64°57°79%0%NNW6 mph13 mph54%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 12 PM66°66°56°71%0%NNW6 mph13 mph62%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 1 PM68°68°57°69%0%NNW5 mph12 mph72%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 2 PM68°68°57°67%2%N5 mph12 mph75%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 3 PM69°69°57°66%2%N5 mph12 mph69%0.01 inHg10 mi6,500 ft
Mon 4 PM69°69°58°67%2%N5 mph10 mph77%0.01 inHg10 mi6,300 ft
Mon 5 PM69°69°58°67%3%N3 mph9 mph80%0.01 inHg10 mi5,800 ft
Mon 6 PM68°68°58°71%3%N2 mph7 mph76%0.01 inHg10 mi6,200 ft
Mon 7 PM66°66°59°77%3%N1 mph6 mph69%0.01 inHg10 mi6,300 ft
Mon 8 PM63°63°59°87%1%N1 mph6 mph70%0.01 inHg10 mi6,500 ft
Mon 9 PM61°61°58°91%1%N1 mph6 mph75%0.01 inHg10 mi8,400 ft
Mon 10 PM59°59°57°92%1%N1 mph7 mph61%0.01 inHg10 mi
Mon 11 PMPatchy fog58°58°57°96%1%N1 mph6 mph56%0.01 inHg8 mi
Tue 12 AMAreas of fog57°57°56°98%1%N1 mph5 mph43%0.01 inHg6 mi
Tue 1 AMAreas of fog56°56°56°100%1%N0 mph5 mph42%0.01 inHg4 mi
Tue 2 AMAreas of fog55°55°55°100%1%N0 mph5 mph38%0.01 inHg2.0 mi
Tue 3 AMAreas of fog54°54°54°100%0%N0 mph5 mph48%0.01 inHg1.1 mi
Tue 4 AMAreas of fog54°54°54°100%0%N0 mph5 mph57%0.01 inHg1.1 mi
Tue 5 AMAreas of fog53°53°53°100%0%N0 mph5 mph68%0.01 inHg0.9 mi
Tue 6 AMAreas of fog53°53°53°100%0%N0 mph5 mph45%0.01 inHg0.7 mi
Tue 7 AMAreas of fog53°53°53°99%0%N0 mph5 mph46%0.01 inHg0.5 mi
Tue 8 AMAreas of fog54°54°54°100%0%NNE1 mph5 mph49%0.01 inHg0.8 mi
Tue 9 AMAreas of fog57°57°56°97%0%N0 mph3 mph32%0.01 inHg2.6 mi
Tue 10 AM62°63°58°86%0%N0 mph3 mph30%0.01 inHg7 mi
Tue 11 AM67°67°59°77%0%NE1 mph3 mph36%0.01 inHg9 mi
Tue 12 PM69°69°58°69%0%N0 mph3 mph30%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 1 PM71°71°59°65%0%N0 mph3 mph33%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 2 PM72°72°59°63%0%N0 mph3 mph31%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 3 PM72°72°58°60%0%N0 mph3 mph37%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 4 PM73°73°58°60%0%N0 mph2 mph31%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 5 PM72°72°58°60%0%N0 mph2 mph24%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 6 PM71°71°59°65%0%N0 mph2 mph34%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 7 PM68°68°60°74%0%N0 mph2 mph32%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 8 PM63°63°59°87%0%N0 mph2 mph26%0.01 inHg10 mi-100 ft
Tue 9 PMPatchy fog60°61°59°93%0%N0 mph2 mph31%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 10 PMPatchy fog59°59°58°96%0%N0 mph3 mph24%0.01 inHg10 mi
Tue 11 PMAreas of fog58°58°57°98%0%N0 mph5 mph17%0.01 inHg10 mi
Wed 12 AMAreas of fog57°57°57°99%0%SE0 mph6 mph20%0.01 inHg10 mi
Wed 1 AMAreas of fog56°57°56°100%0%SE1 mph6 mph22%0.01 inHg10 mi
Wed 2 AMPatchy fog56°56°56°100%0%SE1 mph6 mph25%0.01 inHg10 mi
Wed 3 AMPatchy fog55°55°55°100%0%SE1 mph6 mph23%0.01 inHg10 mi

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 28, 4:19 AM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2870°53°Partly Sunny3%wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  2. TueSep 2973°54°Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny1%wind 1 mph
  3. WedSep 3077°59°Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny0%wind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  4. ThuOct 180°62°Mostly Sunny14%wind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
  5. FriOct 270°53°Chance Rain Showers47%0.26 inwind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  6. SatOct 366°56°Chance Rain Showers32%0.46 inwind 6 mph · gusts 15 mph
  7. SunOct 468°53°Chance Rain Showers46%1.14 inwind 6 mph · gusts 16 mph
  8. MonOct 564°49°37%wind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
  9. TueOct 665°50°National Blend17%0.05 inwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
  10. WedOct 766°49°National Blend21%0.32 inwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  11. ThuOct 8~62°55°Model mean0.60 in
  12. FriOct 9~58°45°Model mean0.01 in
  13. SatOct 10~62°41°Model mean
  14. SunOct 11~64°50°Model mean0.01 in
  15. MonOct 12~57°45°Model mean
  16. TueOct 13~41°36°Model mean0.02 in

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like54°
  • WindCalmgusts 7 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity93%
  • Dew point50°
  • Pressure0.01 inHg
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
  • Moonrise8:01 PMMoonset 9:33 AM
  • Moon phaseWaning gibbous95% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 28, 2:00 AM 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. TodaySep 2870°53°NWS grid 70° / 53°rain 3%wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
  2. TueSep 2973°54°NWS grid 73° / 54°rain 1%wind 1 mph
  3. WedSep 3077°59°NWS grid 77° / 59°rain 1%wind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
  4. ThuOct 180°62°NWS grid 80° / 62°rain 27%wind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
  5. FriOct 271°54°NWS grid 70° / 53°rain 47%0.21 inwind 7 mph · gusts 16 mph
  6. SatOct 367°56°NWS grid 66° / 56°rain 37%0.18 inwind 6 mph · gusts 15 mph
  7. SunOct 468°53°NWS grid 68° / 53°rain 49%0.56 inwind 6 mph · gusts 16 mph
  8. MonOct 564°49°NWS grid 64° / 49°rain 32%0.34 inwind 8 mph · gusts 17 mph
  9. TueOct 665°50°Beyond the NWS gridrain 17%0.05 inwind 3 mph · gusts 12 mph
  10. WedOct 766°49°Beyond the NWS gridrain 21%0.32 inwind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
  11. ThuOct 866°—Beyond the NWS gridrain 17%0.04 inwind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
50°68°86°TueWedThuFriSatSunMon

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 27, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 27, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 27, 8:00 PM 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.

41°64°86°TueWedThuFriSatSunMon

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2870° 53°69° 53°71° 49°71° 50°67° 55°0.02 in~72° 53°
Tue Sep 2973° 54°69° 55°75° 53°77° 53°71° 57°~75° 53°
Wed Sep 3077° 59°—78° 55°77° 55°78° 56°~79° 54°
Thu Oct 180° 62°—84° 58°81° 58°82° 60°~83° 59°
Fri Oct 270° 53°0.26 in—69° 53°0.02 in72° 60°0.23 in65° 53°0.06 in~81° 66°0.18 in
Sat Oct 366° 56°0.46 in—59° 53°0.42 in68° 56°0.27 in~67° 49°~70° 56°0.02 in
Sun Oct 468° 53°1.14 in—66° 58°0.03 in68° 61°0.48 in~75° 54°0.13 in~66° 57°0.41 in
Mon Oct 564° 49°—65° 47°63° 50°0.17 in~70° 59°0.67 in~63° 52°
Tue Oct 6——62° 42°62° 44°0.10 in~70° 61°0.01 in~61° 38°
Wed Oct 7——66° 40°66° 46°0.03 in~70° 53°~73° 39°0.03 in
Thu Oct 8——~54° 51°0.20 in—~71° 58°0.63 in~62° 56°0.98 in
Fri Oct 9——~58° 43°—~51° 46°0.02 in~66° 47°0.01 in
Sat Oct 10——~62° 39°—~49° 38°~75° 47°
Sun Oct 11——~62° 51°—~56° 36°~74° 62°0.03 in
Mon Oct 12——~54° 41°0.01 in—~41° 39°~60° 49°
Tue Oct 13——~41° 36°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 Zanesville (ZZV) · 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 Tue Oct 13, 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 lean33%warmer 40% · Oct 202633% chance above normal · Oct to Dec-20°0°20°40°60°80°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 1

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

Week ofNormalWarmest on recordColdest on recordTemperature leanPrecipitation lean
Sep 2871° / 46°94° (1953)25° (1947)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 569° / 45°88° (2007)18° (1964)33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14near normal most likely · days 8 to 14
Oct 1266° / 43°86° (1969)22° (1964)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1963° / 39°84° (1953)15° (1952)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2658° / 37°84° (1963)17° (1962)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Nov 257° / 38°82° (2024)8° (1991)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 951° / 31°78° (2020)9° (1986)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1652° / 34°77° (1958)10° (1964)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2351° / 33°76° (1990)5° (1958)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 3047° / 29°76° (1982)-6° (1958)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 743° / 27°72° (1971)-10° (1958)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1442° / 28°69° (1984)-15° (1989)33% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 2139° / 25°69° (2016)-17° (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.

Each rating says which span it is for: the rest of today’s daylight, tonight, or the next 24 hours.

Health

  • Arthritisnext 24 hModeratehumid
  • Sinus pressurenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Common coldtodayLowmild
  • FlutodayLowmild
  • Migrainenext 24 hLowsteady conditions
  • Asthmanext 24 hLowclean air
  • Heat stresstodayLowmild
  • SunburntodayLowweak sun
  • Frostbitenext 24 hLowmild
  • SleepingtonightIdealcool, quiet night

Outdoors

  • RunningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GolftodayIdealfine conditions
  • FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Boating and paddlingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Beach and pooltodayGoodcool
  • CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
  • StargazingtonightPoorpartly cloudy

Travel

  • Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
  • Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads

Home and garden

  • Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
  • Drying laundry outsidetodayGoodhumid
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayHighwarm
  • TickstodayVery highwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayHighwarm

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
MondayPoor8:44 PM to 5:51 AM0 of 9None94%9 h1 mph
TuesdayFair8:42 PM to 5:52 AM3 of 9None87%Poor9 h1 mph
WednesdayPoor8:41 PM to 5:54 AM0 of 9None80%5 mph
ThursdayPoor8:39 PM to 5:55 AM0 of 9None70%5 mph
FridayPoor8:37 PM to 5:56 AM0 of 9None60%9 h6 mph
SaturdayPoor8:36 PM to 5:57 AM0 of 9None50%8 h5 mph
SundayPoor8:34 PM to 5:58 AM0 of 9None39%9 h7 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
Mon6:54 AM to 7:04 AM7:04 AM to 7:56 AM6:38 PM to 7:31 PM7:31 PM to 7:41 PM
Tue6:55 AM to 7:05 AM7:05 AM to 7:57 AM6:37 PM to 7:29 PM7:29 PM to 7:39 PM
Wed6:56 AM to 7:06 AM7:06 AM to 7:58 AM6:35 PM to 7:27 PM7:27 PM to 7:38 PM
Thu6:56 AM to 7:07 AM7:07 AM to 7:59 AM6:33 PM to 7:26 PM7:26 PM to 7:36 PM
Fri6:57 AM to 7:08 AM7:08 AM to 8:00 AM6:32 PM to 7:24 PM7:24 PM to 7:35 PM
Sat6:58 AM to 7:09 AM7:09 AM to 8:01 AM6:30 PM to 7:23 PM7:23 PM to 7:33 PM
Sun6:59 AM to 7:10 AM7:10 AM to 8:02 AM6:29 PM to 7:21 PM7:21 PM to 7:31 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:21 AM, 92° E
  • SS Sunset 7:14 PM, 268° W
  • MR Moonrise 8:01 PM, 67° ENE
  • MS Moonset 9:33 AM, 290° WNW
  • Waning gibbous, 95% 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 (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Mon 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:51 AM to sunrise 7:21 AM, and sunset 7:14 PM to 7:44 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Mon6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Mon 4 AMCaution15100%10 mi52°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 5 AMCaution15110%10 mi53°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 6 AMCaution29150%10 mi54°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 7 AMCaution34100%9 mi54°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Mon 8 AMGood34100%9 mi54°nothing against it
Mon 9 AMGood56130%10 mi56°nothing against it
Mon 10 AMGood56130%10 mi60°nothing against it
Mon 11 AMGood67140%10 mi64°nothing against it
Mon 12 PMGood67140%10 mi66°nothing against it
Mon 1 PMGood56130%10 mi68°nothing against it
Mon 2 PMGood56132%10 mi68°nothing against it
Mon 3 PMGood56132%10 mi400 ft69°nothing against it
Mon 4 PMGood56122%10 mi400 ft69°nothing against it
Mon 5 PMGood35113%10 mi400 ft69°nothing against it
Mon 6 PMGood2373%10 mi400 ft68°nothing against it
Mon 7 PMCaution1373%10 mi400 ft66°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 8 PMCaution1371%10 mi400 ft63°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 9 PMCaution1371%10 mi400 ft61°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 10 PMCaution1391%10 mi59°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Mon 11 PMCaution1371%8 mi58°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 12 AMCaution1581%6 mi57°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 1 AMCaution0051%3.9 mi56°night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 2 AMNo-fly0051%2.0 mi55°visibility under 3 miles (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Tue 3 AMNo-fly0050%1.1 mi54°visibility under 3 miles (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29)

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 11 AM to 6 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 11 AM to 5 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 9 PM to 11 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 3 AM to 12 PM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 4 PM to 10 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 1 PM to 4 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
Mon6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Wed12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Thu12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
MondayDry3%0.00 in66%6 mph4 d
TuesdayDry0%0.00 in60%1 mph3 d
WednesdayDry0%0.00 in55%3 mph2 d
ThursdayDry2%0.00 in56%8 mph1 d
FridayWet47%0.26 in72%7 mph
SaturdayWet32%0.46 in69%6 mph
SundayWet46%1.14 in76%6 mph
MondayDry27%0.00 in67%8 mph1 d

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 Monday, rated good.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Mon Good1:26 AM to 3:26 AM1:51 PM to 3:51 PM9:03 AM to 10:03 AM7:31 PM to 8:31 PM 95%7:21 AM, 7:14 PM
Tue Good2:18 AM to 4:18 AM2:45 PM to 4:45 PM10:17 AM to 11:17 AM8:05 PM to 9:05 PM 90%7:21 AM, 7:13 PM
Wed Poor3:14 AM to 5:14 AM3:43 PM to 5:43 PM11:33 AM to 12:33 PM8:49 PM to 9:49 PM 83%7:22 AM, 7:11 PM
Thu Fair4:14 AM to 6:14 AM4:45 PM to 6:45 PM12:46 PM to 1:46 PM9:42 PM to 10:42 PM 74%7:23 AM, 7:09 PM
Fri Fair5:16 AM to 7:16 AM5:48 PM to 7:48 PM1:51 PM to 2:51 PM10:46 PM to 11:46 PM 64%7:24 AM, 7:08 PM
Sat Fair6:19 AM to 8:19 AM6:49 PM to 8:49 PM2:45 PM to 3:45 PM 54%7:25 AM, 7:06 PM
Sun Fair7:19 AM to 9:19 AM7:47 PM to 9:47 PM11:58 PM to 12:58 AM3:29 PM to 4:29 PM 43%7:26 AM, 7:04 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. Overnight52° · NW 1 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 1 mph.

  2. Monday70° · 3% · NW 2–6 mph

    Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

  3. Monday Night53° · 3% · N 2 mph

    Areas of fog after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 2 mph.

  4. Tuesday73° · N 1 mph

    Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 1 mph.

  5. Tuesday Night54° · E 1 mph

    Areas of fog after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind around 1 mph.

  6. Wednesday77° · S 3 mph

    Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

  7. Wednesday Night59° · 1% · S 5 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

  8. Thursday80° · 2% · S 8 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

  9. Thursday Night62° · 27% · SW 5 mph

    A chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  10. Friday70° · 47% · NW 7 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  11. Friday Night53° · 47% · N 6 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

  12. Saturday66° · 32% · NE 6 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  13. Saturday Night56° · 37% · NE 5 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  14. Sunday68° · 46% · SE 6 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Pittsburgh, PA · issued Sep 28, 1:54 AM 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

Deleted 1st Key Message. Updated Key Message 2 and moved it into 1st Key Message. Aviation discussion with 06Z TAF package.

KEY Messages

1) A mostly dry stretch of weather from Monday through Thursday with warming temperatures, before a late week front returns precipitation chances

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1... As the coastal trough associated with the nor'easter pulls offshore, 500mb ridging will be able to build across the Upper Ohio Valley by 12Z Wednesday. Dry weather will result into Thursday, with that latter day representing the peak of a warming trend as southwest flow amps up behind a Carolina surface high. Ensemble trends are a bit stronger for ridging by Thursday. NBM probabilities for 80F or greater high temperatures that day remain between 50 and 80 percent for most non-ridge locations south of I-80. That said, dewpoints topping out in the low 60s will keep heat risk concerns relatively muted. Currently, probabilities for moderate or higher heat risk levels are 10 percent or less.

There are differences in opinion in the longer-range models regarding the strength and timing of the next shortwave trough crossing the Canadian prairies and potentially the Great Lakes later in the week. ECMWF AI Ensemble has strong ridging signal Thursday through Saturday over the area, and the trend on most ensembles has been much drier for Thursday as a result. Still, at least scattered shower activity becomes more likely Thursday night/Friday in the moistening warm sector, with rain chances lingering into the weekend. Severe weather potential looks muted by meager instability, and probabilities for significant rain are listed below.

24 hour probability of 0.50"+ rainfall 12z Thu to 12z Fri: 5-15% with highest in OH 12z Fri to 12z Sat: 15-25% 12z Sat to 12z Sun: 20-30% with highest in WV 12z Sun to 12z Mon: 25-45% with highest southern half 12z Mon to 12z Tue: 10-20% with highest in WV

Aviation · 06Z Monday Through Friday

IFR ceilings in place already at DUJ and likely to stay that way until midday. Given earlier rain certainly could be IFR visibility for a few hours centered around 12z.

Elsewhere VFR to MVFR ceilings are expected to gradually lower to MVFR overnight. Because of clear skies around ZZV, there is the potential for radiation fog toward 12z. Did not include it but will monitor trends closely.

Ceilings will remain in place most of the day with gradual rise toward upper end of MVFR. May be a period of VFR ceilings in the evening before breaks in the clouds allow for radiation fog formation toward 06z. Do expect IFR to LIFR in fog for most locations Tuesday morning.

After burning off Tuesday mid morning, expect potential for repeat of radiation fog late Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

Outlook... VFR is generally Wednesday and Thursday. Restrictions are possible Thursday night and Friday with showers returning.

PBZ Watches / Warnings / Advisories

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

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 28, 1:16 AM EDT

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

FLUS41 KPBZ 280516
HWOPBZ

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
116 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029-
031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-290530-
Tuscarawas-Carroll-Columbiana-Coshocton-Harrison-Jefferson OH-
Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont-Noble-Monroe-Mercer-Venango-Forest-
Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA-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-
Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
116 AM EDT Mon Sep 28 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

$$

Craven

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 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Mon Oct 5No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Tue Sep 29Under 0.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Wed Sep 30Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Oct 1–Oct 20.25 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 3–Oct 40.75 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 7
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 7
  3. Days 8–14 · Temperature33% chance below normalOct 5–Oct 11
  4. Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 5–Oct 11

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Philo 3 Sw

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 19 and the first fall freeze around October 25: a growing season of about 189 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 9; one spring in ten still has one after May 9.

Climate of 39.84, -81.77: 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.

ElementMonTueWedThuFriSatSunMon
HeatRisk max0 · Little0 · Little1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little
Wet bulb globe temperature max69°74°76°78°70°67°69°
Heat index max73°77°82°
Chance of thunder max0%0%0%3%8%5%9%9%
Cloud ceiling min5,800 ft-100 ft
Visibility min8 mi0.5 mi10 mi
Pressure min0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg
Mixing height max3,000 ft4,000 ft400 ft
Transport wind max10 mph6 mph7 mph
Twenty-foot wind max5 mph1 mph3 mph5 mph
Atmospheric dispersion index max3226
Low visibility risk max810

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Zanesville (ZZV) · 9.8 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
Mon Sep 2870° / 53°72° / 51°90° (1959)34° (1957)
Tue Sep 2973° / 54°69° / 48°94° (1953)28° (1951)
Wed Sep 3077° / 59°70° / 47°94° (1953)29° (1949)
Thu Oct 180° / 62°71° / 46°92° (2019)25° (1947)
Fri Oct 270° / 53°72° / 48°92° (2019)25° (1947)
Sat Oct 366° / 56°71° / 50°93° (2019)27° (1974)
Sun Oct 468° / 53°71° / 50°88° (1951)27° (1952)
Mon Oct 564° / 49°69° / 47°87° (1951)27° (1950)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Mon6:54 AM7:21 AM7:14 PM7:41 PM11 h 53 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:55 AM7:21 AM7:13 PM7:39 PM11 h 52 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:56 AM7:22 AM7:11 PM7:38 PM11 h 49 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu6:56 AM7:23 AM7:09 PM7:36 PM11 h 46 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri6:57 AM7:24 AM7:08 PM7:35 PM11 h 44 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:58 AM7:25 AM7:06 PM7:33 PM11 h 41 min Last quarter · 54% lit
Sun6:59 AM7:26 AM7:04 PM7:31 PM11 h 38 min Last quarter · 43% lit
Mon7:00 AM7:27 AM7:03 PM7:30 PM11 h 36 min Waning crescent · 33% 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
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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?

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What is a place’s address here?

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