Current weather · Sep 26, 1:30 PM EDT

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66°

SunnyFeels like 66° · Humidity 53%NWS forecast for this hour; no recent station reportForecast by NWS Pittsburgh, PA · grid 53,46
High
70°
Low
48°
Rain today
0%
Sunrise
7:15 AM
Sunset
7:13 PM

Hour by hour

NWS forecast grid

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Every hour as a table48 hours
TimeWeatherTemperatureFeels likeDew pointHumidityChanceAmountSnowDirWindGustSky coverThunderPressureVisibilityCeiling
Sat 1 PM66°66°48°53%0%N8 mph14 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 2 PM68°68°54°61%0%N8 mph15 mph11%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 3 PM69°69°54°58%0%N9 mph16 mph17%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 4 PM69°69°54°58%0%N9 mph16 mph9%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 5 PM69°69°54°60%0%N9 mph17 mph7%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 6 PM67°67°55°66%0%N8 mph17 mph23%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 7 PM63°63°56°77%0%N8 mph16 mph37%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 8 PM60°60°56°85%0%N8 mph17 mph41%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 9 PM59°59°56°89%0%N9 mph17 mph42%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 10 PM58°58°55°92%0%N9 mph17 mph42%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sat 11 PM57°57°55°92%0%N9 mph15 mph50%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 12 AM56°56°54°92%0%N8 mph14 mph37%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 1 AM56°56°54°93%0%NNW8 mph13 mph45%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 2 AM55°55°54°94%0%N7 mph12 mph46%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 3 AM55°55°54°95%0%NNW7 mph12 mph44%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 4 AM54°54°54°97%0%NNW7 mph13 mph49%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 5 AM54°54°54°99%0%NNW7 mph14 mph43%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 6 AM54°54°54°100%0%NNW7 mph14 mph30%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 7 AM54°54°54°99%0%NW7 mph14 mph36%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 8 AM54°54°54°100%0%NNW7 mph15 mph38%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 9 AM57°57°56°97%0%NNW7 mph15 mph26%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 10 AM61°61°57°85%0%NNW9 mph18 mph19%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 11 AM64°65°57°77%0%N10 mph20 mph20%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 12 PM67°67°56°68%0%NNW12 mph20 mph17%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 1 PM68°68°55°63%0%NNW12 mph21 mph26%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 2 PM70°70°55°59%0%NNW12 mph21 mph45%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 3 PM71°71°54°56%0%NNW12 mph22 mph41%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 4 PM70°70°54°57%0%NNW12 mph21 mph48%0.01 inHg10 mi
Sun 5 PM69°69°54°58%1%NNW12 mph21 mph71%0.01 inHg10 mi6,000 ft
Sun 6 PM68°68°54°61%1%NNW10 mph20 mph58%0.01 inHg10 mi8,300 ft
Sun 7 PM64°64°54°69%2%NNW9 mph20 mph75%0.01 inHg10 mi8,300 ft
Sun 8 PM62°62°54°76%10%N8 mph18 mph93%0.01 inHg10 mi9,900 ft
Sun 9 PM61°61°55°81%7%NNW8 mph16 mph76%0.01 inHg10 mi9,900 ft
Sun 10 PM60°60°55°85%3%N8 mph15 mph78%0.01 inHg10 mi9,900 ft
Sun 11 PM59°59°55°87%0%NNW8 mph13 mph70%0.01 inHg10 mi5,800 ft
Mon 12 AM59°59°55°88%1%NNW7 mph12 mph71%0.01 inHg10 mi2,800 ft
Mon 1 AM59°59°56°89%2%NNW7 mph10 mph77%0.01 inHg10 mi2,800 ft
Mon 2 AM58°59°56°90%3%NNW6 mph10 mph78%0.01 inHg10 mi2,500 ft
Mon 3 AM58°58°56°93%3%NNW6 mph10 mph70%0.01 inHg10 mi2,500 ft
Mon 4 AM57°57°56°94%4%NNW5 mph10 mph69%0.01 inHg10 mi2,500 ft
Mon 5 AM57°57°56°96%5%NNW5 mph10 mph83%0.01 inHg10 mi2,000 ft
Mon 6 AM57°57°56°97%5%NNW5 mph9 mph78%0.01 inHg10 mi2,000 ft
Mon 7 AM57°57°57°99%4%NNW5 mph9 mph84%0.01 inHg10 mi2,000 ft
Mon 8 AM57°57°57°100%4%NW5 mph9 mph75%2%0.01 inHg10 mi1,500 ft
Mon 9 AM58°58°58°99%4%NW5 mph9 mph67%2%0.01 inHg10 mi1,500 ft
Mon 10 AM61°—59°94%4%NNW5 mph10 mph70%2%0.01 inHg10 mi1,500 ft
Mon 11 AM63°63°60°89%4%NNW5 mph10 mph72%2%0.01 inHg10 mi1,400 ft
Mon 12 PM64°—60°85%4%NNW5 mph10 mph75%2%0.01 inHg10 mi1,400 ft

The next 16 days

NWS grid published Sep 26, 12:51 PM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 11, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16
  1. TodaySep 2670°48°Sunny0%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  2. SunSep 2769°56°Mostly Sunny10%wind 12 mph · gusts 22 mph
  3. MonSep 2867°57°Mostly Cloudy5%wind 7 mph
  4. TueSep 2972°55°Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny1%wind 1 mph
  5. WedSep 3073°60°Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny8%wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
  6. ThuOct 175°62°Slight Chance Rain Showers24%0.02 inwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
  7. FriOct 273°60°Chance Rain Showers43%0.19 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  8. SatOct 374°63°46%0.43 inwind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
  9. SunOct 472°56°National Blend48%0.96 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  10. MonOct 567°51°National Blend23%0.17 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. TueOct 667°52°National Blend13%0.06 inwind 7 mph
  12. WedOct 7~62°48°Model mean0.04 in
  13. ThuOct 8~66°48°Model mean
  14. FriOct 9~67°49°Model mean0.02 in
  15. SatOct 10~64°47°Model mean
  16. SunOct 11~59°41°Model mean0.04 in

Right now

NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow
  • Feels like66°
  • WindN 8 mphgusts 14 mph
  • Radar over this pointno reading
  • Humidity53%
  • Dew point48°
  • Pressure0.01 inHg
  • UV index—
  • Air quality—
  • Visibility10 mi
  • Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset
  • Moonrise7:02 PMMoonset 7:07 AM
  • Moon phaseFull moon100% lit

The National Blend of Models

NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 26, 8:00 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 2673°55°NWS grid 70° / 48°rain 0%wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  2. SunSep 2773°58°NWS grid 69° / 56°rain 10%wind 12 mph · gusts 21 mph
  3. MonSep 2870°59°NWS grid 67° / 57°rain 5%wind 7 mph
  4. TueSep 2975°57°NWS grid 72° / 55°rain 1%wind 2 mph
  5. WedSep 3075°61°NWS grid 73° / 60°rain 13%wind 5 mph · gusts 10 mph
  6. ThuOct 177°63°NWS grid 75° / 62°rain 30%thunder 11%0.01 inwind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
  7. FriOct 274°60°NWS grid 73° / 60°rain 43%thunder 17%0.10 inwind 8 mph · gusts 14 mph
  8. SatOct 373°61°NWS grid 74° / 63°rain 45%0.31 inwind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
  9. SunOct 472°56°Beyond the NWS gridrain 48%0.96 inwind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
  10. MonOct 567°51°Beyond the NWS gridrain 23%0.17 inwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
  11. TueOct 667°52°Beyond the NWS gridrain 13%0.06 inwind 7 mph
50°64°77°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly

The models, side by side

HRRR Sep 26, 8:00 AM EDT · GFS Sep 26, 2:00 AM EDT · GEFS Sep 26, 2:00 AM EDT · ECMWF Sep 25, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 25, 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°SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

DayNWS gridHRRRGFSGEFSECMWFECMWF AI
Today Sep 2670° 48°72° 47°69° 44°69° 44°70° 49°~72° 48°
Sun Sep 2769° 56°73° 50°71° 47°70° 47°70° 53°~71° 53°
Mon Sep 2867° 57°58° 55°66° 52°66° 52°63° 56°0.03 in~66° 58°0.03 in
Tue Sep 2972° 55°—75° 58°74° 53°71° 59°0.01 in~72° 57°
Wed Sep 3073° 60°—77° 54°75° 54°0.03 in72° 54°~78° 55°
Thu Oct 175° 62°0.02 in—66° 61°76° 59°0.03 in68° 61°0.11 in~82° 60°
Fri Oct 273° 60°0.19 in—83° 59°0.13 in74° 62°0.24 in~71° 62°0.72 in~70° 62°0.11 in
Sat Oct 374° 63°0.43 in—79° 64°73° 61°0.34 in~67° 60°0.90 in~59° 55°0.56 in
Sun Oct 4——80° 61°0.17 in71° 62°0.37 in~67° 52°~55° 54°1.14 in
Mon Oct 5——74° 57°2.15 in61° 50°0.23 in~65° 47°~57° 54°0.15 in
Tue Oct 6——~54° 50°0.98 in~48° 48°0.03 in~60° 45°~64° 54°0.07 in
Wed Oct 7——~55° 41°—~64° 44°~67° 58°0.13 in
Thu Oct 8——~58° 38°—~68° 45°~72° 60°0.01 in
Fri Oct 9——~63° 38°—~61° 52°0.07 in~75° 56°
Sat Oct 10——~62° 43°—~56° 40°~74° 58°
Sun Oct 11——~59° 41°0.04 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 Wheeling/Ohio Co. (HLG) · 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 Sun Oct 11, 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 lean70%warmer 40% · Oct 202640% chance above normal · Oct to Dec0°20°40°60°80°TodayOct 1Nov 1Dec 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
Sep 2668° / 50°90° (2019)33° (2003)no outlookno outlook
Oct 370° / 49°89° (2019)28° (2001)near normal most likely · days 8 to 1433% chance above normal · days 8 to 14
Oct 1067° / 46°86° (1949)29° (2012)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 1762° / 44°82° (2024)19° (1952)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 2458° / 42°82° (2012)25° (2006)40% chance above normal · Oct 2026equal chances · Oct 2026
Oct 3157° / 38°83° (1948)20° (1951)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 756° / 39°78° (2020)12° (2019)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 1448° / 34°72° (2016)14° (2014)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2149° / 33°71° (1999)8° (1950)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Nov 2847° / 31°70° (2005)10° (2002)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 538° / 25°71° (2001)8° (2007)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1241° / 28°70° (2015)-7° (1951)40% chance above normal · Oct to Decequal chances · Oct to Dec
Dec 1943° / 29°69° (2013)-4° (2022)40% 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 pooltodayVery goodcool
  • 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 outsidetodayIdealfine conditions
  • Painting and outdoor projectstodayIdealfine conditions
  • FrosttonightLowmild

Pests

  • MosquitoestodayHighwarm
  • TickstodayHighwarm
  • Indoor pestsnext 24 hLowmild
  • Outdoor peststodayModeratewarm

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
SaturdayPoor8:44 PM to 5:45 AM0 of 9None100%9 h9 mph
SundayPoor8:42 PM to 5:46 AM0 of 9None98%5 h8 mph
MondayPoor8:40 PM to 5:47 AM0 of 9None94%9 h2 mph
TuesdayPoor8:39 PM to 5:48 AM0 of 9None87%9 h1 mph
WednesdayPoor8:37 PM to 5:49 AM0 of 9None80%3 h5 mph
ThursdayPoor8:35 PM to 5:50 AM0 of 9None70%6 h7 mph
FridayPoor8:34 PM to 5:51 AM0 of 9None60%9 h5 mph
SaturdayPoor8:32 PM to 5:52 AM0 of 9None50%

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
Sat6:48 AM to 6:58 AM6:58 AM to 7:50 AM6:38 PM to 7:30 PM7:30 PM to 7:40 PM
Sun6:49 AM to 6:59 AM6:59 AM to 7:51 AM6:36 PM to 7:28 PM7:28 PM to 7:39 PM
Mon6:49 AM to 7:00 AM7:00 AM to 7:52 AM6:34 PM to 7:27 PM7:27 PM to 7:37 PM
Tue6:50 AM to 7:01 AM7:01 AM to 7:53 AM6:33 PM to 7:25 PM7:25 PM to 7:35 PM
Wed6:51 AM to 7:02 AM7:02 AM to 7:54 AM6:31 PM to 7:23 PM7:23 PM to 7:34 PM
Thu6:52 AM to 7:03 AM7:03 AM to 7:55 AM6:29 PM to 7:22 PM7:22 PM to 7:32 PM
Fri6:53 AM to 7:04 AM7:04 AM to 7:56 AM6:28 PM to 7:20 PM7:20 PM to 7:31 PM
NESWSRSSMRMS
  • SR Sunrise 7:15 AM, 91° E
  • SS Sunset 7:13 PM, 269° W
  • MR Moonrise 7:02 PM, 83° E
  • MS Moonset 7:07 AM, 273° W
  • Full moon, 100% 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: good to fly. Next good stretch: Sat 1 PM to 4 PM, 3 hours.

Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:45 AM to sunrise 7:15 AM, and sunset 7:13 PM to 7:43 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.

Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Caution No-fly

HourVerdictWind (mph)400 ft est. (mph)Gust (mph)RainVisibilityCloud allowsTempKpWhy
Sat 1 PMGood810150%10 mi66°nothing against it
Sat 2 PMGood810170%10 mi68°nothing against it
Sat 3 PMGood911180%10 mi69°nothing against it
Sat 4 PMCaution912190%10 mi69°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 5 PMCaution912200%10 mi69°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 6 PMCaution810200%10 mi67°gusts near or over your limit
Sat 7 PMNo-fly819270%10 mi63°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 8 PMNo-fly819290%10 mi60°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 9 PMNo-fly922300%10 mi59°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 10 PMNo-fly922300%10 mi58°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sat 11 PMCaution913190%10 mi57°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 12 AMNo-fly819250%10 mi56°gusts near or over your limit, wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 1 AMCaution819240%10 mi56°wind at 400 ft near or over your limit, gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 2 AMCaution717210%10 mi55°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 3 AMCaution717210%10 mi55°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 4 AMCaution717220%10 mi54°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 5 AMCaution717230%10 mi54°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 6 AMCaution717230%10 mi54°gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29)
Sun 7 AMCaution79160%10 mi54°civil twilight: lighting required (107.29)
Sun 8 AMGood79170%10 mi54°nothing against it
Sun 9 AMGood79170%10 mi57°nothing against it
Sun 10 AMCaution912210%10 mi61°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 11 AMCaution1012220%10 mi64°gusts near or over your limit
Sun 12 PMCaution1215230%10 mi67°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

  • Sat 1 PM to 3 PM 2 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Mon 1 PM to 7 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Wed 12 PM to 7 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
  • Thu 6 PM to 9 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
Sat6 PM
Sun12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Mon12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM
Tue12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM

Good Marginal No

Field days

DayDaytimeChance of rainRainLowest humidityStrongest windDry days in a rowHay drying
SaturdayDry0%0.00 in53%9 mph6 d
SundayDry2%0.00 in56%12 mph5 d
MondayDry4%0.00 in77%5 mph4 d
TuesdayDry1%0.00 in62%1 mph3 d
WednesdayDry8%0.00 in60%5 mph2 d
ThursdayDry24%0.02 in65%9 mph1 d
FridayShowers possible42%0.19 in69%8 mph
SaturdayWet43%0.43 in71%6 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 Saturday, rated best.

DayRatingMajor periodsMinor periodsMoonSunrise, sunset
Sat Best11:48 PM to 1:48 AM12:10 PM to 2:10 PM6:37 AM to 7:37 AM6:32 PM to 7:32 PM 100%7:15 AM, 7:13 PM
Sun Best12:33 AM to 2:33 AM12:57 PM to 2:57 PM7:47 AM to 8:47 AM6:57 PM to 7:57 PM 99%7:16 AM, 7:12 PM
Mon Good1:22 AM to 3:22 AM1:47 PM to 3:47 PM8:59 AM to 9:59 AM7:26 PM to 8:26 PM 95%7:17 AM, 7:10 PM
Tue Good2:13 AM to 4:13 AM2:41 PM to 4:41 PM10:14 AM to 11:14 AM8:01 PM to 9:01 PM 90%7:17 AM, 7:08 PM
Wed Poor3:09 AM to 5:09 AM3:39 PM to 5:39 PM11:29 AM to 12:29 PM8:44 PM to 9:44 PM 83%7:18 AM, 7:07 PM
Thu Fair4:09 AM to 6:09 AM4:41 PM to 6:41 PM12:42 PM to 1:42 PM9:37 PM to 10:37 PM 74%7:19 AM, 7:05 PM
Fri Fair5:12 AM to 7:12 AM5:43 PM to 7:43 PM1:47 PM to 2:47 PM10:41 PM to 11:41 PM 64%7:20 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. This Afternoon70° · N 9 mph

    Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 9 mph.

  2. Tonight53° · N 9 mph

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 9 mph.

  3. Sunday69° · 1% · NW 7–12 mph

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

  4. Sunday Night56° · 10% · N 5–10 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

  5. Monday67° · 5% · NW 5 mph

    Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

  6. Monday Night57° · 1% · NW 0–3 mph

    Areas of fog after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

  7. Tuesday72° · 1% · NW 1 mph

    Areas of fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

  8. Tuesday Night55° · 1% · S 1 mph

    Areas of fog after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

  9. Wednesday73° · 8% · S 1–5 mph

    Areas of fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

  10. Wednesday Night60° · 15% · S 5 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

  11. Thursday75° · 24% · SW 6–9 mph

    A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.

  12. Thursday Night62° · 26% · S 7 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

  13. Friday73° · 42% · SW 8 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  14. Friday Night60° · 44% · S 6 mph

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

The forecaster’s discussion

NWS Pittsburgh, PA · issued Sep 26, 12:29 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 Key Message 2

KEY Messages

1) Little impacts from the nor'easter through Monday 2) Continued dry stretch of weather before a late week front returns precipitation, while above normal temperatures come back.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1... Sunday and Monday will feature much more in the way of cloud cover than the past two days as mid and upper level moisture associated with the Nor'easter moves westward. As of now, there is a low chance /<25%/ of measurable precipitation mainly east of I-79. Can not rule out sprinkles as far west as I-77 Sunday night into Monday.

This won't be a washout in any area, but with mostly cloudy to an overcast sky, temperatures during the day pull back into the mid and upper 60s save for areas west of I-77 who will see more sunshine.

KEY MESSAGE 2... Come tuesday night, clouds associated with the nor'easter will be out of our area. This allows a transitory H5 ridge axis to move in returning dry and warmer weather. Thursday will be the warmest day of the week with widespread 70s. Latest probs of maxT 80F or greater continue to increase for northern WV, southeastern OH, and southwestern PA as they now reside between 40-60%. This by no means is near record territory as benchmarks for 1 October are still near 90F at most climate sites. Heat risk at this juncture remains in the minor category.

We reside just south of a baroclinic zone which is along Lake Erie into upstate New York placing us in the warm sector Friday and Saturday. The trend continues for dry weather, however a weak impulse could traverse generating scattered showers. For now, probs between 20-40% have been consistent in the warm sector. With increased moisture in the column, forecast highs pull back a little on day 6 and 7 to the lower to mid 70s, while overnight lows near 60 are projected with above average confidence.

For locations who do not receive rainfall Sunday night or Monday then none is expected the balance of September.

Aviation · 18Z Saturday Through Thursday

Confidence remains high that VFR conditions will prevail through this evening under high pressure. A Nor'easter off the coast of the Delmarva Peninsula will continue to lift north towards New Jersey over the next 18-24 hours, maintaining northerly to northeasterly flow across our region through Monday. Diurnal mixing this afternoon may produce gusts of 15-25kts, primarily at terminals east of PIT where stronger vertical wind profiles are expected in closer proximity to the low.

Because of stronger flow just off the surface drifting west on the periphery of east coast storm, flow aloft will be stronger late tonight. This could lend to some brief periods of low-level wind shear especially at the eastern terminals (DUJ and LBE).

Tomorrow morning, ZZV and MGW are the most likely to stay mostly clear overnight which could result in the possibility for some river-valley fog development.

Outlook... Tomorrow, light rain is possible as early as the afternoon for the eastern airports, however, it is more likely to start during the evening. The chance for MVFR will gradually increase for terminals from east to west as the nor'easter moves onshore. There is about a 50%-80% of at least MVFR ceilings for all but ZZV into Monday. There is about a 35%-50% chance of IFR ceilings Monday morning for FKL, DUJ, and LBE. Restrictions will briefly improve during the day on Monday. Tuesday morning there is a chance for restrictions during the morning, otherwise conditions will remain VFR until the next disturbance moves in mid to late week.

PBZ Watches / Warnings / Advisories

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

Hazardous weather outlook Sep 26, 1:28 AM EDT

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

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HWOPBZ

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA
128 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 2026

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Eastern Preston-Western Tucker-Eastern Tucker-
128 AM EDT Sat Sep 26 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...Sunday through Friday.

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 · Sat Sep 26No risk area
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 27No risk area
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28No risk area
  4. Day 4 · Tue Sep 29No risk area
  5. Day 5 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
  6. Day 6 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
  7. Day 7 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
  8. Day 8 · Sat Oct 3No risk area

Rainfall

  1. Day 1 · Sat Sep 26Under 0.01 in
  2. Day 2 · Sun Sep 270.01 in
  3. Day 3 · Mon Sep 28Under 0.01 in
  4. Day 4-5 · Sep 29–Sep 30Under 0.01 in
  5. Day 6-7 · Oct 1–Oct 20.25 in

The rainfall forecast on the map, days 1 to 7

Six to fourteen days

  1. Days 6–10 · Temperature70% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  2. Days 6–10 · Precipitation40% chance above normalOct 1–Oct 5
  3. Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 3–Oct 9
  4. Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance above normalOct 3–Oct 9

Frost and climate

NOAA 1991-2020 normals, Wheeling

The last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around April 20 and the first fall freeze around October 29: a growing season of about 192 days.

One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 15; one spring in ten still has one after May 6.

Climate of 40.06, -80.76: 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.

ElementSatSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
HeatRisk max0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little0 · Little1 · Minor1 · Minor1 · Minor
Wet bulb globe temperature max68°67°69°74°73°74°71°
Heat index max71°71°73°74°72°72°
Wind chill min48°
Chance of thunder max0%0%2%1%3%10%9%9%
Cloud ceiling min-100 ft5,800 ft1,400 ft
Visibility min10 mi10 mi10 mi
Pressure min0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg0.01 inHg
Mixing height max4,200 ft4,300 ft2,700 ft500 ft
Transport wind max15 mph20 mph12 mph5 mph
Twenty-foot wind max9 mph12 mph7 mph1 mph
Atmospheric dispersion index max5776242
Low visibility risk max6999

Against the record

NOAA GHCN · Wheeling/Ohio Co. (HLG) · 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
Sat Sep 2670° / 48°73° / 54°87° (2017)37° (1948)
Sun Sep 2769° / 56°73° / 55°89° (2017)39° (1952)
Mon Sep 2867° / 57°71° / 54°86° (2019)39° (1951)
Tue Sep 2972° / 55°68° / 50°83° (1952)35° (1951)
Wed Sep 3073° / 60°68° / 50°84° (2019)38° (1949)
Thu Oct 175° / 62°69° / 48°90° (2019)34° (2009)
Fri Oct 273° / 60°69° / 49°88° (2019)33° (2003)
Sat Oct 374° / 63°70° / 52°89° (2019)30° (2003)

Sun and moon

DayCivil twilightSunriseSunsetCivil twilightDaylightMoon
Sat6:48 AM7:15 AM7:13 PM7:40 PM11 h 58 min Full moon · 100% lit
Sun6:49 AM7:16 AM7:12 PM7:39 PM11 h 56 min Waning gibbous · 99% lit
Mon6:49 AM7:17 AM7:10 PM7:37 PM11 h 53 min Waning gibbous · 95% lit
Tue6:50 AM7:17 AM7:08 PM7:35 PM11 h 51 min Waning gibbous · 90% lit
Wed6:51 AM7:18 AM7:07 PM7:34 PM11 h 49 min Waning gibbous · 83% lit
Thu6:52 AM7:19 AM7:05 PM7:32 PM11 h 46 min Waning gibbous · 74% lit
Fri6:53 AM7:20 AM7:04 PM7:31 PM11 h 44 min Waning gibbous · 64% lit
Sat6:54 AM7:21 AM7:02 PM7:29 PM11 h 41 min Last quarter · 54% 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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