Current weather · Sep 30, 1:27 AM EDT
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- Low
- 63°
- Rain today
- 2%
- Sunrise
- 7:15 AM
- Sunset
- 7:04 PM
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Every hour as a table48 hours
| Time | Weather | Temperature | Feels like | Dew point | Humidity | Chance | Amount | Snow | Dir | Wind | Gust | Sky cover | Thunder | Pressure | Visibility | Ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 AM | 59° | 59° | 59° | 100% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 2 mph | 17% | 0.01 inHg | 8 mi | |||||
| Wed 2 AM | Patchy fog | 58° | 58° | 58° | 100% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 2 mph | 21% | 0.01 inHg | 7 mi | ||||
| Wed 3 AM | Patchy fog | 57° | 57° | 57° | 100% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 2 mph | 31% | 0.01 inHg | 6 mi | ||||
| Wed 4 AM | Patchy fog | 57° | 57° | 57° | 100% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 2 mph | 39% | 0.01 inHg | 5 mi | ||||
| Wed 5 AM | Patchy fog | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 0% | SE | 0 mph | 2 mph | 54% | 0.01 inHg | 1.6 mi | ||||
| Wed 6 AM | Patchy fog | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 0% | SE | 1 mph | 2 mph | 65% | 0.01 inHg | 1.1 mi | 13,000 ft | |||
| Wed 7 AM | Patchy fog | 56° | 56° | 56° | 99% | 0% | SE | 0 mph | 2 mph | 60% | 0.01 inHg | 0.3 mi | 100 ft | |||
| Wed 8 AM | Patchy fog | 56° | 56° | 56° | 100% | 0% | SSE | 1 mph | 3 mph | 67% | 0.01 inHg | 0.3 mi | 300 ft | |||
| Wed 9 AM | Patchy fog | 59° | 59° | 59° | 100% | 0% | S | 1 mph | 5 mph | 74% | 0.01 inHg | 0.3 mi | 300 ft | |||
| Wed 10 AM | 64° | 64° | 60° | 88% | 0% | SSE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 58% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 61° | 79% | 0% | S | 3 mph | 7 mph | 55% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Wed 12 PM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 70% | 0% | S | 5 mph | 8 mph | 55% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Wed 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 60° | 61% | 0% | SSW | 5 mph | 8 mph | 45% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Wed 2 PM | 76° | 76° | 60° | 56% | 0% | SW | 5 mph | 9 mph | 70% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 3 PM | 77° | 77° | 60° | 55% | 0% | SW | 5 mph | 9 mph | 69% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 15,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 60° | 54% | 0% | SW | 6 mph | 10 mph | 75% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 15,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 5 PM | 77° | 77° | 60° | 55% | 0% | SW | 6 mph | 9 mph | 76% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 61% | 0% | SW | 3 mph | 7 mph | 80% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 60° | 66% | 0% | SSW | 3 mph | 7 mph | 82% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 8 PM | 68° | 68° | 61° | 77% | 1% | SSW | 3 mph | 7 mph | 83% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 9 PM | 67° | 67° | 61° | 82% | 1% | SSW | 2 mph | 6 mph | 85% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 10 PM | 66° | 66° | 61° | 84% | 1% | S | 2 mph | 6 mph | 85% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 15,000 ft | ||||
| Wed 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 85% | 2% | S | 2 mph | 6 mph | 86% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 13,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 12 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 85% | 2% | SSE | 2 mph | 5 mph | 87% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 10,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 1 AM | 64° | 64° | 60° | 85% | 3% | SSE | 2 mph | 6 mph | 83% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 10,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 2 AM | 64° | 64° | 60° | 85% | 4% | SSE | 2 mph | 7 mph | 88% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 10,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 3 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 85% | 4% | SSE | 3 mph | 7 mph | 91% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 11,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 4 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 85% | 6% | SSE | 3 mph | 8 mph | 70% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 11,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 5 AM | 64° | 64° | 59° | 84% | 6% | SSE | 5 mph | 9 mph | 70% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 5,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 6 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 83% | 6% | S | 5 mph | 9 mph | 67% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 11,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 7 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 83% | 5% | S | 5 mph | 9 mph | 68% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 11,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 83% | 8% | S | 6 mph | 12 mph | 67% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 9 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 81% | 5% | S | 6 mph | 13 mph | 62% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 0% | SSW | 7 mph | 13 mph | 69% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 11 AM | 71° | 71° | 61° | 70% | 0% | SSW | 8 mph | 14 mph | 59% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 8,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 12 PM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 65% | 0% | SSW | 9 mph | 15 mph | 35% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 1 PM | 76° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 0% | SSW | 10 mph | 17 mph | 35% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 2 PM | 78° | 79° | 62° | 57% | 0% | SW | 10 mph | 17 mph | 41% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 3 PM | 80° | 81° | 62° | 55% | 0% | SW | 12 mph | 18 mph | 16% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 4 PM | 81° | 82° | 63° | 55% | 0% | SW | 10 mph | 17 mph | 49% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 5 PM | 80° | 82° | 63° | 57% | 0% | SW | 9 mph | 16 mph | 42% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 6 PM | 78° | 79° | 64° | 60% | 0% | SW | 8 mph | 15 mph | 27% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 63° | 65% | 0% | SSW | 8 mph | 15 mph | 26% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 70% | 0% | SSW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 45% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 9 PM | 71° | 71° | 63° | 76% | 0% | SSW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 3% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 10 PM | 69° | 69° | 63° | 80% | 0% | SSW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 25% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 63° | 83% | 0% | SSW | 6 mph | 14 mph | 47% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 19,300 ft | ||||
| Fri 12 AM | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 0% | SSW | 7 mph | 14 mph | 53% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 19,300 ft |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Sep 30, 12:46 AM EDT to day 7, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodaySep 3078°63°Patchy Fog then Partly Sunnywind 6 mph
- ThuOct 181°66°Partly Sunnywind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
- FriOct 278°53°Rain Showerswind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
- SatOct 368°53°Mostly Sunnywind 7 mph
- SunOct 469°48°Slight Chance Rain Showerswind 7 mph
- MonOct 562°40°Mostly Sunnywind 15 mph
- TueOct 661°44°Sunnywind 6 mph
- WedOct 768°48°National Blendwind 6 mph
- ThuOct 869°48°National Blendwind 7 mph
- FriOct 967°47°National Blendwind 10 mph
- SatOct 10~70°44°Model mean
- SunOct 11~67°51°Model mean
- MonOct 12~65°48°Model mean
- TueOct 13~64°44°Model mean
- WedOct 14~67°44°Model mean
- ThuOct 15~74°51°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like59°
- WindCalm
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity100%
- Dew point59°
- Pressure0.01 inHg
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility8 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise9:09 PMMoonset 11:57 AM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous83% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 29, 8:00 PM EDTNOAA’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.
- TodaySep 3078°63°NWS grid 78° / 63°wind 5 mph
- ThuOct 181°67°NWS grid 81° / 66°wind 10 mph · gusts 17 mph
- FriOct 277°52°NWS grid 78° / 53°wind 13 mph · gusts 20 mph
- SatOct 368°52°NWS grid 68° / 53°wind 7 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 469°49°NWS grid 69° / 48°wind 6 mph · gusts 12 mph
- MonOct 564°41°NWS grid 62° / 40°wind 14 mph
- TueOct 661°43°NWS grid 61° / 44°wind 5 mph
- WedOct 768°48°Beyond the NWS gridwind 6 mph
- ThuOct 869°48°Beyond the NWS gridwind 7 mph
- FriOct 967°47°Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph
- SatOct 1066°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 10 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 29, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 29, 2:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 29, 2:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 29, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 29, 8:00 AM EDTEach 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.
| Day | NWS grid | HRRR | GFS | GEFS | ECMWF | ECMWF AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Sep 30 | 78° 63° | 76° 55° | 75° 58° | 75° 57° | 77° 56° | ~75° 54° |
| Thu Oct 1 | 81° 66° | 84° 63° | 80° 62° | 80° 63° | 79° 65° | ~81° 62° |
| Fri Oct 2 | 78° 53°0.24 in | — | 73° 54°0.22 in | 68° 56°0.24 in | 69° 53°0.33 in | ~69° 60°0.22 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 68° 53° | — | 65° 47° | 65° 49°0.03 in | 65° 49° | ~67° 48° |
| Sun Oct 4 | 69° 48° | — | 70° 49° | 68° 51°0.19 in | 70° 51° | ~72° 49° |
| Mon Oct 5 | 62° 40° | — | 60° 46° | 60° 46° | ~60° 50° | ~61° 49° |
| Tue Oct 6 | 61° 44° | — | 57° 39° | 60° 40° | ~54° 40° | ~56° 35° |
| Wed Oct 7 | — | — | 67° 41° | 66° 44° | ~60° 41° | ~69° 37° |
| Thu Oct 8 | — | — | 68° 47° | 68° 51°0.03 in | ~68° 46° | ~76° 50° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | 61° 46° | ~64° 50°0.08 in | ~68° 54° | ~71° 56° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | ~58° 38° | — | ~72° 48° | ~80° 46° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~62° 45° | — | ~72° 54° | ~66° 55°0.28 in |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~65° 46° | — | ~77° 54° | ~52° 45°0.02 in |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~60° 43° | — | ~77° 54°0.80 in | ~56° 36° |
| Wed Oct 14 | — | — | ~67° 44° | — | ~60° 54°0.08 in | ~37° 34° |
| Thu Oct 15 | — | — | ~74° 51° | — | — | — |
A ~ marks a high or low read from six-hourly steps, which miss the true extreme by a degree or two.
ECMWF ensemble meteogram
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Pittsburgh/Alleghen (AGC) · Climate Prediction Center outlooksNo 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 Thu Oct 15, from the NWS grid, then the National Blend, then the mean of the global models. Beyond it the lines are the calendar.
Forecast high and lowNormal high and lowRecord high and lowCPC leans warmer than normalCPC leans cooler than normalCPC near normal or equal chances
| Week of | Normal | Warmest on record | Coldest on record | Temperature lean | Precipitation lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | 71° / 52° | 89° (2019) | 29° (2003) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 7 | 69° / 50° | 88° (1949) | 30° (1938) | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 | near normal most likely · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 14 | 59° / 44° | 83° (1938) | 27° (1937) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 21 | 59° / 44° | 84° (1947) | 27° (1936) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 28 | 60° / 41° | 80° (2024) | 22° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Nov 4 | 55° / 37° | 80° (1948) | 20° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 11 | 51° / 36° | 74° (1949) | 13° (2019) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 18 | 50° / 34° | 72° (2016) | 11° (1950) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 25 | 47° / 33° | 73° (2006) | 7° (1950) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 2 | 42° / 31° | 73° (2001) | 9° (1937) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 9 | 44° / 27° | 70° (2015) | 5° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 16 | 39° / 25° | 69° (2013) | -5° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 23 | 38° / 26° | 69° (2008) | -5° (1935) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal 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 pollenNone 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
- RunningtodayGoodhot
- HikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- BikingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GolftodayIdealfine conditions
- FishingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Boating and paddlingtodayFairlow visibility
- Beach and pooltodayVery goodmostly cloudy
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightFairbright moon
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hFairlow visibility
- Drivingnext 24 hPoorlow visibility
Home and garden
- Lawn mowingtodayIdealfine conditions
- GardeningtodayIdealfine conditions
- Outdoor entertainingtodayIdealfine conditions
- Drying laundry outsidetodayVery goodhumid
- 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 moonTonight has no dark, clear hour without a bright moon in this forecast. Rated poor.
| Night of | Rating | Dark | Clear hours | Clear and moonless | Moon lit | Transparency (est.) | Dew | Strongest wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:34 PM to 5:46 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 80% | 5 mph | ||
| Thursday | Fair | 8:32 PM to 5:47 AM | 1 of 9 | 1 h from 9:00 PM | 70% | Fair | 9 mph | |
| Friday | Poor | 8:31 PM to 5:48 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 60% | 9 h | 8 mph | |
| Saturday | Poor | 8:29 PM to 5:49 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 50% | 5 h | 5 mph | |
| Sunday | Poor | 8:27 PM to 5:50 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 39% | 8 h | 6 mph | |
| Monday | Good | 8:26 PM to 5:51 AM | 3 of 10 | 3 h from 8:00 PM | 29% | Fair | 10 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| Day | Blue hour, morning | Golden hour, morning | Golden hour, evening | Blue hour, evening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 6:48 AM to 6:59 AM | 6:59 AM to 7:52 AM | 6:27 PM to 7:20 PM | 7:20 PM to 7:31 PM |
| Thu | 6:49 AM to 7:00 AM | 7:00 AM to 7:53 AM | 6:26 PM to 7:19 PM | 7:19 PM to 7:29 PM |
| Fri | 6:50 AM to 7:01 AM | 7:01 AM to 7:54 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:17 PM | 7:17 PM to 7:27 PM |
| Sat | 6:51 AM to 7:02 AM | 7:02 AM to 7:55 AM | 6:22 PM to 7:15 PM | 7:15 PM to 7:26 PM |
| Sun | 6:52 AM to 7:03 AM | 7:03 AM to 7:56 AM | 6:21 PM to 7:14 PM | 7:14 PM to 7:24 PM |
| Mon | 6:53 AM to 7:04 AM | 7:04 AM to 7:57 AM | 6:19 PM to 7:12 PM | 7:12 PM to 7:23 PM |
| Tue | 6:54 AM to 7:05 AM | 7:05 AM to 7:58 AM | 6:17 PM to 7:10 PM | 7:10 PM to 7:21 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:15 AM, 93° E
- SS Sunset 7:04 PM, 267° W
- MR Moonrise 9:09 PM, 55° NE
- MS Moonset 11:57 AM, 304° WNW
- Waning gibbous, 83% 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 107This hour: fly with caution (night: lighting and night training required (107.29)). Next good stretch: Wed 10 AM to 7 PM, 9 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:45 AM to sunrise 7:15 AM, and sunset 7:04 PM to 7:34 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Wed | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fri | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0% | 8 mi | 59° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Wed 2 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0% | 7 mi | 58° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Wed 3 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0% | 6 mi | 57° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Wed 4 AM | Caution | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0% | 4.9 mi | 57° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Wed 5 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1.6 mi | 56° | visibility under 3 miles (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Wed 6 AM | No-fly | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0% | 1.1 mi | 400 ft | 56° | visibility under 3 miles (107.51), night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Wed 7 AM | No-fly | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.3 mi | up to 0 ft | 56° | visibility under 3 miles (107.51), low cloud limits height (107.51), civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Wed 8 AM | No-fly | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0% | 0.3 mi | up to 0 ft | 56° | visibility under 3 miles (107.51), low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Wed 9 AM | No-fly | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0% | 0.3 mi | up to 0 ft | 59° | visibility under 3 miles (107.51), low cloud limits height (107.51) | |
| Wed 10 AM | Good | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 64° | nothing against it | |
| Wed 11 AM | Good | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0% | 10 mi | 68° | nothing against it | ||
| Wed 12 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0% | 10 mi | 71° | nothing against it | ||
| Wed 1 PM | Good | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0% | 10 mi | 75° | nothing against it | ||
| Wed 2 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 76° | nothing against it | |
| Wed 3 PM | Good | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 77° | nothing against it | |
| Wed 4 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 78° | nothing against it | |
| Wed 5 PM | Good | 6 | 7 | 11 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 77° | nothing against it | |
| Wed 6 PM | Good | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 75° | nothing against it | |
| Wed 7 PM | Caution | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 73° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Wed 8 PM | Caution | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Wed 9 PM | Caution | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 67° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Wed 10 PM | Caution | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 66° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Wed 11 PM | Caution | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Thu 12 AM | Caution | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 65° | 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 forecastHours 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
- Wed 11 AM to 9 PM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 6 AM to 1 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 6 PM to Fri 12 AM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sat 11 AM to 10 PM 11 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 11 AM to 9 PM 10 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 10 PM to Tue 1 AM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 9 AM to 5 PM 8 hours, every hour within the rules
| Wed | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fri | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM |
Good Marginal No
Field days
| Day | Daytime | Chance of rain | Rain | Lowest humidity | Strongest wind | Dry days in a row | Hay drying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 54% | 6 mph | 2 d | |
| Thursday | Dry | 8% | 0.00 in | 55% | 12 mph | 1 d | |
| Friday | Wet | 88% | 0.24 in | 73% | 12 mph | ||
| Saturday | Dry | 7% | 0.00 in | 53% | 7 mph | 4 d | |
| Sunday | Dry | 23% | 0.00 in | 62% | 7 mph | 3 d | |
| Monday | Dry | 1% | 0.00 in | 49% | 15 mph | 2 d | Good |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 46% | 6 mph | 1 d | Good |
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 positionThe best-rated day this week is Thursday, rated fair.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | Poor | 3:06 AM to 5:06 AM3:36 PM to 5:36 PM | 11:27 AM to 12:27 PM8:39 PM to 9:39 PM | 83% | 7:15 AM, 7:04 PM |
| Thu | Fair | 4:06 AM to 6:06 AM4:37 PM to 6:37 PM | 12:40 PM to 1:40 PM9:32 PM to 10:32 PM | 74% | 7:16 AM, 7:02 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:09 AM to 7:09 AM5:40 PM to 7:40 PM | 1:46 PM to 2:46 PM10:36 PM to 11:36 PM | 64% | 7:17 AM, 7:00 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 6:11 AM to 8:11 AM6:42 PM to 8:42 PM | 2:40 PM to 3:40 PM | 54% | 7:18 AM, 6:59 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 7:11 AM to 9:11 AM7:40 PM to 9:40 PM | 11:48 PM to 12:48 AM3:24 PM to 4:24 PM | 43% | 7:19 AM, 6:57 PM |
| Mon | Fair | 8:07 AM to 10:07 AM8:34 PM to 10:34 PM | 1:03 AM to 2:03 AM3:59 PM to 4:59 PM | 33% | 7:20 AM, 6:55 PM |
| Tue | Poor | 8:59 AM to 10:59 AM9:24 PM to 11:24 PM | 2:18 AM to 3:18 AM4:27 PM to 5:27 PM | 23% | 7:21 AM, 6:54 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 issuedOvernight56° · SE 1 mph
Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Wednesday78° · S 0–6 mph
Patchy fog before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night63° · 6% · S 5 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday81° · 8% · S 5–12 mph
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 12 mph.
Thursday Night66° · 4% · SW 6–9 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday78° · 88% · W 12 mph
Rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night53° · 88% · N 5–10 mph
Rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday68° · 7% · NE 7 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night53° · 9% · NE 6 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Sunday69° · 23% · S 2–7 mph
A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night48° · 14% · NW 6 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday62° · 1% · NW 7–15 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night40° · NW 3–14 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Tuesday61° · N 6 mph
Sunny, with a high near 61.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Pittsburgh, PA · issued Sep 29, 6:59 PM EDTWritten 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
Upcoming weekend precipitation chances have decreased, otherwise no major changes were made to the latest forecast.
KEY Messages
1) Mainly dry through Thursday, before shower chances return with a Friday cold front
2) Cooler with periodic shower chances for the upcoming weekend
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1... A ridge of high pressure is expected to maintain dry weather for much of the area through Thursday. The exception is Wednesday night, where a weak crossing shortwave and warm advection could result in a few showers north of Pittsburgh. The ridge should strengthen again on Thursday ahead of an approaching trough, with dry weather returning. Thursday will likely be the warmest day of the week, with highs around 80 outside of the higher terrain.
A shortwave trough, and an associated surface cold front, is expected to advance eastward from the Midwest on Thursday, approaching and crossing the Upper Ohio Valley region on Friday. The upper trough is progged to weaken as it moves eastward across our region on Friday. Increasing flow aloft will result in increasing shear during the day, with the area under the right entrance region to an upper level jet. Instability is progged to remain minimal at this time, with SB CAPE around 250 j/kg or less, mainly south of PIT. ML guidance indicates little potential for severe storms as well. The most favorable timing for FROPA is early afternoon north of PIT, with mid to late afternoon for points southward. At this time, probabilities for at least a quarter of an inch of rain range from 60 to 80 percent, though are less than 50 percent for a half an inch.
KEY MESSAGE 2... Broad upper troughing is progged to set up across the NE CONUS through the upcoming weekend. Saturday should be mainly dry and cooler as surface high pressure builds in from the north, though a crossing southern stream wave should result in shower chances mainly south of I-70. Shower chances then increase on Sunday as a northern stream shortwave rotates through the broad upper trough. Cooler temperatures are expected, with highs just below seasonable levels.
Aviation · 00Z Wednesday Through Sunday
As the coast low lifts to the northeast, cloud cover over the western PA area will begin to clear out from west to east. This will result in fog development tonight and just about every terminal is expected to go down to Field mins. This will mainly be during the 08Z to 13Z period. Conditions will improve into the day tomorrow with light and variable winds expected. The only cloud cover will be high clouds through the day.
Outlook... VFR is expected through Thursday, though a few showers are possible N of PIT Wednesday night with a crossing disturbance. Restrictions in showers are likely with a Friday cold front. Restrictions are possible south of I-70 Saturday, and across the remainder of the are Sunday, with crossing disturbances.
PBZ Watches / Warnings / Advisories
PA...None. OH...None. WV...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Sep 29, 1:00 PM EDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS41 KPBZ 291700 HWOPBZ Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 100 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029- 031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-301700- 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- 100 PM EDT Tue Sep 29 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...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$
The outlooks beyond
SPC, WPC, CPC and the Drought Monitor, read at this pointThe national centers each publish a judgment the local grid does not carry. Read here at this exact coordinate.
Severe weather
- Day 1 · Wed Sep 30No risk area
- Day 2 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 3 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 4 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 5 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 6 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
- Day 7 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
- Day 8 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Wed Sep 30Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Thu Oct 1Under 0.01 in
- Day 3 · Fri Oct 20.10 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 3–Oct 40.01 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 5–Oct 6Under 0.01 in
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · Temperature33% chance below normalOct 5–Oct 9
- Days 6–10 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 5–Oct 9
- Days 8–14 · TemperatureNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 13
- Days 8–14 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 7–Oct 13
Hazards, 3 to 14 days
- Oct 2–Oct 6Heavy Rain
Drought
- Drought MonitorNo drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Climate
Everything else on the grid
NWS forecast grid · 29 elementsThe 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.
| Element | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 74° | 76° | 72° | 64° | 67° | 59° | 59° |
| Heat index max | 78° | 82° | 76° | ||||
| Wind chill min | 43° | 38° | |||||
| Chance of thunder max | 0% | 0% | 19% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 0% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 100 ft | 5,000 ft | 5,600 ft | ||||
| Visibility min | 0.3 mi | 10 mi | 10 mi | ||||
| Pressure min | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | ||||
| Mixing height max | 4,200 ft | 2,500 ft | 500 ft | ||||
| Transport wind max | 9 mph | 13 mph | 10 mph | ||||
| Twenty-foot wind max | 5 mph | 9 mph | 8 mph | ||||
| Atmospheric dispersion index max | 46 | 36 | 9 | ||||
| Low visibility risk max | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Pittsburgh/Alleghen (AGC) · 6.8 mi awayEach 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.
| Day | Forecast | Normal | Record high | Record low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Sep 30 | 78° / 63° | 67° / 49° | 79° (2002) | 36° (1935) |
| Thu Oct 1 | 81° / 66° | 69° / 49° | 89° (2019) | 31° (1947) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 78° / 53° | 69° / 51° | 86° (2019) | 32° (1947) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 68° / 53° | 71° / 52° | 89° (1951) | 29° (2003) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 69° / 48° | 70° / 52° | 86° (2007) | 34° (1945) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 62° / 40° | 67° / 50° | 86° (1951) | 33° (1935) |
| Tue Oct 6 | 61° / 44° | 69° / 49° | 85° (1937) | 33° (1935) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed | 6:48 AM | 7:15 AM | 7:04 PM | 7:31 PM | 11 h 49 min | Waning gibbous · 83% lit |
| Thu | 6:49 AM | 7:16 AM | 7:02 PM | 7:29 PM | 11 h 46 min | Waning gibbous · 74% lit |
| Fri | 6:50 AM | 7:17 AM | 7:00 PM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 43 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:51 AM | 7:18 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:26 PM | 11 h 41 min | Last quarter · 54% lit |
| Sun | 6:52 AM | 7:19 AM | 6:57 PM | 7:24 PM | 11 h 38 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
| Mon | 6:53 AM | 7:20 AM | 6:55 PM | 7:23 PM | 11 h 35 min | Waning crescent · 33% lit |
| Tue | 6:54 AM | 7:21 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 33 min | Waning crescent · 23% 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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