Current weather · Oct 1, 3:13 AM EDT
41.1400, -79.7540
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- High
- 80°
- Low
- 62°
- Rain today
- 29%
- Sunrise
- 7:16 AM
- Sunset
- 7:01 PM
Hour by hour
NWS forecast gridScroll sideways for more hours. Pick an hour for every number.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 3 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 61° | 61° | 58° | 89% | 18% | S | 5 mph | 10 mph | 87% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | |||
| Thu 4 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 61° | 61° | 58° | 88% | 17% | S | 5 mph | 10 mph | 87% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | |||
| Thu 5 AM | Slight chance of light rain showers | 61° | 61° | 58° | 88% | 15% | S | 5 mph | 12 mph | 86% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | |||
| Thu 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 58° | 87% | 13% | S | 5 mph | 12 mph | 86% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 7 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 86% | 9% | S | 6 mph | 13 mph | 78% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 8 AM | 61° | 61° | 57° | 86% | 5% | S | 6 mph | 14 mph | 73% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 9 AM | 63° | 63° | 58° | 86% | 3% | SSW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 54% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 10 AM | 66° | 66° | 60° | 80% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 15 mph | 52% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 11 AM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 74% | 1% | SSW | 8 mph | 16 mph | 55% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 12 PM | 72° | 72° | 60° | 67% | 1% | SW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 53% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 1 PM | 75° | 75° | 61° | 61% | 1% | SSW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 38% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 2 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 59% | 1% | SW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 58% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 62° | 57% | 2% | SW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 43% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 4 PM | 79° | 81° | 62° | 56% | 3% | SW | 8 mph | 18 mph | 55% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 62° | 58% | 3% | SW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 56% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 62° | 60% | 2% | SSW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 40% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 61° | 63% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 55% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 66% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 20,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 9 PM | 69° | 69° | 60° | 74% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 54% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | |||||
| Thu 10 PM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 16 mph | 74% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 15,000 ft | ||||
| Thu 11 PM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 77% | 1% | SSW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 82% | 1% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 15,000 ft | |||
| Fri 12 AM | 68° | 68° | 60° | 76% | 1% | SSW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 64% | 1% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 10,000 ft | |||
| Fri 1 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 74% | 2% | SSW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 66% | 1% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 10,000 ft | |||
| Fri 2 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 73% | 4% | SW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 67% | 2% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 8,000 ft | |||
| Fri 3 AM | 68° | 68° | 59° | 72% | 4% | SW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 67% | 2% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | |||
| Fri 4 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 73% | 6% | SW | 9 mph | 20 mph | 77% | 2% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 7,000 ft | |||
| Fri 5 AM | 67° | 67° | 59° | 74% | 8% | SW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 85% | 7% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,000 ft | |||
| Fri 6 AM | 65° | 65° | 59° | 80% | 13% | SW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 74% | 7% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 3,500 ft | |||
| Fri 7 AM | 65° | 65° | 60° | 83% | 13% | SW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 85% | 7% | 0.01 inHg | 7 mi | 3,500 ft | |||
| Fri 8 AM | Chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 60° | 86% | 36% | 0.01 in | SW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 85% | 9% | 0.01 inHg | 5 mi | 1,000 ft | |
| Fri 9 AM | Chance of light rain showers | 63° | 63° | 61° | 94% | 52% | 0.03 in | W | 8 mph | 18 mph | 82% | 9% | 0.01 inHg | 5 mi | 1,000 ft | |
| Fri 10 AM | Moderate rain showers | 65° | 65° | 62° | 90% | 91% | 0.05 in | W | 9 mph | 18 mph | 94% | 9% | 0.01 inHg | 5 mi | 1,000 ft | |
| Fri 11 AM | Chance of light rain showers | 65° | 65° | 62° | 91% | 45% | 0.02 in | WNW | 9 mph | 18 mph | 87% | 4% | 0.01 inHg | 5 mi | 1,000 ft | |
| Fri 12 PM | Moderate rain showers | 64° | 64° | 62° | 92% | 92% | 0.05 in | WNW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 95% | 4% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,000 ft | |
| Fri 1 PM | Moderate rain showers likely | 67° | 67° | 62° | 84% | 65% | 0.04 in | NW | 9 mph | 17 mph | 84% | 4% | 0.01 inHg | 10 mi | 6,000 ft | |
| Fri 2 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 64° | 64° | 61° | 92% | 31% | 0.01 in | NW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 87% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||
| Fri 3 PM | Chance of moderate rain showers | 63° | 63° | 60° | 89% | 53% | 0.05 in | NW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 89% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||
| Fri 4 PM | Chance of light rain showers | 62° | 62° | 58° | 86% | 43% | 0.03 in | NW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 86% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||
| Fri 5 PM | 59° | 59° | 56° | 90% | 6% | NNW | 8 mph | 17 mph | 86% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Fri 6 PM | 58° | 58° | 54° | 86% | 0% | NNW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 82% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Fri 7 PM | 56° | 56° | 53° | 88% | 0% | NNW | 7 mph | 17 mph | 84% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Fri 8 PM | 56° | 56° | 51° | 85% | 4% | NNW | 6 mph | 16 mph | 79% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Fri 9 PM | 54° | 54° | 51° | 89% | 4% | NNW | 6 mph | 15 mph | 71% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Fri 10 PM | 53° | 53° | 50° | 91% | 4% | NNW | 6 mph | 14 mph | 56% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Fri 11 PM | 52° | 52° | 50° | 93% | 4% | NNW | 5 mph | 14 mph | 40% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Sat 12 AM | 50° | 49° | 49° | 94% | 4% | N | 5 mph | 13 mph | 32% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Sat 1 AM | 49° | 48° | 48° | 95% | 4% | N | 5 mph | 13 mph | 24% | 0.01 inHg | — | |||||
| Sat 2 AM | 48° | 46° | 47° | 96% | 0% | N | 5 mph | 12 mph | 16% | 0.01 inHg | — |
The next 16 days
NWS grid published Oct 1, 2:21 AM EDT to day 8, the National Blend of Models to day 10, the mean of GFS, ECMWF, ECMWF AI to day 16- TodayOct 180°62°Partly Sunnywind 9 mph · gusts 18 mph
- FriOct 269°44°Rain Showerswind 9 mph · gusts 20 mph
- SatOct 366°45°Sunnywind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 468°48°Mostly Sunnywind 6 mph · gusts 14 mph
- MonOct 562°37°Mostly Sunnywind 12 mph · gusts 20 mph
- TueOct 658°38°Patchy Frost then Sunnywind 5 mph · gusts 12 mph
- WedOct 764°45°Sunnywind 7 mph · gusts 14 mph
- ThuOct 868°46°wind 8 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 964°44°National Blendwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 1065°45°National Blendwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SunOct 11~74°55°Model mean
- MonOct 12~68°52°Model mean
- TueOct 13~52°40°Model mean
- WedOct 14~55°35°Model mean
- ThuOct 15~61°46°Model mean
- FriOct 16~58°41°Model mean
Right now
NWS grid for this hour · UV from the EPA · air quality from AirNow- Feels like61°
- WindS 5 mphgusts 10 mph
- Radar over this pointno reading
- Humidity89%
- Dew point58°
- Pressure0.01 inHg
- UV index—
- Air quality—
- Visibility10 mi
- Sunrise and sunsetSunrise · Sunset · not yet up
- Moonrise9:58 PMMoonset 1:12 PM
- Moon phaseWaning gibbous74% lit
The National Blend of Models
NOAA NBM v5.0 · run of Sep 30, 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.
- TodayOct 180°64°NWS grid 80° / 62°wind 9 mph · gusts 17 mph
- FriOct 271°44°NWS grid 69° / 44°wind 10 mph · gusts 20 mph
- SatOct 366°45°NWS grid 66° / 45°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- SunOct 468°48°NWS grid 68° / 48°wind 6 mph · gusts 13 mph
- MonOct 562°38°NWS grid 62° / 37°wind 12 mph · gusts 18 mph
- TueOct 658°38°NWS grid 58° / 38°wind 3 mph · gusts 10 mph
- WedOct 765°47°NWS grid 64° / 45°wind 7 mph · gusts 15 mph
- ThuOct 867°45°NWS grid 68° / 46°wind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- FriOct 964°44°Beyond the NWS gridwind 8 mph · gusts 15 mph
- SatOct 1065°45°Beyond the NWS gridwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
- SunOct 1165°—Beyond the NWS gridwind 9 mph · gusts 16 mph
BlendNWS gridChance of rain, hourly
The models, side by side
HRRR Sep 30, 8:00 PM EDT · GFS Sep 30, 8:00 PM EDT · GEFS Sep 30, 8:00 PM EDT · ECMWF Sep 30, 8:00 AM EDT · ECMWF AI Sep 30, 8:00 PM 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 Oct 1 | 80° 62° | 80° 63° | 77° 61° | 77° 60°0.01 in | 76° 61°0.03 in | ~80° 74° |
| Fri Oct 2 | 69° 44°0.29 in | 70° 54°0.02 in | 69° 50°0.31 in | 67° 49°0.21 in | 68° 52°0.50 in | ~70° 55°0.25 in |
| Sat Oct 3 | 66° 45° | — | 64° 43° | 63° 43° | 64° 45° | ~64° 45° |
| Sun Oct 4 | 68° 48° | — | 67° 45° | 66° 47°0.02 in | ~60° 49° | ~65° 49°0.02 in |
| Mon Oct 5 | 62° 37° | — | 57° 42°0.01 in | 57° 40° | 61° 47° | ~58° 48° |
| Tue Oct 6 | 58° 38° | — | 56° 34° | 56° 34° | ~57° 41° | ~57° 35° |
| Wed Oct 7 | 64° 45° | — | 62° 37° | 62° 36° | ~64° 54° | ~66° 38° |
| Thu Oct 8 | 68° 46° | — | 63° 43° | 63° 46°0.05 in | ~65° 52°0.07 in | ~73° 49° |
| Fri Oct 9 | — | — | 64° 41° | 64° 46°0.02 in | ~62° 46° | ~58° 50° |
| Sat Oct 10 | — | — | 72° 46° | 65° 46°0.08 in | ~66° 56° | ~48° 48° |
| Sun Oct 11 | — | — | ~73° 57°0.08 in | — | ~74° 50° | ~75° 58°0.02 in |
| Mon Oct 12 | — | — | ~63° 45° | — | ~73° 54°0.52 in | ~67° 58°0.35 in |
| Tue Oct 13 | — | — | ~55° 40° | — | ~59° 49° | ~50° 40°0.32 in |
| Wed Oct 14 | — | — | ~61° 37° | — | ~66° 56° | ~50° 33° |
| Thu Oct 15 | — | — | ~71° 51° | — | ~53° 51° | ~51° 40°0.09 in |
| Fri Oct 16 | — | — | ~58° 41°0.08 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
The next 90 days
NOAA GHCN normals and records at Franklin(Awos) (FKL) · 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 Fri Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 68° / 46° | 90° (1922) | 23° (1899) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 8 | 65° / 42° | 87° (1916) | 20° (1934) | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 | 33% chance below normal · days 8 to 14 |
| Oct 15 | 59° / 39° | 87° (1899) | 18° (1952) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 22 | 58° / 39° | 85° (1935) | 16° (1936) | equal chances · Oct 2026 | equal chances · Oct 2026 |
| Oct 29 | 56° / 35° | 81° (1950) | 15° (1965) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 5 | 51° / 33° | 81° (1912) | 12° (1991) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 12 | 49° / 32° | 79° (1912) | 6° (1933) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 19 | 47° / 31° | 74° (1985) | 6° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Nov 26 | 45° / 30° | 71° (1990) | -3° (1936) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 3 | 41° / 28° | 74° (1982) | -6° (1917) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 10 | 38° / 22° | 67° (1971) | -10° (1904) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 17 | 37° / 21° | 68° (1957) | -12° (1951) | 40% chance above normal · Oct to Dec | equal chances · Oct to Dec |
| Dec 24 | 35° / 20° | 70° (1982) | -14° (1950) | 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 hLowsteady conditions
- 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 paddlingtodayVery goodwind
- Beach and pooltodayIdealfine conditions
- CampingtonightIdealfine conditions
- StargazingtonightPoormostly cloudy
Travel
- Air travelnext 24 hIdealclear skies
- Drivingnext 24 hIdealclear roads
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Poor | 8:32 PM to 5:45 AM | 0 of 9 | None | 70% | 9 mph | ||
| Friday | Fair | 8:31 PM to 5:46 AM | 4 of 9 | None | 60% | Poor | 9 h | 6 mph |
| Saturday | Good | 8:29 PM to 5:47 AM | 8 of 10 | 4 h from 8:00 PM | 50% | Poor | 4 h | 6 mph |
| Sunday | Poor | 8:27 PM to 5:48 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 39% | 8 h | 5 mph | |
| Monday | Good | 8:26 PM to 5:49 AM | 10 of 10 | 7 h from 8:00 PM | 29% | Poor | 6 h | 6 mph |
| Tuesday | Good | 8:24 PM to 5:51 AM | 10 of 10 | 10 h from 8:00 PM | 20% | Fair | 1 h | 3 mph |
| Wednesday | Poor | 8:22 PM to 5:52 AM | 0 of 10 | None | 12% | 1 h | 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 6:48 AM to 6:59 AM | 6:59 AM to 7:52 AM | 6:24 PM to 7:18 PM | 7:18 PM to 7:28 PM |
| Fri | 6:49 AM to 7:00 AM | 7:00 AM to 7:53 AM | 6:23 PM to 7:16 PM | 7:16 PM to 7:27 PM |
| Sat | 6:50 AM to 7:01 AM | 7:01 AM to 7:55 AM | 6:21 PM to 7:14 PM | 7:14 PM to 7:25 PM |
| Sun | 6:51 AM to 7:02 AM | 7:02 AM to 7:56 AM | 6:19 PM to 7:13 PM | 7:13 PM to 7:23 PM |
| Mon | 6:52 AM to 7:03 AM | 7:03 AM to 7:57 AM | 6:17 PM to 7:11 PM | 7:11 PM to 7:22 PM |
| Tue | 6:53 AM to 7:04 AM | 7:04 AM to 7:58 AM | 6:16 PM to 7:09 PM | 7:09 PM to 7:20 PM |
| Wed | 6:55 AM to 7:05 AM | 7:05 AM to 7:59 AM | 6:14 PM to 7:08 PM | 7:08 PM to 7:18 PM |
- SR Sunrise 7:16 AM, 94° E
- SS Sunset 7:01 PM, 266° W
- MR Moonrise 9:58 PM, 52° NE
- MS Moonset 1:12 PM, 308° NW
- Waning gibbous, 74% 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: Thu 8 AM to 11 AM, 3 hours.
Today: civil twilight for Part 107 6:46 AM to sunrise 7:16 AM, and sunset 7:01 PM to 7:31 PM. Anti-collision lighting is required in those minutes and at night.
| Thu | 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 Caution No-fly
| Hour | Verdict | Wind (mph) | 400 ft est. (mph) | Gust (mph) | Rain | Visibility | Cloud allows | Temp | Kp | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 3 AM | Caution | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 61° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Thu 4 AM | Caution | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 61° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Thu 5 AM | Caution | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 61° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Thu 6 AM | Caution | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 61° | night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Thu 7 AM | Caution | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 61° | civil twilight: lighting required (107.29) | |
| Thu 8 AM | Good | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 61° | nothing against it | |
| Thu 9 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3% | 10 mi | 63° | nothing against it | ||
| Thu 10 AM | Good | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1% | 10 mi | 66° | nothing against it | ||
| Thu 11 AM | Caution | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1% | 10 mi | 69° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Thu 12 PM | Caution | 8 | 10 | 20 | 1% | 10 mi | 72° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Thu 1 PM | Caution | 9 | 11 | 19 | 1% | 10 mi | 75° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Thu 2 PM | Caution | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 77° | gusts near or over your limit | |
| Thu 3 PM | Caution | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2% | 10 mi | 78° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Thu 4 PM | Caution | 8 | 10 | 21 | 3% | 10 mi | 79° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Thu 5 PM | Caution | 8 | 10 | 20 | 3% | 10 mi | 78° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Thu 6 PM | Caution | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2% | 10 mi | 77° | gusts near or over your limit | ||
| Thu 7 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1% | 10 mi | 74° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Thu 8 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 70° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Thu 9 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1% | 10 mi | 69° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | ||
| Thu 10 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Thu 11 PM | Caution | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Fri 12 AM | Caution | 8 | 12 | 21 | 1% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Fri 1 AM | Caution | 9 | 13 | 23 | 2% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | gusts near or over your limit, night: lighting and night training required (107.29) | |
| Fri 2 AM | Caution | 9 | 13 | 23 | 4% | 10 mi | 400 ft | 68° | gusts near or over your limit, 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
- Sat 10 AM to 5 PM 7 hours, every hour within the rules
- Sun 10 AM to 7 PM 9 hours, every hour within the rules
- Mon 8 PM to 11 PM 3 hours, every hour within the rules
- Tue 10 AM to 4 PM 6 hours, every hour within the rules
- Wed 10 AM to Thu 12 AM 14 hours, every hour within the rules
- Thu 10 AM to 3 PM 5 hours, every hour within the rules
| Thu | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | 12 AM | 6 AM | 12 PM | 6 PM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Dry | 5% | 0.00 in | 56% | 9 mph | 1 d | |
| Friday | Wet | 92% | 0.29 in | 84% | 9 mph | ||
| Saturday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 48% | 6 mph | 6 d | Good |
| Sunday | Dry | 5% | 0.00 in | 63% | 6 mph | 5 d | |
| Monday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 48% | 12 mph | 4 d | Good |
| Tuesday | Dry | 0% | 0.00 in | 47% | 3 mph | 3 d | |
| Wednesday | Dry | 1% | 0.00 in | 47% | 7 mph | 2 d | Good |
| Thursday | Dry | 9% | 0.00 in | 55% | 8 mph | 1 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 positionThe best-rated day this week is Wednesday, rated good.
| Day | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon | Sunrise, sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | Fair | 4:05 AM to 6:05 AM4:36 PM to 6:36 PM | 12:42 PM to 1:42 PM9:28 PM to 10:28 PM | 74% | 7:16 AM, 7:01 PM |
| Fri | Fair | 5:08 AM to 7:08 AM5:39 PM to 7:39 PM | 1:48 PM to 2:48 PM10:32 PM to 11:32 PM | 64% | 7:17 AM, 6:59 PM |
| Sat | Fair | 6:10 AM to 8:10 AM6:41 PM to 8:41 PM | 2:42 PM to 3:42 PM | 54% | 7:18 AM, 6:57 PM |
| Sun | Fair | 7:10 AM to 9:10 AM7:39 PM to 9:39 PM | 11:44 PM to 12:44 AM3:25 PM to 4:25 PM | 43% | 7:19 AM, 6:56 PM |
| Mon | Fair | 8:06 AM to 10:06 AM8:33 PM to 10:33 PM | 1:00 AM to 2:00 AM3:59 PM to 4:59 PM | 33% | 7:20 AM, 6:54 PM |
| Tue | Poor | 8:58 AM to 10:58 AM9:23 PM to 11:23 PM | 2:15 AM to 3:15 AM4:28 PM to 5:28 PM | 23% | 7:21 AM, 6:52 PM |
| Wed | Good | 9:47 AM to 11:47 AM10:10 PM to 12:10 AM | 3:28 AM to 4:28 AM4:52 PM to 5:52 PM | 15% | 7:22 AM, 6:51 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 issuedOvernight61° · 18% · S 5 mph
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday80° · 13% · SW 5–9 mph
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night62° · 8% · SW 9 mph
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday69° · 92% · W 9 mph
Rain showers between 8am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. West wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night44° · 4% · N 7 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 7 mph.
Saturday66° · NE 2–6 mph
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night45° · 1% · E 2–6 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Sunday68° · 5% · SE 6 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night48° · 4% · W 5 mph
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Monday62° · NW 5–12 mph
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Monday Night37° · NW 2–9 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday58° · NW 3 mph
Patchy frost before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night38° · NE 3 mph
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Wednesday64° · 1% · S 3–7 mph
Sunny, with a high near 64.
The forecaster’s discussion
NWS Pittsburgh, PA · issued Oct 1, 1:42 AM 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
Rain chances for the weekend continue to gradually shift southward, otherwise no major changes were made to the latest forecast.
KEY Messages
1) Shower chances tonight north of Pittsburgh, then dry and warm Thursday. Showers return with a Friday cold front.
2) Cooler and mainly dry from this weekend into early next week
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1... A shortwave is currently tracking over the northern forecast area overnight. This should exit along with its respective precip by dawn. Otherwise, the upper level pattern will continue to feature a trough over the central CONUS as the ridge over the east remains in place but begins to weaken as it shifts to the east- southeast with time. The now closed low at the base of the trough over the central plains now opens and ejects a shortwave into the Lower Ohio Valley. This will bring a cold front to the region entering the Upper OH Valley by Thursday night.
The main focus will be on the front attempting to move through the region from the northwest. This will track east through the overnight and into the day on Friday. The rainfall threat will not be impactful as ensembles have been lessing or holding on precip amounts between 0.25" and 0.50 on total rainfall. The NBM suggest rainfall amounts will not be too concerning as the probabilities of exceeding only 0.50" will be between 30% and 50% across the area. As well, the thunderstorm threat on Thursday night and into Friday will be minimal as even the NBM gives a 10% chance of even reaching 500 J/Kg of SB CAPE. Even the prob thunder for this period is only between 10% to 15%. Thus, nothing is worth mentioning in the HWO at this time.
KEY MESSAGE 2... Model ensembles indicate broad upper troughing should persist across the NE CONUS from the weekend into the middle of next week. A southern stream shortwave could bring a few showers to areas south of PIT on Sunday, otherwise mainly dry and seasonably cool weather is expected through the period as surface high pressure builds under the broad trough by early next week.
Aviation · 06Z Thursday Through Monday
A shortwave will bring some showers across the area for FKL and DUJ but this associated precip should be exiting by dawn. Cloud cover will keep fog out of the area for just about all the terminals as the northern terminals will be VFR. However, ZZV and MGW have a good chance of seeing some fog and have used a TEMPO to cover this through 10Z.
Heading through the day tomorrow, high level cloud cover will pass through the area with decent southwest winds through the day. Exit winds w to be between 10 and 15 knots at times.
Outlook... Restrictions in showers are likely with a Friday cold front. Restrictions are possible south of I-70 Sunday, with prolonged VFR forecast thereafter, outside of fog.
PBZ Watches / Warnings / Advisories
PA...None. OH...None. WV...None.
Hazardous weather outlook Oct 1, 12:25 AM EDT
The office’s own seven-day heads-up for spotters and emergency managers.
FLUS41 KPBZ 010425 HWOPBZ Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 1225 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 2026 OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>022-029- 031-073>078-WVZ001>004-012-021-509>514-020430- 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- 1225 AM EDT Thu Oct 1 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...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ Shallenberger
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 · Thu Oct 1No risk area
- Day 2 · Fri Oct 2No risk area
- Day 3 · Sat Oct 3No risk area
- Day 4 · Sun Oct 4No risk area
- Day 5 · Mon Oct 5No risk area
- Day 6 · Tue Oct 6No risk area
- Day 7 · Wed Oct 7No risk area
- Day 8 · Thu Oct 8No risk area
Rainfall
- Day 1 · Thu Oct 1Under 0.01 in
- Day 2 · Fri Oct 20.10 in
- Day 3 · Sat Oct 3Under 0.01 in
- Day 4-5 · Oct 4–Oct 5Under 0.01 in
- Day 6-7 · Oct 6–Oct 7Under 0.01 in
Six to fourteen days
- Days 6–10 · Temperature33% chance below normalOct 6–Oct 10
- Days 6–10 · PrecipitationNear normal most likelyOct 6–Oct 10
- Days 8–14 · Temperature33% chance below normalOct 8–Oct 14
- Days 8–14 · Precipitation33% chance below normalOct 8–Oct 14
Drought
- Drought MonitorNo drought
Drought in this county: the map, the record since 2000 and the outlook
Frost and climate
NOAA 1991-2020 normals, FranklinThe last spring freeze (32°F) usually comes around May 2 and the first fall freeze around October 23: a growing season of about 171 days.
One fall in ten brings a freeze by October 8; one spring in ten still has one after May 20.
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 | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeatRisk max | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 1 · Minor | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little | 0 · Little |
| Wet bulb globe temperature max | 75° | 68° | 65° | 67° | 59° | 58° | 62° | |
| Heat index max | 81° | |||||||
| Wind chill min | 41° | 43° | 41° | 37° | 35° | 43° | ||
| Chance of thunder max | 1% | 9% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Cloud ceiling min | 6,000 ft | 1,000 ft | ||||||
| Visibility min | 10 mi | 5 mi | ||||||
| Pressure min | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | 0.01 inHg | ||||
| Mixing height max | 3,300 ft | 1,900 ft | 4,100 ft | 500 ft | ||||
| Transport wind max | 17 mph | 15 mph | 12 mph | 9 mph | ||||
| Twenty-foot wind max | 8 mph | 8 mph | 5 mph | 6 mph | ||||
| Atmospheric dispersion index max | 65 | 27 | 46 | 4 | ||||
| Low visibility risk max | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Against the record
NOAA GHCN · Franklin(Awos) (FKL) · 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 1 | 80° / 62° | 67° / 45° | 89° (1905) | 23° (1899) |
| Fri Oct 2 | 69° / 44° | 68° / 44° | 88° (1927) | 26° (1899) |
| Sat Oct 3 | 66° / 45° | 69° / 45° | 89° (1898) | 23° (1899) |
| Sun Oct 4 | 68° / 48° | 68° / 46° | 89° (1922) | 26° (1974) |
| Mon Oct 5 | 62° / 37° | 67° / 46° | 90° (1922) | 27° (1974) |
| Tue Oct 6 | 58° / 38° | 66° / 44° | 88° (1922) | 27° (1958) |
| Wed Oct 7 | 64° / 45° | 68° / 44° | 87° (1946) | 25° (1923) |
| Thu Oct 8 | 68° / 46° | 67° / 44° | 87° (1916) | 26° (1935) |
Sun and moon
| Day | Civil twilight | Sunrise | Sunset | Civil twilight | Daylight | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | 6:48 AM | 7:16 AM | 7:01 PM | 7:28 PM | 11 h 45 min | Waning gibbous · 74% lit |
| Fri | 6:49 AM | 7:17 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:27 PM | 11 h 42 min | Waning gibbous · 64% lit |
| Sat | 6:50 AM | 7:18 AM | 6:57 PM | 7:25 PM | 11 h 39 min | Last quarter · 54% lit |
| Sun | 6:51 AM | 7:19 AM | 6:56 PM | 7:23 PM | 11 h 37 min | Last quarter · 43% lit |
| Mon | 6:52 AM | 7:20 AM | 6:54 PM | 7:22 PM | 11 h 34 min | Waning crescent · 33% lit |
| Tue | 6:53 AM | 7:21 AM | 6:52 PM | 7:20 PM | 11 h 31 min | Waning crescent · 23% lit |
| Wed | 6:55 AM | 7:22 AM | 6:51 PM | 7:18 PM | 11 h 29 min | Waning crescent · 15% lit |
| Thu | 6:56 AM | 7:23 AM | 6:49 PM | 7:17 PM | 11 h 26 min | Waning crescent · 8% 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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