Observed 6:55 PM EDT at KFKL

Oil City, PA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 7 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (53°12° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 65°18° tomorrow at 3 PM
Fog tomorrow night 11 PM–midnight
Fog tomorrow night 3–4 AM
Fog Monday 5–10 AM

TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	99%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	0%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	2%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	1%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	54%	3%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	5%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	4%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	36%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	50%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	64%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	95%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Fog	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	47%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	73%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Fog	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	35%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	54%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	61%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	48%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	29%	0
Mon 9a	Fog	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	37%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	95%	6%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	16%	2
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	31%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	35%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	33%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	24%	3
Mon 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	15%	2
Mon 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	21%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	22%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy frost between 3am and 4am, then areas of frost and patchy fog. Clear, with a low around 33. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of frost and patchy fog before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 3 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 69°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–43°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.83 in21 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.47 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 40°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 62–71°; chance of precipitation on Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PBZ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Allegheny River at Franklin

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 3,050 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Allegheny River at West Hickory

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 2,400 cfs

Forecast peak 3.8 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Allegheny River at Parker

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 4,210 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Oil Creek at Rouseville

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 74 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 32Typical 127

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 26
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 19 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Franklin · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
+1°SatOct 24

Oil City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:41 PM; Morning 7:23–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:52 PM; Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:15 PM–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Oil City. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,200 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Oil City, PA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Allegheny River at Franklin

Allegheny River at West Hickory

Allegheny River at Parker

Oil Creek at Rouseville

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon