Observed 5:40 PM EDT at KUCP

Slippery Rock University, PA weather

Sunny and 63°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable · up to 44°7° by 7 PM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 42Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 9 PM (59°15° → 47°8°)
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–9 AM (low 32°0°)
Drops 13°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (61°16° → 48°9°)
Fog Monday 6–7 AM

TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	88%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	97%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	99%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	2%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	2%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	2%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	2%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	4%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	3%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	22%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	60%	60%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	61%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	51%	0
Sun 9p	Fog	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	97%	57%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Fog	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	51%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	62%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	36%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	44%	0
Mon 4a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	46%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	34%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	37%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	99%	16%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	19%	0
Mon 9a	Fog	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	95%	31%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	18%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	13%	3
Mon 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	34%	4
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	31%	4
Mon 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	10%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	18%	3
Mon 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	14%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 32°0°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy frost between 2am and 4am, then areas of frost and patchy fog. Clear, with a low around 32. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 65°18°, low 38°3°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Fog, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Widespread frost and patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Areas of fog after 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 38. South wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Fog. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 35°2°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 34°1°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 62°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.92 in23 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.34 in8.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 38°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 41°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 61–71°; 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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Allegheny River at Parker

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 4,240 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Muddy Creek above Portersville

8.3 mi

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 111 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Shenango River at New Castle

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 239 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 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 34Typical 130

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
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 22 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.

Is this typical?

Slippery Rock 1 Ssw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Slippery Rock University weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 31 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:43 PM; Morning 7:24–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:54 PM; Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:54 PM–7:14 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Slippery Rock University. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Slippery Rock University, 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 Parker

Muddy Creek above Portersville

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg

Shenango River at New Castle

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