Erie, PA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Sat Jul 4		Mostly Cloudy Close Hourly	-º / 71º	20%	NE 6 mph	78%
6pm		Partly Cloudy	82º	15%	NNW 6 mph	59%
7pm		Partly Cloudy	82º	3%	NW 5 mph	59%
8pm		Partly Cloudy	80º	15%	NW 4 mph	65%
9pm		Partly Cloudy	79º	15%	NNE 2 mph	70%
10pm		Partly Cloudy	76º	15%	NE 2 mph	78%
11pm		Partly Cloudy	76º	15%	NE 2 mph	80%
Sun Jul 5		Cloudy View Hourly	79º / 70º	24%	NE 11 mph	77%
12am		Mostly Cloudy	75º	15%	E 2 mph	82%
1am		Mostly Cloudy	74º	15%	ESE 2 mph	83%
2am		Mostly Cloudy	74º	15%	E 2 mph	85%
3am		Mostly Cloudy	73º	15%	E 2 mph	87%
4am		Mostly Cloudy	73º	20%	ENE 2 mph	88%
5am		Cloudy	72º	16%	E 2 mph	91%
6am		Cloudy	72º	11%	E 3 mph	90%
7am		Cloudy	73º	11%	E 2 mph	87%
8am		Cloudy	74º	19%	E 3 mph	82%
9am		Cloudy	76º	24%	E 5 mph	77%
10am		Cloudy	78º	24%	ENE 5 mph	76%
11am		Cloudy	78º	24%	NNE 6 mph	75%
12pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	78º	35%	NNE 7 mph	76%
1pm		Isolated Thunderstorms	77º	34%	NNE 7 mph	80%
2pm		Cloudy	77º	24%	NE 9 mph	80%
3pm		Cloudy	77º	23%	NE 9 mph	78%
4pm		Cloudy	78º	21%	NE 10 mph	74%
5pm		Cloudy	78º	18%	NE 11 mph	72%
6pm		Cloudy	78º	19%	NE 11 mph	70%
7pm		Cloudy	78º	11%	NE 10 mph	70%
8pm		Cloudy	77º	12%	NE 9 mph	72%
9pm		Cloudy	75º	14%	ENE 8 mph	78%
10pm		Cloudy	74º	13%	ENE 8 mph	83%
11pm		Cloudy	73º	13%	ENE 7 mph	84%
Mon Jul 6		Scattered Thunderstorms View Hourly	80º / 69º	35%	NE 13 mph	76%
12am		Mostly Cloudy	73º	13%	ENE 6 mph	85%
1am		Cloudy	72º	11%	E 6 mph	85%
2am		Cloudy	72º	15%	E 6 mph	85%
3am		Cloudy	72º	13%	ENE 6 mph	85%
4am		Cloudy	71º	20%	ENE 6 mph	86%
5am		Cloudy	71º	23%	ENE 6 mph	87%
6am		Showers	71º	38%	ENE 7 mph	86%
7am		Cloudy	71º	24%	ENE 6 mph	87%
8am		Cloudy	73º	24%	E 7 mph	84%
9am		Few Showers	75º	34%	ENE 8 mph	78%
10am		Few Showers	76º	33%	ENE 8 mph	76%
11am		Isolated Thunderstorms	77º	31%	NE 9 mph	76%
12pm		Mostly Cloudy	77º	24%	NE 9 mph	76%
1pm		Mostly Cloudy	77º	23%	NE 10 mph	77%
2pm		Cloudy	76º	23%	NE 11 mph	78%
3pm		Mostly Cloudy	78º	24%	NE 12 mph	72%
4pm		Scattered Thunderstorms	79º	35%	NE 13 mph	70%
5pm		Isolated Thunderstorms	79º	32%	NE 13 mph	67%
Tue Jul 7		Showers	77º / 68º	53%	NE 12 mph	77%
Wed Jul 8		Mostly Sunny	82º / 71º	24%	NNW 7 mph	72%
Thu Jul 9		Thunderstorms	80º / 70º	75%	SW 12 mph	73%
Fri Jul 10		Thunderstorms	77º / 68º	67%	WNW 11 mph	75%
Sat Jul 11		Partly Cloudy	78º / 65º	24%	N 12 mph	65%

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General Weather Conditions for Erie

Erie, PA, located on the southeast shore of Lake Erie and in extreme northwestern Pennsylvania, averages about three days each year with maximum temperatures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C). July is the warmest month with an average high of 79°F (26.1°C) and an average minimum of 62°F (16.7°C). January is the coolest month with an average high of 33°F (0.6°C) and an average minimum of 20°F (-6.7°C). The highest temperature on record for Buffalo is 100°F (37.8°C), recorded in June 1988, and the lowest temperature on record is -18°F (-27.8°C), recorded in January 1994. About 124 days each year see temperatures below 32°F (0°C), and an average nine days each year record temperatures below 5°F (-15°C). Every month has seen temperatures below 50°F (10°C), and every month except July, August and September has recorded temperatures at or below freezing (0°C).

The average annual precipitation for Erie is 40.5 inches (1,029 mm), which is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. Precipitation falls on about 223 days each year. The wettest month is September with 4.1 inches (104 mm), and the driest, February, averages only 2.3 inches (58 mm). An average of 36 thunderstorm days occur each year with July and August being the most likely months. Snow falls on about 91 days each year and averages about 83 inches (2,108 mm) each year. December and January each average greater than 20 inches (508 mm) per year while February averages 16 inches (406 mm). One foot or greater (>305 mm or greater) snowfalls in a 24-hour period have occurred in each month November through March, and 23 inches (584 mm) fell in one 24-hour period during November 1956. About 17 days each year has a snowfall total greater than 1.5 inches (38 mm) and snow have fallen in every month except June, July, August and September. Fog is present on average 140 days each year and is evenly distributed throughout the year with a slight maximum in March.

The prevailing wind direction in Erie is south from May through November, south-southwest in December and January and west-southwest from February through April. The winter season is the windiest, with each month December through April averaging 12 knots. The highest gust on record was a west wind of 68 knots recorded in January 1978.

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