Erie, PA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Thu Aug 13		Mostly Clear Close Hourly	-º / 66º	12%	S 4 mph	87%
11pm		Mostly Clear	71º	4%	WSW 2 mph	89%
Fri Aug 14		Partly Cloudy View Hourly	82º / 64º	8%	NE 9 mph	62%
12am		Clear	70º	5%	SW 2 mph	91%
1am		Mostly Clear	70º	5%	S 2 mph	90%
2am		Partly Cloudy	71º	5%	S 3 mph	83%
3am		Partly Cloudy	70º	5%	SSE 2 mph	84%
4am		Mostly Cloudy	70º	3%	SSE 3 mph	84%
5am		Mostly Cloudy	69º	6%	SE 4 mph	86%
6am		Mostly Cloudy	68º	12%	SE 3 mph	87%
7am		Mostly Cloudy	67º	8%	ESE 4 mph	88%
8am		Mostly Cloudy	69º	7%	ESE 4 mph	83%
9am		Mostly Cloudy	72º	5%	ESE 4 mph	76%
10am		Partly Cloudy	76º	2%	E 4 mph	64%
11am		Partly Cloudy	77º	1%	NE 5 mph	61%
12pm		Mostly Sunny	79º	1%	NNE 7 mph	58%
1pm		Mostly Sunny	79º	4%	NNE 7 mph	57%
2pm		Partly Cloudy	80º	1%	NNE 8 mph	55%
3pm		Partly Cloudy	81º	2%	NNE 9 mph	52%
4pm		Mostly Sunny	81º	1%	NNE 9 mph	50%
5pm		Sunny	81º	1%	NNE 9 mph	49%
6pm		Sunny	80º	1%	NE 8 mph	50%
7pm		Sunny	79º	1%	NE 7 mph	53%
8pm		Sunny	77º	2%	ENE 6 mph	59%
9pm		Clear	75º	3%	ENE 4 mph	64%
10pm		Clear	73º	3%	E 3 mph	70%
11pm		Clear	71º	4%	E 2 mph	73%
Sat Aug 15		Mostly Sunny View Hourly	82º / 70º	5%	ENE 10 mph	63%
12am		Clear	70º	4%	E 3 mph	76%
1am		Clear	70º	4%	ESE 3 mph	76%
2am		Clear	69º	4%	SE 4 mph	77%
3am		Clear	68º	5%	SE 3 mph	78%
4am		Clear	68º	5%	SE 4 mph	79%
5am		Clear	67º	5%	SE 5 mph	82%
6am		Mostly Clear	66º	5%	SE 5 mph	84%
7am		Mostly Sunny	65º	5%	SE 4 mph	87%
8am		Sunny	69º	4%	SE 4 mph	79%
9am		Sunny	73º	3%	SE 5 mph	73%
10am		Sunny	75º	1%	ESE 6 mph	65%
11am		Sunny	78º	1%	ENE 6 mph	59%
12pm		Partly Cloudy	79º	1%	NNE 7 mph	58%
1pm		Partly Cloudy	80º	1%	NNE 8 mph	56%
2pm		Partly Cloudy	80º	1%	NNE 8 mph	56%
3pm		Partly Cloudy	81º	1%	NNE 8 mph	55%
4pm		Partly Cloudy	81º	1%	NNE 9 mph	56%
5pm		Partly Cloudy	81º	1%	NNE 9 mph	56%
6pm		Cloudy	80º	1%	NE 9 mph	58%
7pm		Mostly Cloudy	79º	2%	NE 9 mph	59%
8pm		Mostly Cloudy	77º	2%	ENE 7 mph	64%
9pm		Mostly Cloudy	76º	6%	ENE 6 mph	68%
10pm		Mostly Cloudy	75º	21%	E 6 mph	71%
Sun Aug 16		Thunderstorms	80º / 68º	61%	SW 12 mph	80%
Mon Aug 17		AM Showers	76º / 64º	44%	NW 12 mph	73%
Tue Aug 18		Partly Cloudy	78º / 65º	9%	WNW 8 mph	64%
Wed Aug 19		PM Showers	79º / 67º	43%	SW 12 mph	67%
Thu Aug 20		Showers	75º / 63º	71%	WNW 11 mph	72%

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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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