Erie, PA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day		Sky	High / Low	Precip	Wind	Humidity
Sat Feb 8		PM Snow Close Hourly	33º / 25º	76%	ESE 11 mph	67%
11am		Partly Cloudy	18º	2%	SE 3 mph	84%
12pm		Partly Cloudy	19º	2%	SE 3 mph	81%
1pm		Partly Cloudy	20º	20%	SE 5 mph	79%
2pm		Cloudy	23º	2%	SE 6 mph	69%
3pm		Cloudy	26º	1%	SE 7 mph	64%
4pm		Cloudy	28º	1%	ESE 7 mph	60%
5pm		Cloudy	30º	2%	ESE 7 mph	57%
6pm		Cloudy	31º	5%	E 7 mph	54%
7pm		Cloudy	32º	5%	E 8 mph	54%
8pm		Cloudy	31º	7%	ENE 10 mph	58%
9pm		Cloudy	31º	24%	ENE 10 mph	63%
10pm		Snow	30º	67%	ENE 9 mph	69%
11pm		Snow	30º	76%	ENE 11 mph	72%
Sun Feb 9		AM Snow Showers View Hourly	28º / 18º	39%	W 13 mph	79%
12am		Snow	30º	93%	ENE 10 mph	77%
1am		Snow	30º	84%	ENE 10 mph	80%
2am		Light Snow	29º	75%	ENE 10 mph	83%
3am		Light Snow	29º	67%	ENE 8 mph	84%
4am		Snow Showers	29º	59%	NE 8 mph	87%
5am		Snow Showers	29º	49%	NE 8 mph	86%
6am		Snow Showers	28º	38%	NNE 7 mph	87%
7am		Snow Showers	28º	56%	N 8 mph	87%
8am		Snow Showers	28º	59%	NW 9 mph	88%
9am		Snow Showers	28º	51%	NW 10 mph	87%
10am		Snow Showers	28º	53%	NW 9 mph	87%
11am		Snow Showers	27º	54%	WNW 9 mph	85%
12pm		Snow Showers	27º	38%	WNW 9 mph	84%
1pm		Snow Showers	26º	39%	WNW 9 mph	85%
2pm		Few Snow Showers	27º	31%	W 9 mph	83%
3pm		Snow Showers	27º	37%	W 11 mph	83%
4pm		Cloudy	28º	24%	W 12 mph	80%
5pm		Cloudy	28º	24%	W 12 mph	78%
6pm		Cloudy	28º	22%	W 13 mph	77%
7pm		Cloudy	28º	17%	W 13 mph	77%
8pm		Cloudy	28º	18%	W 13 mph	75%
9pm		Cloudy	28º	24%	W 11 mph	75%
10pm		Cloudy	27º	15%	W 10 mph	76%
11pm		Cloudy	27º	14%	W 10 mph	76%
Mon Feb 10		Partly Cloudy View Hourly	24º / 19º	8%	WSW 11 mph	71%
12am		Cloudy	26º	8%	WSW 8 mph	77%
1am		Cloudy	25º	8%	W 8 mph	78%
2am		Cloudy	25º	14%	WSW 8 mph	79%
3am		Cloudy	25º	17%	WSW 6 mph	79%
4am		Cloudy	24º	17%	WSW 6 mph	79%
5am		Cloudy	24º	10%	W 6 mph	77%
6am		Cloudy	24º	21%	W 6 mph	76%
7am		Cloudy	23º	19%	WNW 5 mph	78%
8am		Cloudy	23º	14%	WNW 5 mph	77%
9am		Cloudy	22º	7%	WNW 5 mph	77%
10am		Cloudy	21º	10%	WNW 5 mph	77%
Tue Feb 11		Cloudy	29º / 18º	12%	SW 6 mph	67%
Wed Feb 12		Cloudy	28º / 25º	21%	ENE 12 mph	71%
Thu Feb 13		Snow	31º / 18º	77%	W 15 mph	82%
Fri Feb 14		Partly Cloudy	25º / 23º	23%	W 9 mph	68%
Sat Feb 15		Snow	33º / 26º	60%	ESE 12 mph	78%

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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.