Oakland, Pennsylvania Weather
Oakland, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Mercer County.
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the Grove City Airport (K29D) page, 11 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Oakland have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Oakland: New Castle Municipal Airport (KUCP) 29 km · Venango Regional Airport (KFKL) 34 km · Youngstown Warren Regional Airport (KYNG) 39 km · Port Meadville Airport (KGKJ) 43 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 49 km
Conditions reported at K29D describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Pennsylvania
Oakland lies in a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers and the slow, persistent work of water. It lies 24.3 miles east-north-east of Youngstown, OH (from Youngstown, OH: bearing 67°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-west of Grove City. Rolling hills, softened by time and cloaked in a patchwork of deciduous trees, define the terrain, their slopes often yielding to the rich, dark soil favored by generations of farmers. Small streams, their banks often lined with thickets of alder and willow, meander through the valleys, their quiet murmur a constant undercurrent to the rustle of leaves and the distant calls of unseen birds. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, can carry a damp, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of growing things and the promise of rain. In autumn, the hillsides ignite with a fiery brilliance, a fleeting, glorious display before the quietude of winter descends. The history of Oakland is intertwined with the agricultural spirit of Mercer County, a place where the land has always been the primary employer and a source of enduring identity. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile ground and the promise of a new beginning, established farms that have often remained in the same families for decades, their weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses standing as quiet sentinels to the passage of years. While industry has ebbed and flowed in the broader region, Oakland has largely maintained its pastoral character, its economy rooted in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock. The local schoolhouse, a modest but vital hub, and the small community hall, where neighbors gather for potlucks and local events, speak to a way of life that values connection and shared experience, a quiet strength found in the rhythms of the seasons and the continuity of tradition.
Live animated radar for Oakland and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Oakland, Mercer County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.236447°N, 80.218674°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18847, 15260, 16137, 15904 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Oakland includes coordinates 41.236447°N, 80.218674°W, situated in Mercer County. ZIP code 18847, 15260, 16137, 15904. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
