Abbottstown, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Abbottstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%0.01″101°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain88%4.0″97°73°-4°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle88%0.13″74°64°-23°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle71%0.02″71°60°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy16%—83°56°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—90°64°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%—88°69°-2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Abbottstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17301
16-Day Forecast — Abbottstown
- Sat101°76°30%
- Sun97°73°88%
- Mon74°64°88%
- Tue71°60°71%
- Wed83°56°16%
- Thu90°64°29%
- Fri88°69°39%
- Sat86°70°37%
- Sun75°65°27%
- Mon73°64°17%
- Tue76°64°11%
- Wed87°68°24%
- Thu92°69°26%
- Fri94°72°35%
- Sat80°70°39%
- Sun86°68°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Abbottstown
SPC has placed Abbottstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Abbottstown
- 17301