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Alba, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alba weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alba, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:20 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Alba, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlba, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Alba, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    58%
    0.83″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    42%
    0.44″
    84°67°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    90%
    0.09″
    74°63°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    77°63°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    71°63°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.17″
    81°60°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    70%
    0.01″
    82°64°+1°
Alba, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · veering 27°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 337SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the wnw.
Alba, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965968
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW967.9964.7965.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alba, PA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Alba, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.9mi
UNLIMITED
75 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · Alba, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:20 UTC · Alba, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alba, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alba, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alba, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
1:38 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alba, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alba, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alba at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16910

16-Day Forecast — Alba

  1. Sat88°70°58%
  2. Sun84°67°42%
  3. Mon74°63°90%
  4. Tue77°63°77%
  5. Wed71°63°30%
  6. Thu81°60°19%
  7. Fri82°64°70%
  8. Sat75°62°37%
  9. Sun72°58°25%
  10. Mon74°54°32%
  11. Tue75°56°27%
  12. Wed80°54°29%
  13. Thu80°58°49%
  14. Fri82°58°45%
  15. Sat84°64°54%
  16. Sun73°66°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 — Alba

SPC has placed Alba in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Alba

  • 17724
  • 16947
  • 16910

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.