Athens, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Athens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle49%0.02″91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle32%0.02″87°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle86%0.04″80°63°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle68%0.12″66°62°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—77°61°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%0.04″84°61°+7°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle69%—75°59°-9°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 37. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Athens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 18810
16-Day Forecast — Athens
- Sat91°73°49%
- Sun87°71°32%
- Mon80°63°86%
- Tue66°62°68%
- Wed77°61°28%
- Thu84°61°21%
- Fri75°59°69%
- Sat82°55°31%
- Sun75°52°27%
- Mon83°52°33%
- Tue86°58°31%
- Wed82°60°49%
- Thu76°53°50%
- Fri86°52°29%
- Sat86°62°55%
- Sun83°68°43%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Athens
SPC includes Athens in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Athens
- 18810