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 5Light Drizzle57%0.01″86°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle64%0.23″75°67°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle66%0.04″72°61°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast25%—85°57°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—89°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle60%—73°61°-16°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—80°55°+7°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- 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: 16°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
- Sun86°69°57%
- Mon74°67°64%
- Tue72°61°66%
- Wed85°57°25%
- Thu89°62°45%
- Fri73°61°60%
- Sat80°55°22%
- Sun74°59°16%
- Mon73°62°20%
- Tue69°61°23%
- Wed69°60°26%
- Thu80°57°32%
- Fri86°58°34%
- Sat78°61°33%
- Sun85°61°39%
- Mon75°63°35%
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 3NONENo severe risk
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