Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bellefonte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle44%0.04″83°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain44%0.18″78°70°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain65%0.25″70°64°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%0.01″76°63°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—90°62°+14°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle52%0.07″73°66°-17°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast31%—81°60°+8°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 51 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bellefonte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 16823
16-Day Forecast — Bellefonte
- Sun83°70°44%
- Mon78°70°44%
- Tue70°64°65%
- Wed76°63°29%
- Thu90°62°34%
- Fri73°66°52%
- Sat81°60°31%
- Sun69°66°14%
- Mon76°65°17%
- Tue64°59°17%
- Wed67°61°19%
- Thu82°58°35%
- Fri83°57°30%
- Sat77°60°30%
- Sun83°62°26%
- Mon72°64°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 — Bellefonte
SPC has placed Bellefonte in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Bellefonte
- 16823