Blanchard, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blanchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle48%0.06″93°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain80%1.1″88°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm75%0.16″74°65°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers61%0.29″79°62°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—86°59°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—91°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—83°66°-8°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blanchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 16826
16-Day Forecast — Blanchard
- Sat93°69°48%
- Sun88°70°80%
- Mon74°65°75%
- Tue79°62°61%
- Wed86°59°13%
- Thu91°61°40%
- Fri83°66°43%
- Sat86°67°31%
- Sun80°65°28%
- Mon77°64°18%
- Tue82°64°19%
- Wed86°65°26%
- Thu93°67°27%
- Fri89°68°30%
- Sat87°69°40%
- Sun89°64°33%
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 — Blanchard
SPC has placed Blanchard in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Blanchard
- 16841
- 16826