Blue Ball, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ball weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain47%0.18″97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain90%0.48″93°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail90%0.14″79°63°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle74%0.02″70°57°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy15%—81°55°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—86°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—88°69°+2°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blue Ball at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17506
16-Day Forecast — Blue Ball
- Sat97°74°47%
- Sun93°72°90%
- Mon79°63°90%
- Tue70°57°74%
- Wed81°55°15%
- Thu86°62°31%
- Fri88°69°38%
- Sat82°70°30%
- Sun73°65°28%
- Mon73°64°14%
- Tue78°62°16%
- Wed86°66°22%
- Thu90°71°24%
- Fri90°73°39%
- Sat78°70°36%
- Sun85°67°43%
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 — Blue Ball
SPC has placed Blue Ball in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Blue Ball
- 17557
- 17506
- 17519