Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ridge Summit weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—97°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain83%0.09″92°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers82%0.18″75°62°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle74%0.01″69°59°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—81°55°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—87°61°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.01″84°68°-3°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 70 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blue Ridge Summit at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17214
16-Day Forecast — Blue Ridge Summit
- Sat97°75°24%
- Sun92°71°83%
- Mon75°62°82%
- Tue69°59°74%
- Wed81°55°18%
- Thu87°61°32%
- Fri84°68°37%
- Sat82°67°39%
- Sun74°64°27%
- Mon74°63°20%
- Tue74°63°14%
- Wed82°65°18%
- Thu90°67°22%
- Fri90°70°26%
- Sat77°68°32%
- Sun86°66°38%
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 Ridge Summit
SPC has placed Blue Ridge Summit 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 Ridge Summit
- 17214