Branchdale, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Branchdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers59%2.6″86°68°—
- MondayJul 6Rain46%0.26″76°66°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle52%0.01″69°61°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—77°61°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%0.01″87°65°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%0.04″72°66°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast33%—81°60°+9°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — 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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Branchdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17923
16-Day Forecast — Branchdale
- Sun86°68°59%
- Mon76°66°46%
- Tue69°61°52%
- Wed77°61°28%
- Thu87°65°43%
- Fri72°66°55%
- Sat81°60°33%
- Sun68°62°17%
- Mon79°62°21%
- Tue62°58°17%
- Wed70°60°17%
- Thu79°57°30%
- Fri84°60°27%
- Sat80°61°32%
- Sun81°63°29%
- Mon67°64°29%
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 — Branchdale
SPC has placed Branchdale in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Branchdale
- 17923