Buena Vista, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buena Vista weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain80%0.15″94°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle44%0.01″89°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers87%—88°70°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm56%—77°67°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle17%0.02″84°68°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%0.02″85°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle72%—79°68°-6°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buena Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15018
16-Day Forecast — Buena Vista
- Sat94°70°80%
- Sun89°69°44%
- Mon88°70°87%
- Tue77°67°56%
- Wed84°68°17%
- Thu85°63°37%
- Fri79°68°72%
- Sat80°63°58%
- Sun80°56°29%
- Mon79°54°28%
- Tue81°59°21%
- Wed82°61°32%
- Thu78°56°23%
- Fri88°60°39%
- Sat87°66°43%
- Sun75°66°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 — Buena Vista
SPC has placed Buena Vista in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Buena Vista
- 15037
- 15018