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Carbondale, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carbondale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Carbondale, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 7:56 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
82%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Carbondale, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarbondale, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 94°
Carbondale, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    34%
    0.23″
    94°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    89%
    0.24″
    89°67°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    89%
    0.33″
    71°60°-18°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.06″
    74°58°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Foggy
    18%
    83°56°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    84°65°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    81°65°-3°
Carbondale, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 18°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the wsw.
Carbondale, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.0975.7977.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carbondale, PA
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 6 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 1.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 1.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
1.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Carbondale, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
106 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:56 UTC · Carbondale, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:56 UTC · Carbondale, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carbondale, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carbondale, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carbondale, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
1:33 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carbondale, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carbondale, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carbondale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 18407

16-Day Forecast — Carbondale

  1. Sat94°69°34%
  2. Sun89°67°89%
  3. Mon71°60°89%
  4. Tue74°58°54%
  5. Wed83°56°18%
  6. Thu84°65°40%
  7. Fri81°65°40%
  8. Sat84°66°26%
  9. Sun67°61°33%
  10. Mon64°60°25%
  11. Tue76°61°28%
  12. Wed87°60°27%
  13. Thu91°67°27%
  14. Fri89°68°39%
  15. Sat84°67°40%
  16. Sun85°62°39%

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 — Carbondale

SPC has placed Carbondale in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Carbondale

  • 18407

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.