Catasauqua, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Catasauqua weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast70%—96°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain70%2.9″87°70°-9°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain92%0.44″77°63°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle75%0.05″71°62°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast21%—72°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—84°63°+12°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle48%0.06″84°66°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Catasauqua at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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: 18032
16-Day Forecast — Catasauqua
- Sat96°71°70%
- Sun87°70°70%
- Mon77°63°92%
- Tue71°62°75%
- Wed72°62°21%
- Thu84°63°36%
- Fri84°66°48%
- Sat84°62°32%
- Sun80°60°17%
- Mon82°56°16%
- Tue85°59°20%
- Wed80°63°38%
- Thu84°59°32%
- Fri88°58°30%
- Sat86°63°41%
- Sun86°71°41%
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 — Catasauqua
SPC has placed Catasauqua 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 Catasauqua
- 18032