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Catawissa, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Catawissa, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:32 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Catawissa, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCatawissa, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 70°H 89°
Catawissa, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    0.06″
    93°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    54%
    0.26″
    89°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    89%
    0.26″
    77°64°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    78%
    0.02″
    70°64°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    75°61°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    90°63°+15°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    83°63°-7°
Catawissa, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
357° · backing 116°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
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 5 · pk 19 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 116° from the n.
Catawissa, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.5992.0993.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Catawissa, PA
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6h

AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Catawissa, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
00:32 UTC · Catawissa, 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
00:32 UTC · Catawissa, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Catawissa, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Catawissa, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Catawissa, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Catawissa, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Catawissa, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Catawissa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17820

16-Day Forecast — Catawissa

  1. Sat93°73°54%
  2. Sun89°71°54%
  3. Mon77°64°89%
  4. Tue70°64°78%
  5. Wed75°61°31%
  6. Thu90°63°22%
  7. Fri83°63°67%
  8. Sat86°58°32%
  9. Sun80°58°29%
  10. Mon85°52°27%
  11. Tue88°59°20%
  12. Wed82°63°29%
  13. Thu83°57°48%
  14. Fri85°56°40%
  15. Sat82°66°48%
  16. Sun87°68°48%

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 — Catawissa

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

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Catawissa

  • 17820

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.