Cedar Crest, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cedar Crest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle25%0.02″97°72°—
- SundayJul 5Showers94%0.48″90°72°-7°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm86%0.14″79°66°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle73%—77°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—86°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast41%—92°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle46%—89°67°-3°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 49 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cedar Crest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Cedar Crest
- Sat97°72°25%
- Sun90°72°94%
- Mon79°66°86%
- Tue77°63°73%
- Wed86°58°16%
- Thu92°62°41%
- Fri89°67°46%
- Sat86°69°33%
- Sun80°65°30%
- Mon82°62°16%
- Tue78°63°13%
- Wed86°65°26%
- Thu95°67°24%
- Fri94°71°33%
- Sat82°70°40%
- Sun89°66°42%
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 — Cedar Crest
SPC has placed Cedar Crest 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 Cedar Crest
- 17066