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Coal Center, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Coal Center, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:15 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Coal Center, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCoal Center, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 72°H 97°
Coal Center, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    29%
    0.08″
    97°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    76%
    0.45″
    91°72°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    73%
    0.09″
    85°66°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    33%
    83°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    88°59°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    90°67°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    55%
    83°67°-7°
Coal Center, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · backing 23°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the s.
Coal Center, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.4
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.4
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0988.2989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Coal Center, PA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 32.5 µg/m³ (AQI 95) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
32.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
33μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 32.5 µg/m³ (AQI 95) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Coal Center, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.5mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
12:15 UTC · Coal Center, 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
12:15 UTC · Coal Center, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Coal Center, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Coal Center, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Coal Center, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Coal Center, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Coal Center, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coal Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15423

16-Day Forecast — Coal Center

  1. Sat97°70°29%
  2. Sun91°72°76%
  3. Mon85°66°73%
  4. Tue83°64°33%
  5. Wed88°59°13%
  6. Thu90°67°50%
  7. Fri83°67°55%
  8. Sat83°68°43%
  9. Sun81°64°36%
  10. Mon76°59°20%
  11. Tue79°59°19%
  12. Wed90°65°23%
  13. Thu93°68°35%
  14. Fri90°70°52%
  15. Sat83°70°45%
  16. Sun87°68°38%

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 — Coal Center

SPC has placed Coal Center 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 Coal Center

  • 15423

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.