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Cross Roads, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Cross Roads, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:13 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
66%
Wind
29 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Cross Roads, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCross Roads, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Cross Roads, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    49%
    0.07″
    97°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    66%
    0.11″
    91°73°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    87%
    80°66°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    84%
    0.01″
    69°65°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    0.01″
    72°62°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    88°64°+16°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    48%
    89°71°+1°
Cross Roads, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 7°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
29
mph
Gust
50
mph
Peak 24h
50
avg 8
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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 8 · pk 50 @ 8:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 5013SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 29 mph with gusts pulsing to 50 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cross Roads, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4984.6985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cross Roads, PA
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
+26 in 6h

AQI 89 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
windy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cross Roads, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.7mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
00:13 UTC · Cross Roads, 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
00:13 UTC · Cross Roads, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cross Roads, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cross Roads, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cross Roads, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cross Roads, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cross Roads, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cross Roads at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Cross Roads

  1. Sat97°75°49%
  2. Sun91°73°66%
  3. Mon80°66°87%
  4. Tue69°65°84%
  5. Wed72°62°28%
  6. Thu88°64°13%
  7. Fri89°71°48%
  8. Sat80°63°32%
  9. Sun76°62°32%
  10. Mon80°57°17%
  11. Tue86°60°18%
  12. Wed82°63°37%
  13. Thu83°60°48%
  14. Fri88°61°41%
  15. Sat84°68°39%
  16. Sun85°68°45%

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 — Cross Roads

SPC has placed Cross Roads in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Cross Roads

  • 17322

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.