Crucible, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crucible weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle34%0.04″97°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle72%0.02″90°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail75%0.07″83°64°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle39%—81°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—85°58°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle50%—90°66°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle55%—83°65°-7°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 40.4 µg/m³ (AQI 113) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 40.4 µg/m³ (AQI 113) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Crucible at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 15325
16-Day Forecast — Crucible
- Sat97°69°34%
- Sun90°71°72%
- Mon83°64°75%
- Tue81°63°39%
- Wed85°58°14%
- Thu90°66°50%
- Fri83°65°55%
- Sat83°68°44%
- Sun78°63°36%
- Mon76°58°21%
- Tue78°58°20%
- Wed86°65°23%
- Thu91°67°35%
- Fri88°69°52%
- Sat81°69°45%
- Sun84°66°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 — Crucible
SPC has placed Crucible 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 Crucible
- 15325
- 15357