Crucible, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crucible weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle58%0.02″87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle75%—87°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm64%—76°65°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle24%—81°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—86°64°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle76%0.06″76°67°-10°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle51%—77°62°+1°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Crucible at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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
15-Day Forecast — Crucible
- Sun88°69°58%
- Mon87°70°75%
- Tue76°65°64%
- Wed81°67°24%
- Thu86°64°43%
- Fri76°67°76%
- Sat77°62°51%
- Sun76°56°27%
- Mon79°54°17%
- Tue83°58°15%
- Wed76°60°37%
- Thu78°56°30%
- Fri87°61°40%
- Sat87°65°54%
- Sun74°66°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 — Crucible
SPC has placed Crucible in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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