Dawson, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dawson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain72%3.5″93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers47%0.09″89°70°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm81%—83°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm51%—75°66°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle17%0.01″82°65°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—88°63°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle72%0.02″75°68°-13°
AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 48 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 5h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dawson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°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: 15428
16-Day Forecast — Dawson
- Sat93°70°72%
- Sun89°70°47%
- Mon83°69°81%
- Tue75°66°51%
- Wed82°65°17%
- Thu88°63°37%
- Fri75°68°72%
- Sat85°64°60%
- Sun79°61°32%
- Mon79°55°31%
- Tue79°55°22%
- Wed84°57°40%
- Thu87°60°36%
- Fri76°63°42%
- Sat84°69°56%
- Sun78°67°48%
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 — Dawson
SPC has placed Dawson 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 Dawson
- 15428