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Donora, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Donora, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:13 PM
96
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Donora, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDonora, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Donora, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    45%
    1.3″
    96°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    41%
    89°71°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    84%
    82°69°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    76°65°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.01″
    81°65°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    85°62°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    72%
    0.05″
    75°67°-10°
Donora, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 16°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 31 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the wsw.
Donora, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.6979.6979.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Donora, PA
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6h

AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Donora, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.9mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
21:13 UTC · Donora, 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
21:13 UTC · Donora, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Donora, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Donora, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Donora, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Donora, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Donora, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Donora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 15033

16-Day Forecast — Donora

  1. Sat97°69°45%
  2. Sun89°70°41%
  3. Mon82°69°84%
  4. Tue76°65°54%
  5. Wed81°65°17%
  6. Thu85°62°37%
  7. Fri75°67°72%
  8. Sat81°64°59%
  9. Sun75°59°29%
  10. Mon77°54°28%
  11. Tue77°55°21%
  12. Wed81°56°35%
  13. Thu84°58°39%
  14. Fri77°61°42%
  15. Sat83°68°43%
  16. Sun79°67°36%

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 — Donora

SPC has placed Donora 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 Donora

  • 15033

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.