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Duncannon, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Duncannon, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:17 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Duncannon, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDuncannon, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 74°H 99°
Duncannon, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    30%
    0.48″
    99°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    93%
    0.27″
    92°73°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    93%
    0.15″
    73°65°-19°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    67%
    0.03″
    74°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    85°56°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    91°66°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    89°68°-2°
Duncannon, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
272° · backing 23°
Direction
W
272°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 39 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 271SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the w.
Duncannon, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.5
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.5
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.6999.81001.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Duncannon, PA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~64 @ 6 PM

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Duncannon, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
12:17 UTC · Duncannon, 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
12:17 UTC · Duncannon, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Duncannon, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Duncannon, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Duncannon, 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 58m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Duncannon, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Duncannon, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Duncannon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17020

16-Day Forecast — Duncannon

  1. Sat99°75°30%
  2. Sun92°73°93%
  3. Mon73°65°93%
  4. Tue74°63°67%
  5. Wed85°56°13%
  6. Thu91°66°31%
  7. Fri89°68°34%
  8. Sat89°70°35%
  9. Sun76°65°26%
  10. Mon72°65°17%
  11. Tue80°63°13%
  12. Wed87°67°19%
  13. Thu95°68°22%
  14. Fri96°72°31%
  15. Sat86°70°39%
  16. Sun90°68°25%

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 — Duncannon

SPC has placed Duncannon in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Duncannon

  • 17020

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.