East Altoona, Pennsylvania Weather
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East Altoona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle31%0.11″94°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain91%0.17″88°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail85%0.27″79°64°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%0.14″78°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—84°58°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—88°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle44%—81°66°-7°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 40 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — East Altoona
- Sat94°71°31%
- Sun88°71°91%
- Mon79°64°85%
- Tue78°62°69%
- Wed84°58°15%
- Thu88°63°43%
- Fri81°66°44%
- Sat84°67°36%
- Sun79°62°28%
- Mon78°61°18%
- Tue75°62°15%
- Wed83°64°32%
- Thu91°67°32%
- Fri91°70°39%
- Sat83°69°40%
- Sun87°65°43%
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 — East Altoona
SPC has placed East Altoona 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 East Altoona
- 16601