East Altoona, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Altoona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers50%0.28″93°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast47%—87°70°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers84%0.07″78°67°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm73%—78°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—77°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—86°61°+9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle55%0.07″82°67°-4°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 96
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 96
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°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°50%
- Sun87°69°47%
- Mon78°67°84%
- Tue78°67°73%
- Wed77°65°19%
- Thu86°61°15%
- Fri82°67°55%
- Sat78°63°32%
- Sun78°58°20%
- Mon76°57°24%
- Tue78°55°21%
- Wed82°56°35%
- Thu84°58°43%
- Fri80°61°42%
- Sat86°66°45%
- Sun78°68°52%
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