East Salem, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast33%—95°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain59%1.1″91°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers88%0.01″74°69°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers79%0.01″82°68°+8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%0.02″74°65°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—89°64°+15°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle56%0.02″81°67°-8°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 86 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — East Salem
- Sat96°70°33%
- Sun91°72°59%
- Mon74°69°88%
- Tue82°68°79%
- Wed74°65°22%
- Thu89°64°21%
- Fri81°67°56%
- Sat85°67°25%
- Sun78°62°23%
- Mon79°60°28%
- Tue83°59°21%
- Wed87°58°24%
- Thu88°59°33%
- Fri85°62°30%
- Sat90°66°17%
- Sun79°69°29%
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 Salem
SPC has placed East Salem 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 Salem
- 17059
- 17094