East Side, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Side weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain62%0.50″88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle56%0.03″83°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Rain92%0.19″74°61°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle75%0.01″65°60°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle22%—74°58°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—87°61°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle63%—76°64°-11°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Side at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — East Side
- Sat88°69°62%
- Sun83°68°56%
- Mon74°61°92%
- Tue65°60°75%
- Wed74°58°22%
- Thu87°61°16%
- Fri76°64°63%
- Sat82°56°32%
- Sun77°57°29%
- Mon81°52°23%
- Tue83°58°20%
- Wed79°60°29%
- Thu80°56°43%
- Fri83°58°42%
- Sat82°62°48%
- Sun87°67°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 Side
SPC has placed East Side 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 Side
- 18661