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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

East Side, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:30 PM
70
°
Heavy Showers
Feels like
70°
Humidity
78%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
East Side, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Side, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 62% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 68°H 83°
East Side, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    0.50″
    88°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.03″
    83°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    92%
    0.19″
    74°61°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    0.01″
    65°60°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    74°58°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    16%
    87°61°+13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    76°64°-11°
East Side, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
338° · veering 172°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 24
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 172° from the nnw.
East Side, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.58 inHg
Now
967.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.0966.7968.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Side, PA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Good
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

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
East Side, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
2.4mi
MIST/HAZE
69 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
00:30 UTC · East Side, 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
00:30 UTC · East Side, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Side, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Side, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Side, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
1:36 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
East Side, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Side, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat88°69°62%
  2. Sun83°68°56%
  3. Mon74°61°92%
  4. Tue65°60°75%
  5. Wed74°58°22%
  6. Thu87°61°16%
  7. Fri76°64°63%
  8. Sat82°56°32%
  9. Sun77°57°29%
  10. Mon81°52°23%
  11. Tue83°58°20%
  12. Wed79°60°29%
  13. Thu80°56°43%
  14. Fri83°58°42%
  15. Sat82°62°48%
  16. 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

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.