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 5Light Rain70%0.11″82°67°—
- MondayJul 6Rain70%0.36″72°65°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast47%—65°60°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—80°56°+15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%—86°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%0.13″70°64°-16°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—82°57°+12°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Side at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sun82°67°70%
- Mon72°65°70%
- Tue65°60°47%
- Wed80°56°26%
- Thu86°62°37%
- Fri70°64°51%
- Sat82°57°36%
- Sun73°60°20%
- Mon81°60°18%
- Tue63°58°20%
- Wed66°59°17%
- Thu73°56°27%
- Fri85°59°29%
- Sat80°62°29%
- Sun82°62°35%
- Mon66°64°36%
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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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