East Smithfield, Pennsylvania Weather
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East Smithfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle61%0.02″84°67°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain66%0.89″72°64°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle67%0.07″68°60°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—81°56°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—86°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle60%—71°59°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast25%—76°53°+5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 2.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Smithfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 18817
16-Day Forecast — East Smithfield
- Sun84°67°61%
- Mon72°64°66%
- Tue68°60°67%
- Wed81°56°24%
- Thu86°60°45%
- Fri71°59°60%
- Sat76°53°25%
- Sun69°58°17%
- Mon71°61°18%
- Tue63°58°22%
- Wed67°58°25%
- Thu77°55°32%
- Fri83°56°34%
- Sat76°59°33%
- Sun82°61°39%
- Mon73°62°35%
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 Smithfield
SPC includes East Smithfield in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Smithfield
- 18817
- 18850
- 18831