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Eau Claire, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Eau Claire weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Eau Claire, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:15 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
54%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Sunset
4:55 PM
Eau Claire, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEau Claire, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 66°H 85°
Eau Claire, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    63%
    0.35″
    87°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    36%
    0.72″
    82°66°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    0.06″
    77°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    76°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°63°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    81°60°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    0.08″
    74°66°-7°
Eau Claire, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 57°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 31
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 31 — flags snap, branches bend.
Eau Claire, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.5
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.5
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.5961.2961.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Eau Claire, PA
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
+26 in 6h

AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Eau Claire, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.7mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
21:15 UTC · Eau Claire, 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
21:15 UTC · Eau Claire, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Eau Claire, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Eau Claire, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Eau Claire, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Eau Claire, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Eau Claire, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Eau Claire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16030

16-Day Forecast — Eau Claire

  1. Sat88°67°63%
  2. Sun82°67°36%
  3. Mon77°66°90%
  4. Tue76°63°53%
  5. Wed82°63°9%
  6. Thu81°60°35%
  7. Fri74°66°67%
  8. Sat73°60°36%
  9. Sun74°53°20%
  10. Mon75°52°28%
  11. Tue75°51°21%
  12. Wed78°53°35%
  13. Thu81°56°28%
  14. Fri83°59°40%
  15. Sat76°65°35%
  16. Sun70°65°42%

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 — Eau Claire

SPC has placed Eau Claire in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Eau Claire

  • 16049
  • 16030

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.