Elgin, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elgin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle29%0.03″87°67°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle79%0.03″83°66°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm62%—73°63°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—78°59°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—80°60°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers46%0.41″81°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle36%—78°63°-3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elgin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.
16-Day Forecast — Elgin
- Sat87°67°29%
- Sun83°66°79%
- Mon73°63°62%
- Tue78°59°23%
- Wed80°60°10%
- Thu81°62°46%
- Fri78°63°36%
- Sat78°62°25%
- Sun75°61°24%
- Mon70°58°17%
- Tue76°57°20%
- Wed80°64°31%
- Thu85°65°35%
- Fri80°66°54%
- Sat78°66°30%
- Sun79°59°39%
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 — Elgin
SPC has placed Elgin in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Elgin
- 16407
- 16413