Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elizabethtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers73%1.9″89°70°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain37%0.11″80°69°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%0.03″71°63°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle45%0.02″75°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle43%—90°68°+15°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle52%0.02″81°68°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—81°65°0°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 44 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 90 — 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 90 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 90
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 90
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elizabethtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17022
16-Day Forecast — Elizabethtown
- Sun89°70°73%
- Mon80°69°37%
- Tue71°63°50%
- Wed75°63°45%
- Thu90°68°43%
- Fri81°68°52%
- Sat81°65°34%
- Sun74°64°21%
- Mon86°64°17%
- Tue69°60°13%
- Wed74°63°16%
- Thu82°59°39%
- Fri84°62°30%
- Sat80°63°29%
- Sun79°64°23%
- Mon69°65°26%
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 — Elizabethtown
SPC has placed Elizabethtown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Elizabethtown
- 17022