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Ellwood City, Pennsylvania Weather

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

Ellwood City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ellwood City, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 4:03 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
53%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Ellwood City, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEllwood City, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 88°
Ellwood City, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    58%
    0.26″
    90°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    41%
    3.6″
    85°68°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    83%
    0.14″
    81°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    77°66°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    81°65°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.01″
    84°62°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    68%
    0.54″
    77°68°-7°
Ellwood City, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 64°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 32 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 241SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 64° from the wnw.
Ellwood City, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.9982.6982.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ellwood City, PA
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+41 in 6hPeak ~95 @ 10 PM

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 85 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 85

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ellwood City, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.1mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
20:03 UTC · Ellwood City, 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
20:03 UTC · Ellwood City, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ellwood City, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ellwood City, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ellwood City, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ellwood City, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ellwood City, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellwood City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16117

16-Day Forecast — Ellwood City

  1. Sat91°69°58%
  2. Sun85°68°41%
  3. Mon81°68°83%
  4. Tue77°66°27%
  5. Wed81°65°6%
  6. Thu84°62°23%
  7. Fri77°68°68%
  8. Sat74°62°30%
  9. Sun75°59°21%
  10. Mon74°54°20%
  11. Tue76°53°23%
  12. Wed79°55°29%
  13. Thu82°58°27%
  14. Fri80°61°40%
  15. Sat81°67°26%
  16. Sun75°67°45%

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 — Ellwood City

SPC has placed Ellwood City 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 Ellwood City

  • 16117

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.