Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emerald Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain73%0.09″84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers58%0.77″78°66°-6°
- MondayJul 6Rain96%0.16″67°58°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle86%0.02″62°56°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—71°55°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—84°58°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle60%—78°61°-6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.7 µg/m³.
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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Emerald Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Emerald Lakes
- Sat84°67°73%
- Sun78°66°58%
- Mon67°58°96%
- Tue62°56°86%
- Wed71°55°22%
- Thu84°58°14%
- Fri78°61°60%
- Sat80°56°36%
- Sun75°54°28%
- Mon78°52°25%
- Tue79°57°20%
- Wed76°57°54%
- Thu78°55°44%
- Fri81°54°34%
- Sat79°59°45%
- Sun83°66°43%
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 — Emerald Lakes
SPC has placed Emerald Lakes in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Emerald Lakes
- 18334