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 5Heavy Rain89%0.76″78°65°—
- MondayJul 6Rain79%0.81″67°61°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain74%0.20″61°57°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—78°54°+17°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—83°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle41%0.17″68°62°-15°
- SaturdayJul 11Foggy34%—78°55°+10°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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: 6°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.
16-Day Forecast — Emerald Lakes
- Sun78°66°89%
- Mon67°61°79%
- Tue61°57°74%
- Wed78°54°26%
- Thu83°60°35%
- Fri68°62°41%
- Sat78°55°34%
- Sun71°57°20%
- Mon76°58°18%
- Tue60°55°21%
- Wed64°56°19%
- Thu71°54°30%
- Fri82°58°32%
- Sat79°59°29%
- Sun78°59°30%
- Mon63°61°30%
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 Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Emerald Lakes
- 18334