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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

Emerald Lakes, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:17 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
82%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Emerald Lakes, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEmerald Lakes, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 73% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 66°H 78°
Emerald Lakes, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    73%
    0.09″
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    58%
    0.77″
    78°66°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    96%
    0.16″
    67°58°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    86%
    0.02″
    62°56°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    22%
    71°55°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    84°58°+13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    78°61°-6°
Emerald Lakes, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 32°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 32 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 197SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the wnw.
Emerald Lakes, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.6
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 27.92 inHg
Now
945.6
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943947
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW946.9942.6945.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Emerald Lakes, PA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Emerald Lakes, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
02:17 UTC · Emerald Lakes, 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
02:17 UTC · Emerald Lakes, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Emerald Lakes, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Emerald Lakes, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Emerald Lakes, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
1:34 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Emerald Lakes, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Emerald Lakes, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat84°67°73%
  2. Sun78°66°58%
  3. Mon67°58°96%
  4. Tue62°56°86%
  5. Wed71°55°22%
  6. Thu84°58°14%
  7. Fri78°61°60%
  8. Sat80°56°36%
  9. Sun75°54°28%
  10. Mon78°52°25%
  11. Tue79°57°20%
  12. Wed76°57°54%
  13. Thu78°55°44%
  14. Fri81°54°34%
  15. Sat79°59°45%
  16. 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

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.