Ephrata, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ephrata weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain57%2.3″98°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain68%0.70″91°72°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers92%0.07″81°65°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers79%0.05″70°65°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—73°61°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—86°64°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%—87°69°+1°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 4h 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ephrata at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 17522
16-Day Forecast — Ephrata
- Sat98°76°57%
- Sun91°73°68%
- Mon81°65°92%
- Tue70°65°79%
- Wed73°61°23%
- Thu86°64°13%
- Fri87°69°49%
- Sat82°62°33%
- Sun79°62°27%
- Mon80°56°18%
- Tue86°59°18%
- Wed81°64°25%
- Thu82°61°26%
- Fri86°60°29%
- Sat86°67°48%
- Sun84°70°40%
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 — Ephrata
SPC has placed Ephrata in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Ephrata
- 17522