Fairchance, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairchance weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers46%0.17″92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle57%0.03″89°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm71%—83°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm55%—76°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%0.03″81°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%0.02″89°62°+8°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle76%0.19″73°67°-16°
AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 76
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fairchance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15436
16-Day Forecast — Fairchance
- Sat92°70°46%
- Sun89°70°57%
- Mon83°68°71%
- Tue76°65°55%
- Wed81°64°15%
- Thu89°62°36%
- Fri73°67°76%
- Sat84°64°61%
- Sun78°61°33%
- Mon78°54°28%
- Tue80°54°23%
- Wed86°57°35%
- Thu88°60°39%
- Fri75°64°42%
- Sat80°68°43%
- Sun80°66°36%
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 — Fairchance
SPC has placed Fairchance 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 Fairchance
- 15436