Fayette City, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fayette City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy53%—87°69°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle44%0.04″85°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm62%—79°68°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle24%—81°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—88°66°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers79%0.16″74°67°-14°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast62%—82°67°+8°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fayette City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 15438
16-Day Forecast — Fayette City
- Sun87°69°53%
- Mon85°70°44%
- Tue79°68°62%
- Wed81°65°24%
- Thu88°66°43%
- Fri74°67°79%
- Sat82°67°62%
- Sun76°67°20%
- Mon75°62°19%
- Tue64°57°16%
- Wed68°60°18%
- Thu80°56°33%
- Fri85°59°27%
- Sat85°61°32%
- Sun82°61°30%
- Mon77°62°32%
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 — Fayette City
SPC has placed Fayette City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Fayette City
- 15438