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Ford City, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ford City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ford City, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:41 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
75%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Sunset
4:52 PM
Ford City, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFord City, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Ford City, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    41%
    96°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    75%
    0.14″
    88°71°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    74%
    0.04″
    80°67°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    25%
    83°63°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    86°60°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    89°65°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    83°67°-6°
Ford City, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 18°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the wsw.
Ford City, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.5987.0987.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ford City, PA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 7 PM

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.8 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ford City, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.0mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
12:41 UTC · Ford City, 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
12:41 UTC · Ford City, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ford City, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ford City, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ford City, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ford City, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ford City, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ford City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16226

16-Day Forecast — Ford City

  1. Sat96°68°41%
  2. Sun88°71°75%
  3. Mon80°67°74%
  4. Tue83°63°25%
  5. Wed86°60°8%
  6. Thu89°65°46%
  7. Fri83°67°52%
  8. Sat86°67°39%
  9. Sun78°65°28%
  10. Mon74°60°17%
  11. Tue78°59°17%
  12. Wed88°65°32%
  13. Thu92°66°26%
  14. Fri87°69°27%
  15. Sat83°69°30%
  16. Sun85°65°32%

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 — Ford City

SPC has placed Ford City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Ford City

  • 16226

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.