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
- TodayJul 4Rain47%0.29″94°68°—
- SundayJul 5Rain39%0.17″89°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm87%0.11″79°69°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail53%0.06″77°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%0.01″83°66°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%—84°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle69%0.26″76°67°-8°
AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55 — 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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ford City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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
- Sat93°68°47%
- Sun89°69°39%
- Mon79°69°87%
- Tue77°65°53%
- Wed83°66°14%
- Thu84°62°27%
- Fri76°67°69%
- Sat75°63°39%
- Sun77°57°24%
- Mon75°55°30%
- Tue77°54°22%
- Wed80°56°35%
- Thu82°58°30%
- Fri79°60°41%
- Sat83°68°36%
- Sun76°68°39%
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
- 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 Ford City
- 16226