Forest City, Pennsylvania Weather
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Forest City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain38%0.34″90°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle88%0.05″85°66°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers88%0.38″68°59°-17°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle52%0.02″74°57°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast17%—82°54°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—84°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″78°63°-6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 27
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Forest City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 18421
16-Day Forecast — Forest City
- Sat90°66°38%
- Sun85°66°88%
- Mon68°59°88%
- Tue74°57°52%
- Wed82°54°17%
- Thu84°61°38%
- Fri78°63°38%
- Sat82°63°25%
- Sun65°59°33%
- Mon63°58°25%
- Tue74°59°29%
- Wed85°57°27%
- Thu89°65°27%
- Fri86°66°39%
- Sat80°65°40%
- Sun82°59°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 — Forest City
SPC has placed Forest 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 Forest City
- 18421