Freedom, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Freedom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle74%0.02″93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Showers42%0.36″89°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail90%—82°69°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm53%—78°66°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%0.01″87°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm66%0.66″77°69°-10°
AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Freedom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15042
16-Day Forecast — Freedom
- Sat93°70°74%
- Sun89°69°42%
- Mon82°69°90%
- Tue78°66°53%
- Wed83°65°9%
- Thu87°62°25%
- Fri77°69°66%
- Sat75°63°43%
- Sun77°60°21%
- Mon76°55°21%
- Tue78°54°19%
- Wed82°56°29%
- Thu86°58°26%
- Fri80°61°33%
- Sat82°68°26%
- Sun76°67°42%
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 — Freedom
SPC has placed Freedom 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 Freedom
- 15042