Friedens, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Friedens weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers38%1.9″90°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain81%0.06″84°67°-6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail85%0.12″74°64°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle43%—74°60°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—78°56°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—82°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%—76°64°-6°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 34 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Friedens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15541
16-Day Forecast — Friedens
- Sat90°65°38%
- Sun84°67°81%
- Mon74°64°85%
- Tue74°60°43%
- Wed78°56°19%
- Thu82°62°49%
- Fri76°64°47%
- Sat78°65°44%
- Sun73°62°30%
- Mon69°59°21%
- Tue68°58°20%
- Wed77°62°29%
- Thu86°66°35%
- Fri85°68°46%
- Sat79°66°43%
- Sun80°64°44%
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 — Friedens
SPC has placed Friedens 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 Friedens
- 15541