Gap, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle35%0.05″100°79°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain89%1.0″96°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm89%0.30″80°63°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle73%0.01″69°57°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear14%—81°55°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%—86°62°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—87°70°+1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 77 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 17527
16-Day Forecast — Gap
- Sat99°75°35%
- Sun96°72°89%
- Mon80°63°89%
- Tue69°57°73%
- Wed81°55°14%
- Thu86°62°27%
- Fri87°70°36%
- Sat82°71°30%
- Sun74°65°30%
- Mon71°63°14%
- Tue78°62°15%
- Wed86°66°22%
- Thu90°71°24%
- Fri91°73°39%
- Sat77°70°36%
- Sun85°67°43%
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 — Gap
SPC has placed Gap in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Gap
- 17527
- 17535