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Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gordon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Gordon, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:25 AM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Gordon, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGordon, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Gordon, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    31%
    0.06″
    96°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    95%
    0.30″
    90°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    95%
    0.26″
    74°62°-16°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    0.01″
    74°58°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    83°56°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    86°60°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    83°67°-3°
Gordon, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · backing 20°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 301SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the w.
Gordon, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.8983.9985.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Gordon, PA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 27 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 27

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gordon, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.2mi
UNLIMITED
92 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:25 UTC · Gordon, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:25 UTC · Gordon, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gordon, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gordon, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gordon, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:07 AM
Sunrise
1:39 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gordon, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gordon, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gordon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 17936

16-Day Forecast — Gordon

  1. Sat96°73°31%
  2. Sun90°71°95%
  3. Mon74°62°95%
  4. Tue74°58°61%
  5. Wed83°56°19%
  6. Thu86°60°38%
  7. Fri83°67°40%
  8. Sat84°69°29%
  9. Sun71°65°27%
  10. Mon70°63°20%
  11. Tue80°61°19%
  12. Wed83°63°29%
  13. Thu92°68°32%
  14. Fri92°71°35%
  15. Sat81°69°45%
  16. Sun87°65°34%

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 — Gordon

SPC has placed Gordon 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 Gordon

  • 17936

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.