Hickory Hills, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hickory Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain70%0.24″83°66°—
- MondayJul 6Rain60%0.28″71°65°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle53%0.01″66°59°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—76°59°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle38%—86°61°+10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast51%—79°63°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle36%0.22″77°58°-2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 66. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 66. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 1.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hickory Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Hickory Hills
- Sun83°66°70%
- Mon71°65°60%
- Tue66°59°53%
- Wed76°59°26%
- Thu86°61°38%
- Fri79°63°51%
- Sat77°58°36%
- Sun72°59°20%
- Mon79°57°18%
- Tue87°63°20%
- Wed81°60°17%
- Thu78°52°24%
- Fri81°54°21%
- Sat77°61°23%
- Sun68°62°39%
- Mon83°64°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Hickory Hills
SPC has placed Hickory Hills in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Hickory Hills
- 18661