Houtzdale, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Houtzdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast33%—90°64°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain87%1.2″86°67°-4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail84%0.30″77°63°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle65%0.01″79°61°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast14%—84°57°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—87°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—80°64°-7°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 1.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Houtzdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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: 16651
16-Day Forecast — Houtzdale
- Sat90°64°33%
- Sun86°67°87%
- Mon77°63°84%
- Tue79°61°65%
- Wed84°57°14%
- Thu87°62°42%
- Fri80°64°48%
- Sat85°66°39%
- Sun79°60°29%
- Mon75°60°19%
- Tue75°62°15%
- Wed85°63°29%
- Thu90°65°39%
- Fri87°67°46%
- Sat83°67°40%
- Sun85°62°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 — Houtzdale
SPC has placed Houtzdale 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 Houtzdale
- 16651
- 16698