Hunker, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hunker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain54%0.92″94°69°—
- SundayJul 5Showers42%0.20″88°70°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm84%—80°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm51%—75°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%0.02″81°65°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm33%—85°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle71%0.13″77°67°-8°
AQI 91 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 3.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hunker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15639
16-Day Forecast — Hunker
- Sat94°69°54%
- Sun88°70°42%
- Mon80°69°84%
- Tue75°65°51%
- Wed81°65°10%
- Thu85°62°33%
- Fri77°67°71%
- Sat79°63°50%
- Sun75°59°33%
- Mon76°54°26%
- Tue76°55°24%
- Wed80°56°40%
- Thu82°58°36%
- Fri77°61°42%
- Sat83°68°56%
- Sun78°67°48%
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 — Hunker
SPC has placed Hunker 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 Hunker
- 15639