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Intercourse, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Intercourse, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:22 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Intercourse, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIntercourse, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 97°
Intercourse, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    43%
    0.11″
    97°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    89%
    1.6″
    94°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    89%
    0.30″
    80°64°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    0.01″
    70°57°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    81°55°+11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    87°62°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°70°
Intercourse, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · veering 6°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 12:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 371SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the w.
Intercourse, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.0
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.50 inHg
Now
999.0
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.7998.0998.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Intercourse, PA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

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
Intercourse, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.5mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
12:22 UTC · Intercourse, 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
12:22 UTC · Intercourse, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Intercourse, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Intercourse, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Intercourse, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Intercourse, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Intercourse, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Intercourse at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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: 17534

16-Day Forecast — Intercourse

  1. Sat97°74°43%
  2. Sun94°72°89%
  3. Mon80°64°89%
  4. Tue70°57°73%
  5. Wed81°55°14%
  6. Thu87°62°29%
  7. Fri87°70°37%
  8. Sat82°71°31%
  9. Sun74°65°29%
  10. Mon71°63°14%
  11. Tue78°62°15%
  12. Wed86°66°22%
  13. Thu91°71°24%
  14. Fri91°73°39%
  15. Sat77°70°36%
  16. 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 — Intercourse

SPC has placed Intercourse 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 Intercourse

  • 17572
  • 17529
  • 17534

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.