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Kapp Heights, Pennsylvania Weather

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

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

Kapp Heights, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 8:13 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
68%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Kapp Heights, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKapp Heights, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 97°
Kapp Heights, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    29%
    0.08″
    97°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    90%
    0.23″
    91°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    0.14″
    72°62°-19°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    79°61°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    85°56°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    36%
    83°60°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    85°66°+2°
Kapp Heights, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
230° · backing 40°
Direction
SW
230°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 363SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kapp Heights, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.9
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.9
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.2993.5994.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Kapp Heights, PA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
4.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kapp Heights, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.7mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
12:13 UTC · Kapp Heights, 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
12:13 UTC · Kapp Heights, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kapp Heights, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kapp Heights, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kapp Heights, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
1:40 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kapp Heights, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kapp Heights, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kapp Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

16-Day Forecast — Kapp Heights

  1. Sat97°71°29%
  2. Sun91°71°90%
  3. Mon72°62°90%
  4. Tue79°61°60%
  5. Wed85°56°19%
  6. Thu83°60°36%
  7. Fri85°66°42%
  8. Sat88°69°29%
  9. Sun71°66°27%
  10. Mon72°65°20%
  11. Tue84°63°16%
  12. Wed86°64°24%
  13. Thu94°68°24%
  14. Fri92°70°29%
  15. Sat82°70°39%
  16. Sun88°65°35%

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 — Kapp Heights

SPC has placed Kapp Heights 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 Kapp Heights

  • 17857

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.