Kirkwood, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle32%—101°76°—
- SundayJul 5Rain88%0.26″95°72°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm88%0.46″79°63°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle73%—69°57°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear14%—81°55°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—87°62°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle33%—88°69°+1°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 77 over the next 6 hours. 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
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
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kirkwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 17536
16-Day Forecast — Kirkwood
- Sat101°76°32%
- Sun95°72°88%
- Mon79°63°88%
- Tue69°57°73%
- Wed81°55°14%
- Thu87°62°24%
- Fri88°69°33%
- Sat82°70°32%
- Sun74°65°32%
- Mon71°63°13%
- Tue78°62°15%
- Wed86°67°29%
- Thu90°70°29%
- Fri91°72°29%
- Sat76°70°23%
- Sun84°66°27%
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 — Kirkwood
SPC has placed Kirkwood in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Kirkwood
- 17536